Quick start guide
How to set up your Limit8 - 4 or 8ch hardware
1
Plug the supplied switch and encoder together with the short Cat6 cable supplied.
The Encoders GbE port plugs into port 1(bottom left) of that switch, as shown.
The switch is self powered from the encoder via PoE, no need for a 2nd power supply
Apply power and power on the Encoder unit.
2
Plug up your capture and review Macbook’s into ports 2-23 of the switch.
On your Capture and Review Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Network > Select your wired ehternet interface.
Configure IPv4 to “Using DHCP” for its connected USB-C network adapters.
Your Macbooks should then get an appropriate address in the correct kit range (usually 10.84.x.x or 10.88.x.x), as shown.
3
Then you will see a label in the top of the encoder, add those addresses printed into SportsCode or your analyst platform. Capture>feeds add new.
Suggest you set your capture preset in sports code to “from source”, so your capture laptop doesn’t do any re-encode hard work.
4
Encoder settings.
The Encoders are sent pre-configured to 720p25 or 720p30 depending on your region. Bitrate of 5Mb/s, Keyframe(GOP) of 25 or 30.
The web interface is a quick way to see status and change settings.
The label on top of the encoder shows the http://10.88.x.x web address for the encoder, the 8-ch unit has two addresses.