Sideline Video Focus Server and Logger Setup

Focus Server

• Install and license Focus Server
• On your Focus Server machine, create the Focus Server Recordings network share
  • Default Recordings location: C:\SBG\Focus\Recordings 
  • Right-click on the Recordings folder and choose Properties
     

    

    

  • Click on the Sharing tab
    
    
  • Click on Share
    • Name: Everyone
    • Permission Level: Read
  • Click on Share to confirm the change and share the items
    
    
  • On a separate machine, verify that you can access the Network Share
    
    
     
  • Configure Focus Server
    • Recorder Setup
      • Add AVMATRIX RTSP addresses to the Focus server
      • Channel Names
        • EZ
        • SL
        • TV
      • Do NOT configure the server for restreaming
      • Do NOT configure the Secondary streams to connect to the Primary Server
• Clients
  • Update the Server Name
    • Primary Server Name: [TEAM NAME] - PRIMARY
  • Set Password
    • Work with each SEC customer to create a unique password
  • ENABLE “Detect client version mismatch checkbox”
  • DISABLE “Prevent Clients Stopping/Pausing a Session”
  • Set the Total Outgoing Bandwidth Limit to 800
    
    

Tag Clipper Setup

The Tag Clipper application is included in the Focus Server and will automatically launch after starting a Focus capture session. The Tag Clipper application creates the individual media files distributed to Focus Client devices.

• After the Tag Clipper application opens, click on File > Configure Focus in the upper left corner
  
  
• Set the Gateway to Local
• Port 17000
• Password: Focus Server password
• Select Connect on startup
• Select Auto-reconnect
  
  

Focus Logger Setup

• Install and license a Focus Client on a new Windows laptop
• Go to Settings > Server
• Click the Advanced button to expand the Server display
  
  
• Select the primary Focus Server and enter its password. DO NOT SELECT CONNECT
  
  
• Set the Shared Video Recording Directory
  • Click on the Folder icon
  • Choose Browse
    
    
  • Navigate to the Primary Server network share previously configured on the Focus Server laptop
    
    
  • If necessary, authenticate via Windows credentials
  • Click Connect and verify that you can connect to the Focus Server
• Navigate to the Video section
  • Click Advanced
    
    
  • Set the Live Mode to Playback Recordings - Adjustable Delay
  • Set the Local Recording dropdown to Off
    
    
• Navigate to the User Interface section
  • Verify that Enabled American Football Tablet Mode is NOT selected
    
    
• Click Save to confirm the Focus Client settings