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Gateway Administrator Guide

Version 5.4 | Published March 22, 2022 ©

NCS Server Configuration

The NCS Server configuration tab is divided into three panels:

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Tip: Whenever a setting is changed, click the Apply Settings button to enable the new settings. This also requires the Gateway server to be restarted. All settings are individual settings for each Newsroom Computer System.

Name (NCS ID) Panel

The Name (NCS ID) panel contains the list of NCS servers that are configured to be handled by Gateway. Gateway is able to connect to multiple NCSs from different vendors.

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Active NCCs

Click the Active checkbox to decide which NCS configurations take effect.

If an NCS is inactive:

  • No connections are established to this NCS.

  • Any messages the NCS sends to the Gateway are not recognized.

To Add a New NCS

  1. Click the + Add New button.

  2. Enter the newsroom system’s ID (NCS ID).

  3. Click OK.

To Create Duplicate NCS

Create a new entry based on the settings of an existing entry.

  1. Select the NCS you want to duplicate.

  2. Click the Duplicate icon.

  3. Enter the NCS ID.

  4. Click OK.

To Remove an NCS ID

  1. Select an item from the NCS Server list.

  2. Click the Remove button.

  3. Click OK to confirm the removal of the NCS.

    Note: All changes to the NCS Server list require that the Gateway server is restarted.

Basic Settings

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This panel contains the following parameters:

  • Server IP: NCS IP address

  • MOS Version

    • 2.6 - Gateway supports the MOS Protocol version 2.6.

    • 2.8 - Gateway supports the MOS Protocol version 2.8.

    • In order to support MOS Protocol version 2.8.1 or later, both the Media Sequencer hosting the central Gateway and Media Sequencer clients must be upgraded to version 5.3 or later.

      Note: Click the arrow icon to show available MOS versions.

  • MOS ID: Identifier for the Gateway.

  • Moslist Days Count: Specifies how old a data element can be in order to be forwarded to the newsroom system and shown in the newsroom client.

  • Send Heartbeats: Check this option to enable Gateway to send heartbeat messages to the NCS. An error is logged if a response to the heartbeat message is not received within a timeout period.

Advanced Settings

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  • MOS Lower Port: Specifies the socket port that the NCS is listening on for MOS Object messages sent from the Gateway. The Gateway automatically establish a connect to this port during startup.

  • MOS Upper Port: Specifies the socket port that the NCS is listening on for rundown related messages sent from the Gateway. The Gateway automatically establish a connect to this port during startup.

  • Connection Timeout: Sets the number of seconds Gateway waits for a response to a request. If a response message is not received within a given time, the next message is sent. This prevents messages from clogging the system.

  • Msg Per Sec: The number of messages per second Gateway sends to the NCS. Specify value 0 for free flow of messages.

  • Include data in MosObj: Check this option to include data field information in a MOS external meta block inside all MOS object messages sent to the NCS.

    Note: This information is typically used by NCSs either to present this information in their end-user interface or to deduce key information that may be used for archiving purposes.

  • Include continue in MosObj - Check this option to include continue count information in a MOS external meta block as part of the MOS Object messages sent to the NCS.

    Note: This information is typically used by automation systems to trigger graphics. A continue count tells the graphics operator how many times to press continue to play graphics scenes from start to finish.

  • Include mediainfo in MosObj - Sends metadata related to data elements containing video clips.

    Note: This information is typically used by NCSs either to present this information in their end-user interface or to deduce key information that may be used for archiving purposes. This setting only works for old Viz Link based systems.

  • Enable Autoactivation: The Enable AutoActivation option for the newsroom system must be enabled in order for Routing to have an effect. This enables the control station to activate a running order without an initial request.

  • Push Moslist: Check this option to enable sending a MOS Object list message to the NCS to synchronize the list of MOS Objects.

  • Send MosObj: Check this option to enable sending of MOS Object messages to the NCS when a MOS object is created, updated or deleted.

  • Push Moslist Once: If Push Moslist is enabled, check this option to only send the MOS object list once, even if the connection between Gateway and NCS has been down.

  • Always Respond With MosObj: If the NCS request the MOS Object list, enabling this setting sends individual MOS Object messages in place of a big list of all MOS objects.

  • Accumulate Running Order List: Check this option to let the Gateway maintain the list of active running orders, in place of asking the NCS for the list each time it is needed.