00:00 Opening

00:20 Hardware connections

01:07 How to connect the iCAST mini and the VTC-100

Transcript

This video will walk you through the hardware connections between the iCAST mini and the VTC-100 used in this setup, and explain how these two devices are linked together. Let’s start with the VTC-100. Connect an HDMI cable from the HDMI OUT port to the iCAST mini’s Video In Camera 1 input. Then, use a Cat 6 Ethernet cable to connect the LAN port to the PoE switch, which provides both power and camera control. In this setup, only the HDMI and LAN ports are used. 
Now let’s look at the iCAST mini. The iCAST mini handles video input and switching, and then sends the output to the computer running the conferencing software. There are two video sources connected to it. The first one is the live feed from the VTC-100, connected via HDMI to Video In Camera 1. The second is the laptop used for presentation input, connected via HDMI to Camera 2. For output, the iCAST mini uses a UVC cable to send the video signal to the huddle computer.

Finally, let’s go over how to connect the iCAST mini and the VTC-100 via DVIP. 

Once connected, you’ll be able to control the VTC-100 directly from the Camera tab on the iCAST mini. 
To set up the connection, start by enabling the DHCP on both the VTC-100 and the iCAST mini, and make sure both devices are within the same IP range. 
Then, on the iCAST mini home page, click the camera icon in the upper-right corner to open the Camera Connect page. 
Select DVIP as the connection type, and click Scan. 
The iCAST mini will automatically search for all devices on the same router and then switch to the Select Device page. 
Choose the VTC-100’s IP address, click Apply, then click Back to return to the previous page. 
Finally, click Connect at the bottom-right corner. Once the connection is successful, you’ll see a small orange text line at the bottom of the screen that says “Selected Interface: DVIP.” 
That means the connection between the iCAST mini and VTC-100 is complete. 
After the connection is established, when the VTC-100’s auto-tracking feature is turned off, you can manually control the camera from the Camera page. 
For more detailed instructions on controlling the VTC-100 and iCAST mini, please refer to their respective tutorial videos.