Pass-Through channels do not involve any actual processing to the stream. A Pass-Through Channel with a single source simply sends the source to an output. A Pass-Through channel with multiple sources creates redundancy by defining parallel streams from multiple sources as a single entity. This ensures that if one Source becomes inactive the stream will be automatically transmitted from the parallel source. To learn more about redundancy in ZEN Master see Redundancy in ZEN Master.
To add a Pass-Through channel:
- In the main navigation, click Channels.
The Add New Channel selection menu is displayed.
- Click on Pass-Through.
The Add New Channel window is displayed.
- In the Channel Name field, enter a logical name for the Channel.
In the Processing Cluster field, select from the drop-down list one of the Channel Processing clusters that has been configured in ZEN Master. The selected cluster will be used to process this channel.
If the source does not exist in the cluster, then the cluster will pull the source automatically.- In the Primary Source field, select from the drop-down list the desired primary source.
In the Secondary Source field, if you would like to configure a backup source for redundancy, select from the drop-down list the desired secondary source. (Optional field)
If you would like to remove the selected Secondary Source, click Clear.
In the Access Tags field, select one or more of the predefined Access Tags from the drop-down list.
Access Tags are used for access control. By selecting an Access Tag you are relating this channel to that Access Tag. Access Tags are associated with certain roles (through the Users & Roles screen), and roles, in turn, are associated with users and user groups. If you would like to create a new Access Tag see Adding Roles.All Access Tags that are assigned to the selected Sources are added by default to the Channel.
- Click Save.