Adding a Source

You can add a source through the Sources screen, designating the originating Zixi Feeder and the Ingest Cluster for the source. Before you can configure a source in ZEN the relevant input stream must already be configured on the Feeder.

To add a Source:

1. In the main navigation, click Sources.
2. Click + Add.
   The New Source selection window is displayed.
   
3. Click on Configure & Monitor (Feeder).
   The New Source window opens.
   
   
   
   
4. In the Name field, type a logical name for the source.
5. In the Access Tag field, for the current use case select Default from the drop-down list. To learn more about using Access Tags to control access to resources see Zen Master User Guide.
6. In the Ingest Cluster field, select from the drop-down list one of the available Ingest Clusters as the destination for the Source.
7. In the Feeder field, select from the drop-down list the Feeder from which the stream will be received.
8. In the Feeder Input field, select from the drop-down list one of the available input streams.
9. If you would like to enable the Zixi auto encryption feature for encryption of the source stream, select the Encrypt
10. In the Max Bitrate field, select a value that is higher than the expected bitrate of the source.
11. In the Latency [ms] field, select the latency value for the stream.
12. In the Source Password field, specify a new password that will be used by Broadcaster to authenticate the stream. Click RND to generate a random password.
13. Click Save.