You can open the Settings Window by clicking Settings button which is at the left side on the bottom of Control Agent window.
System Check
System performance is a critical factor while running Ingest application, therefore you can set the system performance options in order to control CPU usage, RAM usage and disk spaces.
Check system performance : If you enable this option , it activates all setup.
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Check RAM usage : It activates Refresh interval, Enable warning and alarm. You can adjust RAM refresh interval by setting Refresh interval in milliseconds (ms). You can set Enable warning and Enable alarm if RAM usage exceeds to a percentage value. In the figure above, if RAM usage is 80% then a warning is triggered. If RAM usage is 95% then an alarm is triggered.
Check used disk space : It activates Refresh interval, Enable warning and alarm. You can adjust used disk space, refresh interval by setting Refresh interval in milliseconds (ms). You can set Enable warning and Enable alarm if used disk space usage exceeds to a percentage value. In the figure above, if used disk space usage is 80% then a warning is triggered. If used disk space usage is 95% then an alarm is triggered. You can check any disk or all the disks by checking appropriate checkboxes.
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After you run Metus Ingest Control Agent, you can automatically start Metus Ingest by clicking Run button on the Control Agent main window. Ingest Application Settings provides the options for Metus Ingest and the project files.
Check interval is the time interval that the Control Agent watches for the actions of the Metus Ingest. The minimum check interval is one second.
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The Control Agent checks file sizes, the consistencies between encoders and profiles and also frame buffer usage in order to detect the errors occurred in Metus Ingest application.
The file size should be getting bigger and bigger during recording in Ingest application. If in any case the file size does not change, it means that the encoder is blasted. Therefore you should check the time threshold that the file size does not change.
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Some files may become corrupted because of compression techniques or audio source problems. One of the features of the Control Agent is to check the file with the options given below. The description of the corrupted file is sent to the user via email and also saved as logs.
Enable final file control : It activates all control options.
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You can inform any user by sending all type of logs via email. To set this option, you should provide the email address and password of the sender.
Enable e-mail : It activates all the options about e-mail settings.
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After you completed this options , you could send Test E-mail to check your settings.
Sound Alert
Enable sound alarms : If you check this option, all options about Sound Alert are activated. You can enable alerts in case of any warning, error and alarm.
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-Alert on error
-Alert on alarm
Log
Enable text log : If you check Enable text log option, all actions are saved as logs in Logs subfolder of the application folder. This option enables the user to trace all logs. You can adjust the number of the logs on Log tab with Max items on the list option. At the figure below , the last 100 logs are listed. You can also keep all type of logs (Info, Alarm, Warning, and Error) as a text file.
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Remote Connection option is used for controlling Metus Ingest Control Agent from command prompt or from other external third party software.
Allow remote connections option is used to enable/disable this feature.
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In this window, you can set the language option (English and Turkish) for this application. If you change the language, it will only take effect when you restart the application.
Hide Option
If you click this button, you minimize the Metus Ingest Control Agent to System Tray.
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