Magewell Control Hub Basic device management and stream conversion software licence

Magewell Control Hub Basic

Control Hub Basic manages up to 20 devices and provides up to 5 stream conversion channels with up to 20 outputs. Magewell Control Hub is browser-based software for centralized management of Magewell IP devices and streams, and the successor to the former Magewell Cloud platform. It supports Ultra Stream and Ultra Encode encoders, Pro Convert encoders, decoders and audio converters, the Modator chassis and modules, USB Fusion and the Director family: from one dashboard you can see the status of all devices, remotely configure parameters, trigger functions and upgrade the firmware of multiple devices in batches. Video from Ultra Stream, Ultra Encode and USB Fusion units can be previewed directly in the interface.

The full editions also convert streams between protocols: you define channels that map one input to one or more outputs and destinations, converting between RTMP, SRT (caller or listener), RTSP and MPEG-TS over UDP or RTP; a channel can also act as an RTMP/SRT streaming server, Ultra Stream and Ultra Encode units can serve as channel inputs and Pro Convert decoders as channel outputs.

Key features

• Dashboard with Control Hub CPU, memory and network status and device states
• Remote configuration, function triggering and batch firmware upgrade of Magewell devices
• Live preview of Ultra Stream, Ultra Encode and USB Fusion video
• Device groups, favourites, warnings and approval of new devices
• User management with permissions, two-factor authentication (2FA) and HTTPS
• Task scheduler and logs
• API for integration
• Stream conversion channels: one input to one or more outputs
• Protocols: RTMP, SRT caller/listener, RTSP, MPEG-TS over UDP/RTP

Compatibility

• Remote control: USB Fusion, Director Mini, Ultra Stream, Ultra Encode (Rev A, Rev B, AIO, Plus), Pro Convert encoders and decoders, Pro Convert Audio DX, Pro Convert AES67, Modator 2U, Pro Convert IP to USB (with the minimum firmware versions listed by Magewell)
• Server: Docker on Linux (Debian-based distributions via Magewell script), Windows or macOS; physical server or virtual machine

Notes

• Software licence: no hardware is supplied. The licence is an activation code (title and serial number) entered in Control Hub under Settings > License; the license page shows an expiration date.
• Control Hub is installed by the user on their own server as a Docker image; only one Control Hub instance can run on the same host. If a licence is registered on a second Control Hub, it becomes valid there and stops working on the first.
• Edition comparison (managed devices / stream conversion channels / outputs): Lite 20 / - / -, Basic 20 / 5 / 20, Plus 50 / 25 / 50, Pro 150 / 50 / 150. A free 14-day trial (5 / 5 / 5) is available from Magewell.
• Magewell recommended server for the Basic licence (test setup): Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5-3550, Docker Engine.

Specifications

• Licence limits: up to 20 registered devices, 5 streaming channels, 20 active outputs
• Type: software licence (activation code)
• Deployment: Docker image on Linux, Windows or macOS server
• Access: web browser (HTTP, optional HTTPS)