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# Configure the input

* From the services page, click  to edit the service. The General parameters display.

* Select Input tab to display parameters.

* Enter the appropriate value for each parameter.

  Parameters may differ depending on the selected input type, especially SDI or SMPTE ST 2110 that have a limited number of parameters.

* You can configure the source error management.

* Configure source(s): the primary source and optionally the secondary source.

* Select a Save option to save changes.

## Docs

- [Configure cross stream prevention](https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/beam/live-encoder/configure/input/cross-stream-prevention.md)
- [Configure in-band metadata in input stream](https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/beam/live-encoder/configure/input/inband-metadata.md)
- [Configure out-of-band metadata in input stream](https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/beam/live-encoder/configure/input/outofband-metadata.md)
- [Configure source error management](https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/beam/live-encoder/configure/input/source-error-management.md)
- [Configure stream source(s) in input stream](https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/beam/live-encoder/configure/input/input-stream-source.md)
- [Configure subtitle in input stream](https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/beam/live-encoder/configure/input/subtitle.md)
- [Configure the audio input stream](https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/beam/live-encoder/configure/input/audio-stream.md)
- [Configure VANC in input stream](https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/beam/live-encoder/configure/input/vanc-data.md)
- [Configure video in input stream](https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/beam/live-encoder/configure/input/video-stream.md)