> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/beam/system-admin/maintenance/parameters/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://mediakind.ferndocs.com/_mcp/server. # Configuration parameters ## Backup parameters | Parameter | Description | | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Host | Remote server hostname or IP address. | | Port | IP Port for the secure FTP or FTPS connection. Possible values: 1 to 65535 Recommended value: 21 | | Path | Backup file storage directory on the remote server. This path is a relative path , and must exist on the remote server. Possible values: 128 characters max | | Username | For the secure FTP connection. Must be a valid secure FTP or FTPS server user. Possible values: 16 characters max | | Password | Allows the configured username to connect to the secure FTP server. Possible values: 16 characters max | **Related information** [Backup and restore configurations](/beam/system-admin/maintenance/backup-restore) ## Failover parameters | Parameter | Description | | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Group name | Enter a unique failover group name for your selected primary and backup servers. | | Failover level | Whether this failover group should act at server or service level. | | Group processing type | Select the processing type to display compatible servers. | | Group mode | In Automatic mode, the system triggers a server failover when a critical alarm occurs (manual triggers are still possible). | **Related information** [Create a failover group](/beam/system-admin/servers/failover#create-a-failover-group) ## SNMP parameters (Settings menu) ### Destination properties | Parameter | Description | | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Active | activate the SNMP notification to this destination. | | Notification type | Type of SNMP message (Traps and Inform messages). | | Name | The name of the SNMP notification configuration (up to 64 characters) | | IP address | IP Address for the SNMP destination server (Hostnames and FQDNs are not supported). Example: 192.168.1.1 | | Port | Port used to send SNMP notifications. Range: 0-65535 | | Version | Select the SNMP version to use. | ### Version Properties (2c) | Parameter | Description | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | Community name | Define the community that SNMP notification uses. | ### Version properties 3 | Parameter | Description | | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Mode | Select authorization and privacy settings. Options: - `authNoPriv` (authentication but no encryption) - `noAuthNoPriv` (no authentication and no encryption) - `authPriv` (authentication and encryption) Note: The Version properties for version 3 vary depending on the Mode . | | Security Name | Name you want to give this security property. | | Authorization algorithm | Select the hash-based algorithm. Options: HMAC-SHA HMAC-MD5 | | Authorization key | Key for the authorization. | | Encryption algorithm | Select the type of encryption. | | Encryption key | Key for the encryption. | **Related information** [Alarm forwarding (SNMP)](/beam/system-admin/maintenance/alarms-events#alarm-forwarding-snmp) ## Router parameters ### Router Properties | Parameter | Description | | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Name | The name used to identify the router. | | IP Address | The IP address of the router. This field must be unique. | | Username | The username used to login to the router via telnet. | | Password | The password used to login to the router via telnet. | | Type | The type of router being added to the system. Possible values: Panacea , Platinum or Nevion . | ### Input Labels | Parameter | Description | | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Input Count | The number of input connectors on the router. This will alter the amount of input labels you are able to specify. | | Label | The user-defined useful label for inputs to the router. Important: The label must match the Input label referred to in the Live Encoder service Input tab. | ### Output Connections | Parameter | Description | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Output Count | The number of output connectors on the router. This will alter the amount of output connections you are able to specify. | | Server Name | The name of the server. This name must match an Live Encoder server from the server list. | | Server Board | The SDI board in the server. Important: This must match the SDI card number in the Live Encoder service. | | Board Connector | The connector on the SDI board. Important: This must match the Connector in the Live Encoder service. | **Related information** [Router configuration](/beam/system-admin/network/router-configuration)