PTZOptics Wireless Cable – Wireless Ethernet for IP Video
By Adam Noyes
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Introducing the PTZOptics WirelessCable. The easiest way to connect IP-based cameras and equipment to your video production system without a cable–up to 1,300 feet away with no additional latency added. Designed for a wide variety of applications including software and hardware that leverages IP communications. This includes Livestream Studio, the NewTek TriCaster, Wirecast, vMix, Open Broadcaster Software and more. The WirelessCable will help video production teams leverage IP technology in a new easy way, providing 300 Megabits of bandwidth to remote locations for live production.
This set of wireless transceivers is appropriately named the “WirelessCable” because it has been designed to work exactly like an ethernet cable, except it provides the flexibility for users to extend their network hundreds of feet without the restrictions of a physical network cable.
Right out of the box, a WirelessCable pair will provide a wireless ethernet connection to your network devices up to 1,300 feet away. No configuration or complicated networking setups are required. Simply plug one WirelessCable into your network and the other WirelessCable into a PTZOptics camera or other IP communication device. The WirelessCable will bridge your existing network with an ethernet output as if it was connected with a regular ethernet cable. You can even connect the first unit directly to your computer to extend your network connection. How is this possible? PTZOptics has pre-configured each set of WirelessCables to communicate using industry standard networking protocols and adapted them for near-zero latency operation.
The WirelessCable features applications ideal for Broadcast, Corporate, Education, House of Worship, Sports, Agricultural, Security and more. Broadcasters will enjoy the ability to quickly set up mobile productions that span hundreds of feet without the need for lengthy cable runs. The time it will take to set up and tear down video production systems will be drastically reduced. In Corporate, Education and House of Worship spaces, organizations will have the ability to easily set up remote access points as temporary or permanent networking solutions. This means your church could quick add IP connectivity to hard to reach places for use cameras, computers, displays and much more. A sports team will now have the ability to easily set up remote cameras around the field for unique shots in locations that are difficult to cable.
While the WirelessCable has been designed for almost plug and play use it does offer additional advanced features. You can add an additional three (3) units to your first pair to handle a total of four (4) wirelessly connected devices using five (5) units. You can also daisy chain up to five (5) units to obtain a maximum transmission distance of 5,200 feet or almost one (1) full mile. For more information about WirelessCable daisy chaining capabilities and advanced functionalities please reference the Advanced Setup Video.
With the increased importance of IP communications, the WirelessCable will become a tool you won’t want to live without. Learn more about the WirelessCable at PTZOptics.com/WirelessCable.