System Settings

Accessing System settings

System Settings menu consists of main STB settings. Options for accessing System settings:

With Remote Control: Setup button*.
In Embedded portal: Main menu ⇒ Settings ⇒ System settings.
In Select a portal for loading window ⇒ System settings (this option can be useful to change settings immediately before portal loading in STB).

* Services or SET buttons can be used in old RC models.

Network

This section of System settings contains STB network connections.

Network Connection Type

The Network section contains STB network connections settings. The following network connection options may be displayed:

Wired (Ethernet) - connection via Ethernet port STB. Used shielded or unshielded Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6 or Cat6A cables using 8P8C (RJ-45) modular connectors with straight-through or cross-over wiring. Network type - Ethernet, physical layer standards - 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T(x).

PPPoE - connection using PPPoE network protocol (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet). The type of physical layer standards is identical to Wired (Ethernet).
Wireless (Wi-Fi) - connection over Wi-Fi radio link. Built-in Wi-Fi-module or external Wi-Fi adapter (via USB) is used for STB connection to Wi-Fi access point. See description in WiFi wireless access.
Bluetooth - wireless Bluetooth connection to auxiliary devices like sound receivers and input devices. See description in Connecting Bluetooth devices.

Network connection parameters

The next network parameters might be assigned (obtained automatically from DHCP-server or specified manually) to every network interface of STB (wired Ethernet or wireless Wi-Fi):

IP address (ipaddr_conf)* - IP address assigned to network interface;
Mask (netmask)* - subnet mask assigned to network interface;
Gateway (gatewayip)* - IP address of Default gateway;
DNS (dnsip)* - IP address of DNS (Domain Name System) server;

In addition, wireless Wi-Fi interface uses the next parameters:

SSID (wifi_ssid)* - wireless LAN identifier (Service Set identifier);
Authentication mode (wifi_auth)* - wireless security / authentication standards (WPA , WPA2, etc.);
Encryption (wifi_enc)* - wireless encryption standards (WEP, AES, etc.);
Key or passphrase (wifi_psk)* - password to accessing wireless LAN.

* - the corresponding value of environment variable is shown in brackets

Wired (Ethernet)
Auto (DHCP)	Auto (DHCP), manual DNS	Manual	No IP
ON - enable. OFF - disable. If this mode is enabled, the automatic configuration of the Ethernet network interface is assigned from a server by DHCP protocol. In particular, it is used for automatic network settings receiving from the ISP (provider).	The automatic configuration of the Ethernet network interface is obtained by DHCP, excepting the DNS server IP address (one or more) that is specified manually by the user.	All settings of the network interface (IP address, Mask, Gateway, DNS) are specified manually.	The IP address is not assigned to the local interface (ability to receive automatic settings by DHCP is forbidden, and previously configured network interface settings (if they were specified) are lost. The option must be enabled if the PPPoE connection is used.
PPPoE
Auto (DHCP)	Auto (DHCP), manual DNS
ON - enable. OFF - disable. If this mode is enabled, Ethernet network interface settings (IP address, Mask, Gateway, DNS) are assigned automatically; login and password are specified manually by the user.	ON - enable. OFF - disable. IP address, Mask, Gateway are assigned automatically by DHCP; DNS, login, and password are specified manually by the user.
Wireless (Wi-Fi)
Auto (DHCP)	Auto (DHCP), manual DNS	Manual
Wireless interface settings (IP address, Mask, Gateway, DNS) are assigned automatically by DHCP. Wireless LAN identifier (SSID), Authentication mode, Encryption type - are assigned automatically (can be changed afterward manually), Key or passphrase (wireless LAN password) - is specified manually by the user.	Wireless interface IP address, Mask, Gateway - are assigned automatically; DNS - is specified manually. Wireless LAN identifier (SSID), Authentication mode, Encryption type - are assigned automatically (can be changed afterward manually), Key or passphrase (wireless LAN password) - is specified manually.	The wireless interface IP address, Mask, Gateway, DNS - are specified manually by the user. SSID, Authentication mode, Encryption type - are assigned automatically (can be changed afterward manually), Key or passphrase (wireless LAN password) - is specified manually.

Network info

To control the status of the STB network connection, the Network info window is used. To bring up the Network info window you, being in the connection section (Wired (Ethernet), PPPoE or Wireless (Wi-Fi)), have to click the Network info tab (at the bottom of the connection window) or press i (Info) key on RC.

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Current configuration - indicates the type of network settings assignment (DHCP/manual). In the case of the Wi-Fi connection, in this line, a wireless LAN identifier (SSID) is also indicated.
Link status - connection status:
- UP - connection is established;
- DOWN - connection is not established.
MAC address - physical address (MAC - Media Access Control) of:
- Ethernet network interface - assigned at the factory where STB was manufactured;
- Wireless (Wi-Fi) module (internal) or adapter (external) - assigned by Wi-Fi-device manufacturer.
IP address - IP address assigned to the networking interface.
Network mask - subnet mask assigned to the network interface.
Gateway - IP address of default network gateway assigned to the network interface.
DNS server - IP address of the DNS server assigned to the network interface.

Servers

This section of System settings contains settings of various servers related to STB (NTP, media-Portal, update).

Options of level 1	Options of level 2	Descriptions
General	NTP server (ntpurl)*	NTP server address - see Time and date section.
	Portal 1 name	The first media-portal name.
	Portal 1 URL (portal1)*	The first media-portal URL.
	Portal 2 name	The second media-portal name.
	Portal 2 URL (portal2)*	The second media-portal URL.
	More (F1)	Open multiportal mode.
More**	Use DHCP portal (use_portal_dhcp)*	ON - enable the DHCP portal feature (receiving of URL of external media-portal, to which STB should connect, from DHCP-server); OFF - disable the DHCP portal feature. See additional description.
	DHCP portal (portal_dhcp)*	URL of external media-portal that was received from the DHCP server in case the DHCP portal feature is enabled (see Use DHCP portal description). This value is specified in the DHCP configuration file. See additional description.
	Bootstrap URL (bootstrap_url)*	Bootstrap file net address. Used for debugging.
	Update URL (update_url)*	Network location (URL) of imageupdate file: If the value is set in HTTP URL format (for example http://example.com/mag/254/imageupdate or http://10.1.3.1/mag/254/imageupdate), this value will be set in URL option of System settings ⇒ Software update section instead of default STB image setting. Note. To take effect after value changing, the Embedded portal must be restarted. If the value is set in the IGMP URL format (igmp://<IP address>:<port>, for example, igmp: //224.40.0.51: 9001), this value will be used as multicast group address from which STB will expect imageupdate file instead of default address STB setting. Update by Multicast is described in: MAG256/3хх/4хх - Software update from System Recovery Utility MAG250/254/270 - Software update from Bootloader The range of valid values of <IP address> for multicast address is specified in RFC 5771 (the valid address range: 224.0.1.0 - 238.255.255.255). <Port> parameter defines TCP/IP port. The value of this parameter can be taken from the range of 1024 - 65535.

* - the corresponding value of environment variable is shown in brackets
** - these options are used not for all STB models

Portals

In addition to embedded media-portal STB can operate under control of external media-portal that uploaded to STB by HTTP network protocol. Addresses of the external portals are set in Portals window.
In Portals window by default, it is possible to specify two external portals (name, URL). In addition, the system can store information about more (up to 8) external portals - see Multiportal mode.

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Multiportal
mode

In Multiportal mode, rules of loading external media-portal are set. Additional (more than two) external media-portals can be specified as well.

To edit settings of multiportal mode:

Open System settings ⇒ Servers ⇒ Portals ⇒ More (F1);
Set the option Multiportal mode to ON.

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Options	Descriptions
Multiportal mode (useExtPortalsPage)*	ON - gets enable the multiportal mode - additional options appear in the window (described below). OFF - disable the multiportal mode.
Default portal	Default portal - which automatically loads into the STB (see description of Portal load delay option). The user can set the Embedded or External portal as the default portal. The external portal must first be configured (see options Portal N, Use portal, URL N).
Portal load delay	Option values: Without auto start - the portal will not be loaded automatically. The portal to be loaded will be selected manually by the user: during the STB loading, the Portal loading window will appear. The user has to select a portal (Embedded or External) from the list. 10 s, 10 s, 1 min. or 2 min - the portal to be loaded is selected automatically after the set delay value. The Portals loading window will display during the specified delay time making the user possible to choose a portal manually. If the user does not select any portal before this time expiration, a default portal automatically loads (see option Default portal).
Portal N	A number (N = 1 ... 8) of the current portal whose settings are currently viewed or edited - see options below.
Use portal N	ON - permission for current (see Portal N) external portal to be used; OFF - don't use the current external portal. If the option is set to ON the portal will be displayed in Select a portal for loading window (it can be loaded in STB).
Name N	Name of current (see Portal N) portal (optional parameter).
URL N	URL of current (see Portal N) portal (required parameter) in HTTP format. For example http://example.com/stalker_portal/c/index.html

* - the corresponding value of environment variable is shown in brackets

Video

This section of System settings contains settings of STB digital video output that are applied when STB finally loaded (not during booting). See detail in the Video output mode and Graphics Resolution section.

Options of level 1	Options of level 2	Descriptions
Video output mode (tvsystem)*		Defines a set of parameters for displaying video (display resolution, scanning type, frame rate, aspect ratio). Default value: Auto - video mode autodetect. If this value is assigned, STB will detect video mode on its own each time it connects to the TV receiver. Other values description see in Video output mode and Graphics Resolution / Supported Video Output Modes (TV System)
Graphic resolution (graphicres)*		Defines display resolution to "draw" graphics objects (text, images, etc.) on the TV screen. Default value: Same as video / TV system resolution - autodetection of the graphics resolution value, depending on the Video output mode value. Other values description see in Video output mode and Graphics Resolution / Graphic Resolution (Graphic Res.)
More (F1)	Auto frame rate (auto_framerate)*	Auto frame rate feature is intended to set required Frame rate value on HDMI video output, depending on video content being played. The required Frame rate value is selected from one of the pre-indicated variants. Default value: Disabled - In this case, the frame rate value will be selected depending on the value of Video output mode. Other values description see in Video output mode and Graphics Resolution / Auto frame rate
More (F1)	HDMI/DVI (force_dvi)*	Type of digital video output: HDMI (as default) DVI The value should be consistent with a particular type of digital media port used on the TV device. Attention! In case you connect STB to the device with HDMI-input, the HDMI value must be set. Otherwise (if DVI value is set) no audio signal is transferred on STB HDMI output.

* - the corresponding value of environment variable is shown in brackets

Audio

This section of System settings contains audio settings of STB.

1 level	2 level	Description
Initial volume (audio_initial_volume)*		Level (in %) of STB volume when playing media resources (the default is 100%). This option value is set as start player volume after every STB reboot.
Audio output mode (audio_stereo_out_mode)*		The audio output mode of STB. Option values: Stereo Mono Mono left Mono right Lt / Rt
More (F1)	Operating Mode (audio_operational_mode)*	Standards (profiles) of dynamic audio stream compression: RF Mode (as default); Line Mode.
	SPDIF Mode (audio_spdif_mode)*	Audio output work mode of the optical SPDIF interface. Option values: Bitstream - non-decoded compressed stream (as default). PCM (Pulse-code modulation) - decoded uncompressed stream.
	HDMI Audio (audio_hdmi_audio)*	Audio output work mode of the digital HDMI interface. Option values: PCM (as default); SPDIF - the same audio stream as to the SPDIF interface will be output to the HDMI interface.

* - the corresponding value of environment variable is shown in brackets

Advanced settings

This section of System settings contains additional settings of STB.

1 level	2 level	Descriptions
Language (language)*		Choice of the required language of the Embedded portal for displaying commands and information. The description is given in the Embedded Portal / Localization of user interface / Interface language section.
Time zone (timezone_conf)*		Choice of a time zone for time setting in STB. It depends on the country (region) where the STB is used. See also Embedded Portal / Localization of user interface / Time and Date.
UPnP client enabled (upnp_conf)*		Choice of UPnP client mode: Disable - UPnP client is disabled (as default); LAN - UPnP client enabled on wired (Ethernet) interface; Wireless network - UPnP client enabled on wireless (Wi-Fi) interface.
Buffer size, ms (input_buffer_size)*		Size of the input buffer for media streams. Used to eliminate short-time delays during playback. It depends on the type of media traffic, the rate of streaming, etc.
HDMI-CEC (cec)*		Enabling the CEC feature (Consumer Electronics Control) on the HDMI interface. CEC allows users to control both TV and STB with a single remote control unit (TV's RCU). Option values: Disabled - disable CEC permanently (default value); Enabled - enable CEC permanently; Enable once - enable CEC until reboot STB. This option should be used when STB is being connected to a certain TV for the first time. It makes the user possible to check CEC operation between STB and TV during the first connection. In case of positive checking (if CEC works correctly), option Enabled must be set. After STB reboot, the option sets to Disabled. Make sure your TV supports CEC feature to use it on STB. See also developer information - CEC-HDMI
More (F1)	Storages access mode (mount_media_ro)*	Sets the access rights to work with the contents of USB storage devices that are connected to STB: full access - read (in particular, playback), write (recording), delete operations are allowed; read only - only read operation is allowed. Writing and deletion of data located on USB-drives are forbidden. Full access to USB-drives is required for the following functions: Channel recording; Downloading files; TimeShift (USB-drive is used as a memory buffer); Export of playlists (copying from STB to USB-drive).
	IGMP version (igmp_conf)*	Selecting IGMP protocol version (multicast data transfer control). Used to receive media streams (IPTV channels) in multicast broadcasting mode. IGMP is required to build a Multicast streaming route for service delivery.
	Multicast proxy enabled (mc_proxy_enabled)*	Enabling/disabling support of "multicast proxy" mode for specific Wi-Fi router models. By default, this option is disabled. For description, see Support for proxy-server UDPXY. The option should be enabled only if the STB is connected to a Wi-Fi router with proxy server setting enabled (and if such setting is provided on the router). Otherwise, this option should be disabled, since it affects multicast media streams addressing on STB.
	Multicast proxy URL (mc_proxy_url)*	The network (IP-) address of Wi-Fi router that supports the multicast proxy mode. For description, see Support for proxy-server UDPXY.

* - the corresponding value of environment variable is shown in brackets

Keyboard layout

This section of System settings is used to add/remove required languages support for STB keyboard ( screen keyboard and external keyboard).

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Note. The list of supported languages depends on an STB software version.

To enable/disable specific language(s) of the keyboard:

Enter Settings ⇒ System settings in Embedded portal (or press Setup on RC);
Select the Keyboad layout option;
For required language options set (by pressing Left or Right on RC):
- ON - language must be enabled;
- OFF - language must not be enabled.
Set sequence of switching languages in keyboard (by pressing Vol- or Vol+ on RC);
Select Save (OK).

Additional description is given in Keyboard layout subsection of Localization of User Interface section.
Information for developers: How to add localization for virtual keyboard

Network info

This section of System settings is intended to display the current status of active STB network connection. Possible connection types (see Network):

Wired (Ethernet)
PPPoE
Wireless (Wi-Fi)

Example of Network Info window for Wired (Ethernet) connection (network parameters are the same as described in the Network info section).

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Device info

This section of System settings displays current software and hardware information of STB.

Model	STB model.
Serial number (serial#)*	STB serial number (SN). Unique SN values are assigned to every STB at the factory where STB was manufactured. SN format is: <MMYYYY>N<XXXXXX>, where MM - month of STB manufacturing (2 digits); YYYY - year of STB manufacturing (4 digits); XXXXXX - serial number (6 digits). For example:122017N005353
MAC address (ethaddr)*	MAC (Media Access Control) address of STB wired Ethernet network interface. Unique MAC address values are assigned to every STB at the factory where STB was manufactured. MAC address format is: 00:1a:79:<XX:XX:XX>, where 00:1a:79 - manufacturer (Infomir) code XX:XX:XX - device code (six hexadecimal digits) For example: 00:1a:79:51:08:b1
Vendor	Manufacturer of STB (Infomir).
Hardware version	A version of the STB system board. Assigned by the manufacturer.
Active bank	Active bank of flash-memory from which software loading was done (Bank1 / Bank2). See description: MAG256/3хх/4хх. MAG250/254/270.
Image version	A version of STB software image (also called as main software, firmware). This value is assigned by the STB manufacturer or operator when image creating.
Image description	A detailed description of the version of STB software. It is formed by the STB manufacturer or operator when image creating.
Image date	Date of STB software image creation.
Версия RootFS	A version of the RootFS (Root file system) that is a part of the STB software image.
JS API version	A version of JS API related to a current build. See STB API.

* - the corresponding value of environment variable is shown in brackets

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Restart portal

This section of System settings is designed to make a forced (manual) restart of the Embedded portal. Performed after confirmation. This command does not reload the entire STB but Embedded portal application only. It can be used:

to bring up Select a portal for loading window whereby a new Portal connection can be run;
to give the effect newly changed settings (for example, language change), etc.

Note. Other cases when the portal is restarted: 1) Exit from Main Menu (if there is at least one External portal); 2) STB power ON or reboot; 3) Exit from deep standby mode.

Reboot device

This section of System settings is designed to start software STB rebooting. Performed after confirmation. It can be used for various purposes:

entering the Bootloader / System Recovery Utility menu;
restarting STB player, etc.

Software restart of STB causes a restart of the Embedded portal application as well (see Restart portal).

Reset settings

This section of System settings is designed for making program reset of specific STB settings. Performed after confirmation.
After resetting the following STB environment variables are reset to initial (factory) value:

ipaddr_conf (IP address that manually set for wired or Wi-Fi interface) - initial value: discarded to '0.0.0.0';
tvsystem - initial value: PAL or NTSC (as was set on the factory) - see Video output mode and Graphics Resolution);
aspect_ratio - initial value: Fit on - see Playback;
language - initial value: en (english) - see Advanced settings (option Language).

Note. After program resetting, the STB does not reboot.

STB full reset to initial factory set values is performed:

from Bootloader menu - for MAG250/254/270;
with Service key - for MAG256, MAG3xx, MAG4xx.

Clear user data

This section of System settings is designed to clear user settings of STB. Performed after confirmation.

User data refer to particular settings of the Embedded portal and applications of the Embedded portal (see list below). User data are stored in a specific memory section of STB. They must not be erased after STB reboot, STB software update or STB factory reset.

Clear user data command deletes the following user settings:

From Home media section:
- Configuring of access to network resources by SMB and NFS protocols;
- Favorites (list of favorite channels);
IPTV channels data (playlist);
Internet browser bookmarks;
Weather data (location);
Authorization data (credentials) for accessing external portals;
Authorization data of mail accounts and online services;
Keyboard layout;
Additional access control settings;
Paired Bluetooth devices;
etc.

Software update

This section of System settings is intended to carry out manual update STB software from local storage (USB-drive) or network storage (HTTP server).

Update method	HTTP - update via the network by HTTP protocol. The latest software version image (imageupdate file) is located on Web-server (see URL option). See description in Update from System Settings menu section. USB - update from the USB drive. The software version image (imageupdate file) should be pre-downloaded and written to the USB-drive. See description in Software update from Portal by USB section.
URL (update_url)*	URL of t he latest s oftware version of the STB. In the standard software version (factory image) the following update address is specified (<number of model> - base model number: 250, 254, 256, 270, 322, ...): http://update.infomir.com/mag/<number of model>/imageupdate Example for MAG322: http://update.infomir.com/mag/322/imageupdate Note. For debugging purposes, you can change this value one time (the value is editable) or permanently with the Update URL option.

* - the corresponding value of environment variable is shown in brackets

Remote control

This section of System settings is designed to configure the Remote control feature on the STB side. This feature is used to control the STB (that acts as a manageable device) from a mobile device (that acts as the control device).
Various portable devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.) based on Android and iOS OS are able to act as a control device. Special Magic remote application should be installed on a control device.

Use remote control	ON - enable the remote control app, OFF - disable the remote control app.
Device name	An STB name. This name should be entered in the Remote control application on the mobile device.
Password (numbers only)	An STB password. This password should be entered in the Remote control application on the mobile device.

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Accessing System settings

List of system settings

Network

Network Connection Type

Network connection parameters

Network info

Servers

Portals

Multiportalmode

Video

Audio

Advanced settings

Keyboard layout

Network info

Device info

Restart portal

Reboot device

Reset settings

Clear user data

Software update

Remote control

Multiportal
mode