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LiveDeck · Tutorial 2 · 1:27

Add an NDI source on another subnet

When a camera or encoder sits on another subnet or VLAN, NDI can’t find it by itself. Type its IP address once in Settings and it shows up like any other source — no Discovery Server needed. Shown on iPad; Android differences are noted under every step.

  • LiveDeck on iPad, iPhone or Android
  • An NDI source on another subnet
  • Its IP address (routable from your device)
  • About a minute
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  1. Step 1: Nothing in the list, LiveDeck on iPad
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    Nothing in the list

    1. Tap ＋ → Layouts → Standard → Choose or add a source.
    2. Under NETWORK (NDI) it says No NDI sources found on this network yet. The camera at 10.0.0.207 is on another subnet — NDI finds sources by itself (mDNS) only on your own network, so a camera on another subnet or VLAN, or behind a router, never shows up.
    3. Tap Cancel and close the editor.

    AndroidThe same — the network list stays empty.

  2. Step 2: Open Settings, LiveDeck on iPad
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    Open Settings

    1. Tap Settings in the dock.
    2. Find Direct source IPs (optional) — the field under Discovery server (optional). You don’t need a Discovery Server for this.
    3. Tap the field (it shows e.g. 192.168.2.50,192.168.2.51).

    AndroidSettings ⚙ → Discovery IPs (comma-separated).

  3. Step 3: Type the IP address, LiveDeck on iPad
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    Type the IP address

    1. Type the IP address of the machine that sends the source — here 10.0.0.207.
    2. Tap Apply. LiveDeck asks that machine for its NDI sources directly, across the subnet.
    3. The address must be reachable from this device (routed between the subnets, not blocked by a firewall).

    AndroidType it in the same field and tap Apply — Settings closes.

  4. Step 4: Now it’s there, LiveDeck on iPad
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    Now it’s there

    1. Back on the Mixer, open the same list: ＋ → Layouts → Standard → Choose or add a source.
    2. NETWORK (NDI) now lists CAM and CAM_HX — the sources the machine at 10.0.0.207 sends (HX is its lighter stream). Pick CAM.
    3. Tap ● Save and cue, then tap the tile again to take it — red PGM means it’s on Program.

    Android＋ → Layouts → Standard → SOURCE, the same list.

  5. Step 5: More than one?, LiveDeck on iPad
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    More than one?

    1. Several machines: separate the addresses with commas — 10.0.0.207, 10.0.0.208.
    2. Shortcut: the source list ends with ＋ Source not listed? Add by IP — it saves to the same setting.
    3. On a big network with many subnets, a Discovery Server (Settings → Discovery server (optional)) is the other way to do it.

    AndroidComma-separated in the same field; the source list has the same Add by IP row.

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