IO Gateway

What the IO Gateway does in an AV-over-IP system

The IO Gateway sits at the edge of an IP video network. It takes a local source such as a laptop, media player or camera feed and encodes it into a stream that travels over Ethernet to compatible display nodes. Every model has a video input and a video output, so it can bring a local source onto the network and return a stream to a local screen. Barco describes the range as an AVoIP transcoder built on IPMX and 2110 open standards, which means it is designed to interoperate with equipment from other manufacturers that follows the same specifications.

Three models, three connection types

The range is divided by connectivity. The IO-H1 uses a single RJ45 copper media port running at 1 or 2.5 GbE, with HDMI 1.4 and 2.0 video in and out, and supports IPMX Profile 3 with 18:1 compression. The IO-H25 keeps HDMI 1.4 and 2.0 at each end but moves to one SFP+ fibre port running at 10 or 25 GbE, offering uncompressed Profile 1 and 4:1 compressed Profile 2. The IO-S25 is the SDI option: one 12G-SDI input and one 12G-SDI output, two SFP+ fibre ports at 10 or 25 GbE, and the same Profile 1 and Profile 2 choices as the IO-H25.

Network and power planning for a Qatari site

• Every model has a separate 1GbE copper control network port, apart from the media network.
• Each model lists a main and a redundant media network, so a second media path can be designed in.
• Power comes from PoE+ or an external power supply, so plan switch PoE budgets or rack space for the adapter.
• Check switch ports before ordering: copper at 1 or 2.5 GbE for the IO-H1, fibre at 10 or 25 GbE for the IO-H25 and IO-S25.

Where it fits in Qatar

A government authority in Msheireb fitting out a shared control room could route feeds from workstations and cameras across its building network to a video wall in a separate room, without dedicated HDMI runs between floors. In Education City, a university building a lecture capture and broadcast studio could use the SDI model to link cameras and production switchers over fibre across longer cable runs. An energy operator running a remote desk for a site in Mesaieed or Ras Laffan could bring those screens onto a main wall over existing copper, where the 1 or 2.5 GbE IO-H1 suits older infrastructure.

What to plan before you request a quote

Map every source and destination before choosing a variant: the number of HDMI or SDI sources, the distance and cable type between rooms, and whether the media network must be redundant. The manufacturer lists these specifications as preliminary, last updated on 28 April 2025, so confirm final figures against current documentation at quotation stage. Qatar summers can push rooms past 45°C, so keep network hardware in ventilated, air-conditioned comms rooms. The source data gives no operating temperature range for this model, so ask the SmartRooms Qatar team to confirm the environment for any wall-side or outdoor cabinet location. A free site survey can check cable routes and rack space before equipment is ordered.

Send us your source list, room layout and preferred link speed. The SmartRooms Qatar team usually returns a quotation within one working day. Request a quote for the IO Gateway variant that fits your network.