Answers.Body: <p>According to the <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1137311-REG/blackmagic_design_bdlkulsr4kextr_ultrastudio_4k_extreme.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">B&amp;H details</a>, the SFP cages are for 12G-SDI over fiber. They can only be used for baseband video I/O, not for an interface to a computer or network.</p>
  
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Body: <p>The <a href="https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudio" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Blackmagic UltraStudio 4k Extreme</a> has some <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form-factor_pluggable_transceiver" rel="nofollow noreferrer">SFP</a> ports.</p>
  
  <p>Is it possible for that device to <strong>record to a network location</strong> like a NAS or SAN directly using a <strong>fibre connection</strong>?</p>
  
  <p>Or is the fibre connection just used as another way to connect to a Mac or PC which would then do the recording?</p>
  
Tags: <live-recording><blackmagic>
Title: Blackmagic UltraStudio 4k Extreme recording through SFP
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ThreadText: # Blackmagic UltraStudio 4k Extreme recording through SFP
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-07)
  
  The [Blackmagic UltraStudio 4k Extreme](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudio) has some [SFP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form-factor_pluggable_transceiver) ports.
  
  Is it possible for that device to **record to a network location** like a NAS or SAN directly using a **fibre connection**?
  
  Or is the fibre connection just used as another way to connect to a Mac or PC which would then do the recording?
  
  **Tags:** live-recording, blackmagic
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-07. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  According to the [B&H details](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1137311-REG/blackmagic_design_bdlkulsr4kextr_ultrastudio_4k_extreme.html), the SFP cages are for 12G-SDI over fiber. They can only be used for baseband video I/O, not for an interface to a computer or network.
  
  
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