# Requirements for the appliance and network
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A SMPTE 2110 input or output requires an Elemental Live appliance with a high-speed network interface card (NIC). Therefore, to set up a SMPTE 2110 input or output, you must create the event on one of the following appliances.


| Appliance | Network interface card (NIC) | Scope of support for SMPTE 2110  | Support for NMOS | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| L800 series Elemental Live appliance | 25 GbE NIC | Inputs and outputs | Supported | 
|  A bare-metal appliance  | 25 GbE Mellanox NIC. You must make sure that the NIC is licensed for use with the RiverMax SDK. | Inputs and outputs | Supported |