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Networking guide - Windows 2000
Updated 10/06
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1. Making the physical connection
This document explains how to connect your 640H to a network.
Networking (i.e. connecting devices together) can allow you to expand
the overall capabilities of your 640H. By networking your 640H to a PC,
Mac or other device, you will be able to have access to (and play) music
files stored on other devices. You can also access the internet for CD
database lookup and internet radio.
Network Type C: "Home" Wired network via a Router, Hub or Switch
Before setting up your network, we encourage you to read through the
entire section and then decide on the network layout that you wish to
implement. We advise this because different network layouts require
different setups of your 640H and your computer.
This is the most common network where a router (a device that routes
signals from the phone line to multiple network devices on a network),
hub or switch (devices that allow data to be shared between many
network devices) is used to connect multiple devices together. These
could be one or more 640H's, PC's, Macs and network devices. Each
640H can then play back or move content from/to other devices. If
connected to the internet (via a router or PC/Mac), the 640H can also
access the CD recognition and internet radio (iRadio) features. Using a
router is the recommended way to connect 640H's to other 640H's and
network devices.
Network connection selection
There are many network variations you can make with your 640H, but to
keep things simple we will be explaining some basic network types:
If you already have an existing home network, then adding the 640H to
it is simple via an Ethernet cat5e lead from the 640H to the router, hub
or switch. If you do not currently have a network, then we recommend
you seek expert help on computer networking configuration.
Network Type A: "Basic" Wired Network via Cable set-top box modem
Set-top box/modem
Network Type D: "Wireless" Network
If you have a broadband (internet connection) service supplied by your
telecom provider but you do not have a PC/Mac, you can connect
directly to the built in modem in your Cable set top box to access the CD
recognition and internet radio (iRadio) features on the 640H.
Your modem plugs into the telephone or cable TV sockets (for DSL and
cable broadband modems respectively), and converts the incoming
signals into Ethernet format.
The 640H supports wireless networking via its Ethernet port. To make
the 640H wireless, you need to purchase a "Wireless Ethernet Bridge" (a
device that converts an Ethernet wired connection to a wireless
connection) from any good IT retailer. The 640H is connected to the
bridge via an Ethernet Cat5e lead.
While your set top box and 640H are switched off, make a wired
connection between the two units via an Ethernet cat5e lead (see the
‘640H network advice’ section for more information). Switch on the
modem and follow your broadband connection set up and set top box
instruction manual to check it has a connection to the internet. Once
you have confirmed this, switch on the 640H. When the 640H has
finished its start up checks and has the UI (User Interface) displayed,
check the Ethernet connection on the rear panel of the 640H. If the
green LED above it is lit, there is a good physical connection to the
modem.
Although these devices operate wirelessly, they appear to the 640H as
a normal Ethernet connection, and therefore the 640H is setup in the
same way as the wired networks described above. The 640H is
compatible with the wireless 802.11b and 802.11g standards.
Note: The Wireless Ethernet Bridge that you purchase will need setting
up according to your network setup and the instructions that come with
the bridge. Before connecting the bridge to the 640H, it is always best
to test that the bridge is fully set up to your network according to the
bridges' user instructions.
Note: It is also possible to add a cable broadband router to the set top
box, and plug the 640H into the router (see Network Type C).
Network Type B: "Peer to Peer" Wired Network with no Router, Hub or
Switch
Or other network
compatible device
This involves connecting one 640H to another 640H or network
compatible device (i.e. a PC/Mac). This is a network where only two units
are connected directly to each other with no router, hub or switch. When
networked, the 640H can play, burn a copy or transfer music from the
other device.
To connect the two devices together, you must use an Ethernet cross-
over lead (see the ‘640H network advice’ section for more information).
Plug one end of the lead into the 640H Ethernet port and the other end
into the other devices' Ethernet port. If the green LED above the 640H
Ethernet port is lit, there is a good physical connection to the other
device.
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2. Setting up IP addresses for network
devices
3. Setting up your PC - Windows 2000
Once your network connections have been made, for the connected
devices to communicate to each other you will need to specify the
unique "IP address" for the device (i.e. like a house number, and street
name so the house can be identified for posting letters).
These instructions are for setting up your 640H network with a PC using
Windows 2000.
If your network is connected to a Domain (Domain Name Controller - i.e.
when you are required to state a domain name when you log on to a
Windows PC) you need to turn to the "640H network advice" (4.) section
before continuing.
There are two types of IP address; DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol), which is more commonly known as dynamic addressing, and
static. Dynamic is used when you have a router, set-top box modem or a
PC/Mac with DHCP server enabled, as they can automatically give each
device an IP address upon physical connection. We encourage the use
of dynamic addressing as this is the default mode of the 640H, and
therefore no further setup would be required for the 640H.
Note: If you are using a wireless network, please consult the manual of
your wireless network adaptor for setting up an IP address for your PC
and skip to the "Testing your Network configuration" (3.4) section.
Note: With a DHCP assigned IP address, it is possible that the 640H will
have a different IP address assigned to it, if left switched off over night.
This is normal and will not cause a problem.
3.1 Setting up a Dynamic IP address
1. Right click on "My Network
Places" and select "Properties":
"My Network Places" can be
found in one of two locations -
the desktop of your PC or in
control panel. In the control
panel it is called "Network and
Dial-up Connections" and here
you need to double left click.
We recommend using static IP addressing for peer-to-peer networking
only. The static address will not change unless you manually change it.
This is particularly useful for network troubleshooting.
2. Right click on the network connection corresponding to the Ethernet
port on your PC (the one that is connected to the 640H via the
Ethernet cat5e lead) and select "Properties". In most situations this
connection is called "Local Area Connection" however it may be called
"Local Area Connection 1", "Local Area Connection 2" etc depending
on your network setup:
3. In the window that appears, select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and
then click on the "Properties" button:
4. The following window that appears is split up into two sections; The IP
address setup and DNS setup. In the IP address setup there are two
options; "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Use the following
IP address". The DNS set up should be as specified by your ISP.
5. Select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and click "OK". Note: The
PC may take a while to update. Close the window. Click "OK" on the
next window and close all the other windows:
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4. The following window that appears is split up into two sections; The IP
address setup and DNS setup. In the IP address setup there are two
options; "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Use the following
IP address". The DNS set up should be as specified by your ISP.
5. Select the option "Use the following IP address".
6. This should then un-grey the following input boxes: "IP address,"
"Subnet mask" and "Default gateway."
7. The IP address can be entered to be any numbers as long as they
match the rest of your network. The preferred method is 192.168.0.X
where X is a number unique to the device, i.e. PC, between 1 and 254.
The full stop's (.) are in the text box by default.
8. The Subnet mask should be set to 255.255.255.0. Windows should
set this by default when selected. The full stop's (.) are in the text box
by default.
9. The Default gateway is the device that is controlling the internet
connection. In the text box, you need to type the IP address of this
device. By convention, X for the default gateway is 1. So using
192.168.0.X, the Default gateway should be set to 192.168.0.1 in the
text box:
This process is now complete.
3.2 Setting up a Static IP address
1. Right click on "My Network
Places" and select "Properties":
"My Network Places" can be
found in one of two locations -
the desktop of your PC or in
control panel. In the control
panel it is called "Network and
Dial-up Connections" and here
you need to double left click.
2. Right click on the network connection corresponding to the Ethernet
port on your PC (the one that is connected to the 640H via the
Ethernet cat5e lead) and select "Properties". In most situations this
connection is called "Local Area Connection" however it may be called
"Local Area Connection 1", "Local Area Connection 2" etc depending
on your network setup:
10. Click "OK" and the window will close (this may take a little time as
the computer needs to set the information you have provided). Click
"OK" on the corresponding windows.
This process is now complete.
3. In the window that appears, select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and
then click on the "Properties" button:
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3.3 Setting up the IP address for the 640H
If you are using Dynamic DHCP IP addressing, the 640H is defaulted to
receive an IP address and you can skip this step. If you wish to set up a
static IP for the 640H, then follow these instructions:
1. In the main menu, select "Settings" in the left hand menu:
2. In the right hand menu that appears, select "System":
3. Now select "Product":
6. When Dynamic DHCP addressing has been turned off, select the
"Ethernet" menu item:
7. This brings up four text input boxes that you can change: IP address,
Subnet mask, Gateway and Name server. As with your computer
setup, the IP address should be 192.168.0.X where X is a number
between 1 and 254 that is unique to the 640H. The Subnet mask
should be set to 255.255.255.0. The Gateway and Name server
should be set to the IP address of the device controlling your internet
connection (i.e. router). If you are using a network with no internet
connection, the Gateway and Name server should be set to the IP
address of the network device you are connecting to (i.e. PC/Mac or
another 640H etc):
4. Select "Network":
8. After you have entered the correct information, click "Apply" to store
the settings. This may take a few seconds to take effect:
5. In the "Network Settings" page that now appears, there is a menu
item called "Automatic IP settings (DHCP)". Deselect this and click
apply. This now turns off Dynamic DHCP addressing. The request
could take a few seconds to take effect:
The process is now complete.
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3.4 Testing your Network configuration
3.5 Setting up your PC to share music over a network
Now you have set up a basic network, it is strongly recommended to
make sure it is working before continuing. To do this you need to "ping"
(Packet InterNet Groper) the 640H from your PC. Ping is the most basic
form of communication between two devices, as it is just a confirmation
tool that the link is working correctly.
1. If you are using iTunes or other ripping software that has a default
folder where your MP3's are stored, please check the folder is shared
by following steps three to six below.
2. It is however recommended to create a folder in your root directory,
(i.e. C:\ drive if on the same hard drive as windows or alternate suffix
if your music is on a different hard drive, i.e. D:\, E:\ and so on) called
MP3. All your music should be placed in this folder.
Ping a 640H from a Windows PC
1. Click "Start".
3. If you right click on the folder, select "Sharing" from the menu. This
will un-grey the rest of the window:
2. Select "Run".
3. Type "cmd" and press the "Enter" key. This will bring up a black
command prompt window:
4. In the command prompt, type "ping IP address" followed by the enter
key, where IP address is the IP address of the 640H (see above under
"Setting up the IP address for the 640H" to find out the IP address of
your 640H):
4. In the properties window that now appears, you need to select the
button labelled "Share this folder". In the "Share name" text box type
"MP3". Ignore the comment text box and in the user limit section,
select the "Maximum Allowed" button:
5. When the "Enter" key has been pressed one of three messages could
appear:
a. Destination Host Unreachable.
b. Request Time Out.
c. Reply from (IP address here): bytes=32, time (time in ms),
TTL=64
5. Now press the "Permissions" button.
6. Select "Everyone" in the window that appears and set the permissions
to allow everybody "Full control", "Change" and "Read" in the buttons
below:
6. If you get one of the first two messages, please check your leads and
computer setup by going through the procedures listed above again.
If you see the third message then the network has been setup
correctly. Type "exit" in the command prompt and press the "Enter"
key. This will close the command prompt.
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7. If "Everyone" is not listed in the window, press the "Add" button. Select
"Everyone" and press" OK". Repeat step 6 above:
3.6 Testing your Music folder to see if it is shared over a
Network
On the PC where you have just set up your music folder to be shared, you
can test whether it has been shared by carrying out the following:
1. Select "Start" and then select "Run":
8. Close all the windows by pressing OK.
2. In the run prompt type: \\computer name\music folder name where
the computer name is the name you have given to the PC as
described above, and the music folder name is the shared name of
your music folder as described above:
9. To be able to access your MP3's from other network devices, you need
to know the name of your PC. To do this, on the "My Computer" icon,
right click the icon and select "Properties". In the Properties window
that now appears, select the "Network Identification" tab:
If you get your music folder
contents to appear in a new window
then you have set up the folder
share correctly:
10. Note the "Full computer name" in the new window. This should be a
simple one word name with no spaces or special characters; we
recommend the room where your PC is. To change the name of your
computer, click the "Properties" button, type the new name in the
"Computer name" text box and press "OK". Press "OK" again:
If you don't, then you need to go
back over the steps above and
recheck.
3.7 Changing the 640H name
As with a PC, the 640H needs to have a unique name over the network.
This name by default is "Azur" and is located in Settings/System/System
Info/Unit Name menu of the 640H. It is recommended to change this
name to a simple one word name with no spaces or special characters,
i.e. the room where the 640H is situated (lounge). If the 640H and PC
are in the same room, then please use a suitable one word alternative.
You may be prompted to restart your computer for the changes to take
effect. If this is the case, restart your PC.
Note: By default, the folder where all your music content is placed is
called "media". Please see "Accessing the 640H from a PC" section for
more.
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8. Close all windows until you get back to the "Control Panel" window.
3.8 Enabling the Guest Account
1. Go to "Control Panel" either by double clicking on the "My Computer"
icon on the desktop and double click on "Control Panel", or click the
"Start" button, select "Settings" then "Control Panel":
9. To make sure the guest account has been activated, double left click
on the "Administrative Tools" icon.
10. Double left click on the "Computer Management" icon:
2. Double click on the "Users and Passwords" icon:
11. In the new window that appears, expand the "Local Users and
Groups" tree on the left hand side of the window:
3. Select the "Advanced" tab and in the "Advanced User Management
section", click "Advanced":
12. Select the "Users" folder.
13. On the right hand window that now appears, there should be a list
of all the user accounts on your PC:
5. Select the "Users" folder. All users on the system will be listed:
14. If the Guest Account icon has a red cross on it, it hasn't been
activated. To activate the account, double left click on the icon. If
the icon doesn't have the red cross in it, close all windows and skip
Step 15 below.
6. Right-click the Guest account and select "Properties".
7. In the window that now appears, un-tick the box labelled "Account is
disabled" and click "Apply":
15. In the window that now appears, un-tick the box labelled "Account is
disabled" and click OK.
16. Close all opened windows.
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7. The File location, as the name suggests, is where you enter the
location of your MP3 music on your computer. The way you enter the
file location is as follows: \\computer name\MP3 share folder name,
i.e. \\lounge\MP3. The computer name and MP3 share folder name
is as described in the "Setting up your PC to share music over a
network" section earlier.
3.9 Adding Content to your 640H from your PC
Now your 640H and PC are set up for network communications, the last
step is to actually get the content of your PC accessible via the 640H.
1. In the main menu of the 640H, select "Settings" in the left hand
menu:
8. It is possible to add many locations to your 640H either from different
network devices or from the same network device (i.e. PC). This also
means you can add different folders to your 640H content from within
your main MP3 folder. To do this, for example, say you have music on
your computer in folders called "Aerosmith" and "Robbie Williams,"
that exist in your MP3 folder, if you want to add these folders
individually, your enter (using the lounge\MP3 example above):
\\lounge\MP3\Aerosmith and \\lounge\MP3\Robbie Williams.
Note: you have to go through the process "Adding Content to your
640H from your PC" as described here for each location you want to
add.
9. The username should be left as default "Guest" and the password
should be left as default blank (no text):
2. In the right hand menu that appears, select "System":
10. Select the "Scan" button and then select "Start." This will then scan
your computer and create a database in the 640H listing the
contents of the PC. Note: The actual music file does not get
transferred. This is done in two stages: "Scanning content" and
"Updating the database". Both can take a long time depending on
the amount of songs you have in your collection. When the process
is completed, you will see the computer contents in your music
library:
3. Now select "Content":
4. In the "Content Settings" menu (rescan location), select "Add
Location":
5. This now brings up four settings that you can change: Friendly name,
File location, User name and Password.
6. For the Friendly name, you can enter anything you like to denote what
your selection is. For example, if you have chosen to add your whole
collection to the 640H, it could be "My PC Music." If you only add a
particular artist, album etc, then it could be the name of the artist or
album.
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3.10 Accessing the 640H from a PC
If you wish to play content on your 640H but from your PC, you need to
do the following:
1. Press "Start".
2. Select "Run":
3. Type \\640H Name\media, where 640H name is the "Unit name" you
have assigned to the 640H located in Settings/System/System
Info/Unit name on the 640H:
4. Press the "Enter" key.
5. A new window will now appear showing the contents of the 640H:
You have now finished setting up your 640H to work over a network.
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4. 640H network advice
In each folder on your 640H, there are two files; cddb.nfo and
attributes.txt. These two files are not to be changed or deleted under any
circumstances. They are important files required for your 640H to
display information correctly. If any of these files are deleted, you need
to immediately rescan the database. Rescan can be found in;
Settings/System/Content/Rescan.
4.1 Virus's and Spy-ware
Virus's and spy-ware are the biggest security risks facing computer
systems today. It is recommend to periodically update your anti-virus
and anti spy-ware software then scan your PC/Mac hard drive for
potential infections. Such infections can bring down your internet and
network connections with dire consequences. Please also make sure
that your computer operating system is always fully up-to-date!
4.4 Music transfer limit
When transferring music from a 640H to another device (PC, USB Hard
Drive etc) or vice versa, the 640H does this at a maximum of 2000
tracks at a time. If you wish to transfer any content, you can do this by
either, album, artist, playlist, tracks or genre.
4.2 Privacy filter / Firewall
If you have a Firewall on your router or a privacy filter/Firewall on your
computer, you may need to set the permissions on the Firewall to allow
traffic to and from your computer and the 640H. Please see the
instructions of your firewall/privacy filter for guidance.
To transfer music from your 640H to a PC/Mac, or vice versa, you first
need to add the PC/Mac as a location on the 640H (see "Adding Content
to your 640H from your PC/Mac" sections earlier). You then need to go
to the music library and select what album, artist, playlist, tracks or
genre you want to transfer. When you have done this, select the "Send
to…" button and choose the destination. When you have done this,
select "Start" and the transfer process will begin. When the transfer is
complete, the message "Music sent successfully" will appear on the top
left hand corner of the 640H screen.
4.3 640H content management
The 640H creates its database of content on your PC/Mac based on the
artist, album name, track name and genre of each track. As you rip CD's,
the 640H stores the CD contents on the 640H Hard Drive in a series of
folders. It does this in the order of Artist, Album and Track Name (track
name as a file). If the 640H scans for content from USB devices or over
a network, the 640H adds their content to its database based on the file
name you give for the MP3s and also their Genre, Artist, Album and
Description (Title) tags.
If you want to transfer music from your 640H to a USB flash
device/external hard disk drive or vice versa, you need to go to the
music library and select what album, artist, playlist, tracks or genre you
want to transfer. When you have done this, select the "Send to…" button
and choose either the "Hard Disk Drive" (for the 640H) or "Portable
Device" (for a USB device). When you have done this, select "Start" and
the transfer process will begin. When the transfer is complete, the
message "Music sent successfully" will appear on the top left hand
corner of the 640H screen.
MP3, WMA, AAC and other compressed audio formats have the above
tags embedded into them. This allows the track number, year of release,
track name, album name and artist name to be stored in the file itself.
The 640H uses some of this information when creating its database of
stored and scanned content.
When ripping CD's from the 640H, the automatic freedb lookup (freedb
is the online service that holds a database of artists, albums and tracks)
will fill in the details for you. If you put the information in by hand, the
640H will assign the album name, artist name and genre for each track
based on what you enter.
4.5 USB devices
The 640H also has the ability to access content situated on USB 2.0
flash "sticks" and USB 2.0 external hard drives.
For the 640H database to be accurate when you scan content from USB
sticks or over a network, some rules must be observed:
Note: Only USB 2.0 certified products with the USB 2.0 logo on them
and "Mass Storage Devices" are supported by the 640H. Please either
consult the manufacturer of the USB 2.0 product to make sure it is
before purchase. We cannot be held responsible for any incompatibility
issues.
1. Make sure the artist name for each song in the album is the same. If
you are ripping a compilation album where the artist of each track is
listed individually, then this must be changed to Various, Various
Artists etc.
To access the USB device's content; plug it into one of the USB ports on
the 640H. The 640H will then scan its contents and add it to the 640H
database automatically.
2. Make sure the album name and genre for each track within the
album are the same.
3. Make sure each track file name starts with the track number. Tracks
1-9 need to be labelled as 01, 02, 03 etc as apposed to 1, 2, 3 etc.
4. A good example of what the data should look like is shown here:
4.6 NAS Drives
There is now a new kind of "external" hard drive called a NAS (Network
Attached Storage) drive. Even though most NAS drives come with a USB
2.0 and Ethernet socket, they are not External Hard Drives. This means
that plugging a NAS drive directly into a 640H via either the USB or
Ethernet socket will not work.
If you wish to use a NAS drive then plug the NAS drive into a PC or Mac
and share it over a network in the normal way (see "Setting up your
PC/Mac to share music over a network" sections earlier on). Depending
on your NAS drive, you may also need to install drivers on your PC/Mac
and go though a specific set up procedure. Please read the instruction
manual that came with your NAS drive for guidance.
If these rules are not followed, then the 640H will not store each album
in its database correctly and therefore will display incorrect information.
Note: The NAS drive will need to be reformatted to the FAT32 file system
(if it came preset as NTFS) for the 640H to access it.
If you wish to alter the content of your 640H via a PC or Mac (i.e. names
of files, album art, tags etc) then it is recommended to do this
periodically (i.e. when you have a large amount of albums that need to
be changed) instead of doing it for each album at a time. This is because
when you alter the 640H from another device, you have to "Rescan" the
640H via Settings/System/Product/Rescan so the 640H can go over its
database to see what has changed and alter it accordingly.
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8. Keep the other two boxes ticked:
4.7 Using a broadband modem connected to a PC as an
Internet connection
If you have the unusual setup of a broadband modem connected to a PC
directly and a 640H connected to the PC via the Ethernet port, but want
the 640H to access the internet through the PC, you need to carry out
the following:
1. On your PC, open up Internet Explorer.
2. Select "Tools" at the top of the window and select "Internet Options":
9. Close all the windows by clicking OK and then close Internet Explorer.
The process is now complete.
3. Select the "Connections" tab.
4. Now select your modem connection and press the "Settings" button:
5. In the window that now appears, press the "Properties" button:
6. In the next window, select the "Advanced" tab:
7. Select the box labelled "Allow other network users to connect through
this computers' Internet connection".
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5. Lead descriptions
The below diagrams show the different types of Ethernet network cable
that can be used to network the 640H. Please see "Making the Physical
Connection" section of this document for more information.
5.1 Cat5 568A RJ-45 cable jack
1. Green / White
2. Green
3. Orange / White
4. Blue
5. Blue / White
6. Orange
7. Brown / White
8. Brown
5.2 Cat5 568B RJ-45 cable jack
1. Orange / White
2. Orange
3. Green / White
4. Blue
5. Blue / White
6. Green
7. Brown / White
8. Brown
A straight-thru one-to-one (patch) cable has identical ends (568A-568A):
A crossover cable has different ends (568A-568B):
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