Wireless setup guide
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1. 4 10 Opalum FLOW series Opalum STREAM series CY Wireless setup guide oalum www opalum com 8 A configuration file is now created and saved to your USB stick memory Now do the following 8 Close the configuration utility Remove the USB stick from your computer Make sure the Control Hub has been disconnected from the DC power supply for at least three minutes Insert the USB stick memory into the Control Hub Connect the DC power to the Control Hub See fig 4 The status led on the Control Hub should now start flashing white The Control Hub now reads the configuration file from your USB stick memory Fig 4 Wait until connection box automatically turns off This may take several minutes please be patient Remove the USB stick memory from the Control Hub The wireless network setup is now done To verify network connection please start the Opalum system using the remote control Turn to green source When the status led on the Control Hub stops flashing and turn solid green the system should show up as a media rendering device on your network To verify network connection please see Verifying that the Opalum system is connected to the network 9 Inthe manual configuration mode enter the network name SSID network password select if DHCP should be used and enter the preferred name of your Opalum system Also enter the type of network encryption if used on your network If DH2. Opalum FLOW series Opalum STREAM series CY Wireless setup guide oalum www opalum com Wireless setup guide The Control Hub of the Opalum FLOW and STEAM series speaker systems is sold in two versions with and without wireless LAN WLAN support This guide applies to WLAN enabled units only Connecting the Opalum Control Hub to your wireless network There are two ways of connecting the Control Hub to your wireless network Either by push button or by USB configuration Push button connection is recommended for most users In this guide a lot of third party applications are mentioned Opalum Actiwave AB can in no case be made responsible for damage or loss direct or indirect caused by the use of third party applications Help and support issues concerning third party applications should be directed to their respective creator The names of these third party applications are properties of their respective owners Contents Page Push button connection recommended Connection by USB configuration Verifying that the Opalum system is connected to the network Introduction to DLNA O NOUN User scenarios SN d CU i n e Wireless setup guide v1 0 1 10 Opalum FLOW series Opalum STREAM series SL U ma Wireless setup guide www opalum com Push button connection recommended The easiest way of connecting the Control Hub to your wireless network is by using the push button on your wireless home router
3. I want to play songs that are stored on my Android phone pad to my Opalum system Some Android smartphones and pads has DLNA supported natively If this is not the case with your device your can use a DLNA control point app to stream your music to the Opalum system There are many apps that can be used for this for example PlugPlayer and Twonky Mobile These apps can be found in Android Market I want to play songs that are stored on my iPhone iPod touch or iPad to my Opalum system In this scenario you will do fine with the Opalum Control Hub without wlan support The most intuitive way to do this is to use an Apple Airport Express router This router has its own optical audio output that you can connect by a cable to the Opalum Control Hub This router can be bridged wired or wirelessly to your existing home network if you dont want to replace your current router The audio output of S d CU i i n e Wireless setup guide v1 0 9 10 Opalum FLOW series Opalum STREAM series LE U ma Wireless setup guide www opalum com this router is natively supported in iPod on iPod touch iPhone and iPad In this scenario you will need the Opalum Control Hub with wlan support To stream song stored on your iPhone iPod touch or iPad directly to the Opalum Control Hub you will need a DLNA control point app that supports this The problem here is that Apple is blocking access to the songs stored on your device But there are apps that circ
4. Connection by push button is supported by most fairly new routers The name of this feature varies from vendor to vendor Common names are WPS QSS or PBC The routers push button may also be indicated by just a figure On some routers this feature needs to be enabled before use please consult your routers user manual if that is the case If your router does not support connection by push button please see Connection by USB configuration below To connect by push button 1 Disconnect the DC power from the Control Hub See fig 1 Make sure the power supply is connected to the wall socket 2 Wait for at least three minutes 3 Connect the DC power to the Control Hub See fig 2 The status led on the Control Hub should now start flashing white 4 Now within one minute push the connection push button on your wireless router 5 After a while the Control Hub will automatically shut down Fig 2 The wireless network setup is now done To verify network connection please start the Opalum system using the remote control Turn to green source When the status led on the Control Hub stops flashing and goes solid green the system should show up as a media rendering device on your network To verify network connection please see Verifying that the Opalum system is connected to the network 1 Due to the Control Hub s ultra low power consumption three minutes without power is needed to allow for a clean reboot 2 On some
5. routers the push button needs to be pushed and held for some seconds S d CU i n e Wireless setup guide v1 0 2 10 Opalum FLOW series Opalum STREAM series SL U i Wireless setup guide www opalum com Connection by USB configuration To configure network connection by USB you will need the following e Empty USB stick memory e Windows PC preferably with wireless network support e Internet connection to download the OpalumWirelessConfig configuration utility To configure by USB 1 Disconnect the DC power from the Control Hub See fig 3 Make sure the power supply is connected to the wall socket pe 2 Insert a USB stick memory into your PC and make sure it is empty P 3 Download the OpalumWirelessConfig configuration utility from Fig 3 http www opalum com download OpalumWirelessConfig exe and save it to your empty USB stick memory Save the file from your internet browser do not run the file directly If your browser automatically saves files in a default hard drive folder please move the file from there to the USB stick memory Important The OpalumWirelessConfig exe file must be placed at the root of your USB stick memory not inside any folder 4 Run the OpalumWirelessConfig utility from your USB stick memory double click the file in windows explorer If windows User account control box shows up click yes to proceed The following screen will be displayed OPIUM Would you like to sc
6. CP box is checked click Save and continue read on step 6 Otherwise click Next and enter the preferred IP address of the Opalum system the network mask primary DNS server IP address and gateway address Click Save and go to step 6 a9 Actiwave Wireless Config Tool o a Actiwave Wireless Config Tool arama M actiwave QLA LIAM SSID Adress Password Show Password sek V AP Router uses DHCP Description Primary DNS Encryption None ames Gateway actiwave Back al Save Jf Reset 3 Due to the Control Hubs ultra low power consumption three minutes without power is needed to allow for a clean reboot S fa CU i n e Wireless setup guide v1 0 5 10 Opalum FLOW series Opalum STREAM series Wireless setup guide QAUM www opalum com Verifying that the Opalum system is connected to the network As soon as you start your Opalum system it connects to the specified wireless network Change to green source and you will see the status led on the control hub flash When the led stops flashing green it has successfully connected To verify the connection in Windows 7 click the Windows button and type net work in the search field Click Network You can also open this view from Windows Explorer If your Opalum system shows up as expected it is now time to choose what media servers and control points you would like to use Media servers and Control points are not in the scope of Opalum But t
7. I have a Mac with all my music sorted in iTunes now want to use my iPhone to control the flow of music from the my Mac to my Opalum system In this scenario you will do fine with the Opalum Control Hub without wlan support There are several ways of solving this problem If you have an audio cable connecting your Mac to the Opalum Control Hub you may use the Apples app Remote to control the iTunes playback from your iPhone This app is available in AppStore free of charge If you do not want to use a cable between your Mac and the Opalum system but still want to use iPhone as a remote there are two options One is to buy an Apple Airport Express wireless router This router can be wirelessly bridge connected to your existing home network and it has its own analog and optical audio output to connect by cable to the Opalum system The router can be hidden away along with your Opalum Control Hub In this scenario you will need the Opalum Control Hub with wlan support If you have the wlan enabled version of the Opalum Control Hub you can use DLNA to stream the audio To do this you will need to install a DLNA media server on your Mac and a DLNA control point app on your iPhone There are media servers that automatically shares your iTunes library one such is Media Server from Allegro and Playback from Yazsoft S acl i i ne Wireless setup guide v1 0 10 10
8. an for available networks or manually enter information Search for available networks Configure manually M actiwave 5 If your computer has a wireless network card you may automatically scan for available networks If this is the case select Search for available networks click Next and continue reading on step 6 If you prefer to manually configure the network settings or want to use a static IP address select Configure manually click Next and continue reading on step 9 S fa CU i i n e Wireless setup guide v1 0 3 10 6 The following screen will show up Click scan to search for available wireless networks If there are no available networks or if your computer does not have a wireless network card make sure the wireless card is activated if using a laptop the network list will remain empty Select the network to which you want to connect your Opalum system and click Next QM Press scan to search for networks Security WPA PSK A WPA PSK A WPA2 PSK WPA2 PSK MA act iwave WIRELESS SOLUTIONS 7 On the following page enter the network password and the preferred name of your Opalum system Click Save SSID Actiwave AB Encryption WPA PSK AES Insert password for network Actiwave AB Enter desciption for sound unit 20 characters max MyOpalumName ex Kitchen Living Room WIRELESS SOLUTIONS Eon m actiline Wireless setup guide v1 0
9. e Media Control Points DMC Windows Media Player win7 vista xp http windows microsoft com en US windows products windows media player Foobar2000 UPnP plugin win7 vista xp http www foobar2000 or http www foobar2000 org components view foo upn Media connect iOS http itunes apple com us app media connect for dIna upnp id335036887 mt 8 PlugPlayer iOS Android http www plugplayer com Twonky Mobile iOS Android http www twonky com a CU l n e Wireless setup guide v1 0 8 10 z Opalum FLOW series Opalum STREAM series CY Wireless setup guide oalum www opalum com User scenarios In this section of the Wireless setup guide some common user scenarios are presented These scenarios should be seen as examples of how you can benefit from media streaming and represents only a small selection of the streaming possibilities In these scenarios many third party applications are exemplified These applications are continuously updated and new ones are created and released correctness of this guide can therefor not at all times be guaranteed What will be the best software or device to use in your application is of course always up to you to decide Many of them are available for download free of charge and a good idea is to download and try several of them to see if they fits your needs Opalum Actiwave AB can in no case be made responsible for damage or loss direct or indirect caused by the use
10. here are plenty of them out there to buy or to use for free To help you getting started please go through Introduction to DLNA UPnP and User scenarios on the next few pages effie computers and devices that are on your network Install Adda printer Add a wireless device SS Network and Sharing Center al Find and fix networking and connection problems R Manage network passwords SE Add a wireless device to the network SE Connect to a network SE Set up a connection or network SE Identify and repair network problems SE Manage saved networks SS Manage wireless networks Network and Sharing Center J Dropbox a Computer 1 El Recent Places Wal lt 4 Media Devices 3 Bi Libraries Documents a Music E Pictures fi B Videos Jamcast fl B ERK3 Erik D SE Set up a virtual private network VPN connection 1 Computer amp ACER C a win xp 02 70 My Opalum System SE Set up an ad hoc computer to computer network zy 4 Network Infrastructure 2 J Files 3 M Linksys E4200 _ SS View network computers and devices SS View network connections ey WINRLOO0V2 Gateway Gia Network My Opalum system Categorie LD Netwo ation Opalum_Test Media Devices 2 Ball 18 2011 08 29 The Opalum system shows up under Media Devices S a CL i j n e Wireless setup guide v1 0 6 10 Opalum FLOW series Opalum STREAM series SL U ma Wireless setup guide www
11. of third party applications Help and support issues concerning third party applications should be directed to their respective creator I want to stream songs to my Opalum system from Windows Media Player how can I do that To stream music from Windows Media Player is very simple For the best experience make sure you have an updated version of Windows Media Player For Media Player instructions please consult these pages from Microsoft http windows microsoft com en US windows7 Getting started with media streamin http windows microsoft com en US windows7 using the play to feature to stream media I want to set up a media server in my home to store all my media files I want to play my music on my Opalum system and I want to use my smartphone to control everything from the sofa What do I need First your will need some kind of media server This can be a standard PC or Mac running a DLNA UPnP server software or a DLNA compatible NAS or a network router with built in DLNA UPnP server There are many software servers out there to be used for example TwonkySever Allegro Media Server Jamcast and there is even one built natively into Windows 7 To browse the media you will need a smartphone pad with a DLNA UPnP control point application Many applications are available in for iOS and Android in AppStore and Android Market To connect it all together you will need a network router and of course also a wireless enabled Opalum Control Hub
12. opalum com Introduction to DLNA UPnP Media sharing through DLNA or UPnP is basically built as a three way system where all units connects to the same network This way you are in total control of what song is played from anywhere to anywhere in your home network There are many third party software applications and hardware devices handling Digital Media Server DMS Digital Media Controller DMC and Digital Media Renderer DMR functionality Some times a combination of DMC and DMR is called Digital Media Player DMP or DLNA UPnP clients Applications can be found online or in Apples AppStore or Googles Android Market Many of these applications are available free of charge Control Point Media Server ae ay g OO Q0 QO QO OG O0 Nf Sey Media Renderer oo0oo0o0o0 Wireless network router The wireless version of the Opalum Control Hub can receive streaming music as a DMR from all DLNA and UPnP compatible devices made for this purpose Media Server DMS A DMS is a device that holds all of your media files This device may be a computer running a media server software your smartphone pad or a NAS with a built in DMS Some wireless network routers also has a built in DLNA compatible USB NAS functionality that can be used for sharing your media Media Renderer DMR The DMR is the device that renders the media for you typically playing an audio or video stream Thi
13. s might be a DLNA compatible flat screen TV a computer or as in this case your Opalum sound system Control Point DMC To control the flow of media from DMS to DMR you use a DMC This may be a computer or your smartphone pad All in one clients There are also devices and software programs that combines several of these functionalities For example a smartphone app may be at the same time a media server and a control point letting you stream song stored on your smartphone to a media renderer A flat screen TV may be both control point and media renderer letting you browse video media files stored on your computer on the TV screen before playback S fa CU i i n e Wireless setup guide v1 0 7 10 Example Media Servers DMS Jamcast windows http www sdstechnologies com Windows Media Player win7 vista xp http windows microsoft com en US windows products windows media player TVMOBIiLi win7 vista xp Mac OSX linux http www tvmobili com Foobar2000 UPnP plugin win7 vista xp http www foobar2000 or http www foobar2000 org components view foo upn Allegro Media Server Mac OSX win7 vista xp http www allegrosoft com ams html Twonky Server Mac OSX http www twonky com Playback Mac OSX Apple AppStore Media connect iOS http itunes apple com us app media connect for dIna upnp id335036887 mt 8 MediaServer Android http www prosyst com index php de html content 65 Mobile Media Server Exampl
14. umvents these restrictions One such app is Media Connect by Persona Software This app can be found in AppStore I want to stream audio from my MAC to the Opalum system how can I do that In this scenario you will do fine with the Opalum Control Hub without wlan support The most intuitive way to do this is to use an Apple Airport Express router This router has its own optical audio output that you can connect by a cable to the Opalum Control Hub This router can be bridged wired or wirelessly to your existing home network if you dont want to replace your current router The audio output of this router is natively supported in iTunes You can also stream all audio on your Mac including Spotify and other audio applications to the Airport Express using the program Airfoil by Rough Amoeba http www rogueamoeba com airfoil I want to stream the music from Spotify or any source on my PC to the Opalum system In this scenario you will need the Opalum Control Hub with wlan support Spotify does not at this date have built in support for DLNA streaming But there are workarounds One trick is to use a virtual soundcard to hijack all audio on your PC and send as one very long song through DLNA The media server Jamcast implements this feature Along with Jamcast you will also need a control point to get the Opalum system to start playing this very long song For this you can use a control point app of your choice for your smartphone
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