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    Music ser ver Networking guide - Mac Updated 1 0/06 640H azur[...]

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    2 Contents Introduction .................................................................................................2 1. Making the physical connection ............................................................3 2. Setting up IP addresses for netw ork devices .......................................4 3. Setting up your Mac ...................[...]

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    640H azur 3 Network Type C: "Home" Wired network via a Router, Hub or Switch This is the most common network where a rout er (a device that rout es signals from the phone line t o multiple network devices on a netw ork), hub or switch (devices that allow data t o be shared between many network devices) is used t o connect multiple devices[...]

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    4 Once your network connections ha ve been made, for the connect ed devices t o communicate to each o ther you will need to specify the unique "IP address" f or the device (i.e. lik e a house number, and street name so the house can be identified for posting lett ers). There are two types of IP address; DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Pr[...]

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    6. In the "Configure IPv4" drop do wn menu, you can select five options, but one of the two you w ant to use are "Manually" for static IP addressing and "Using DHCP" for Dynamic IP addressing. 7 . Select "Manually" for static IP addressing. There are also fiv e te xt input box es you can fill in; IP address, [...]

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    640H azur 7 3.3 Setting up the IP address for the 640H If you are using Dynamic DHCP IP addressing, the 640H is default ed to receive an IP address and you can skip this st ep. If you wish to set up a static IP for the 640H, then f ollow these instructions: 1. In the main menu, select "Settings" in the left hand menu: 2. In the right hand[...]

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    3.5 Setting up your Mac t o share music over a network If you use iT unes, we recommend placing all of your MP3's in your iT unes folder (situat ed in your Music folder) bef ore star ting. If you don't, then place all your MP3 content in y our Music folder (situated in your A ccount folder). Turning on File Sharing 1. In the "Apple&q[...]

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    640H azur 9 Setting Permissions of your "Music" Folder 1. Select the Macintosh HD icon situat ed on the desktop. 2. Select the "Users" folder . 3. Select the folder corresponding t o your account name. 4. Click once on the "Music" folder so it is select ed. 5. Go to the "File" menu and select "Get Inf o&[...]

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    640H azur 5 These instructions are for setting up y our 6 40H network with an Apple Macintosh comput er. If you are using a wireless network, please consult the manual of y our wireless network adaptor f or setting up an IP address for your Mac and skip to the "T esting your Network Configuration" section. 3.1 Setting up a Dynamic IP addr[...]

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    Note: The set up pr ocedure for OS X 1 0.4.1 (Tiger) and 1 0.3.x (Panther) are the same. For OS X 1 0.4.2 and above, please turn t o "OS X 10.4.2 and Abov e" section below. The 640H will not netw ork to OS X 1 0.2 and below , including OS 9. 3.7 Adding Content t o your 640H from y our Mac for OS X 10.3.x and 10.4.1 only Now your 640H and [...]

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    640H azur 11 5. This now brings up f our settings that you can change: "Friendly name", "File location", "User name" and "Password". 6. For the F riendly name, you can enter anything y ou like to denot e your selection. For e xample, if you have chosen t o add your whole collection to the 640H, it could be &q[...]

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    12 5. This now brings up f our settings that you can change: "Friendly name", "File location," "User name" and "Password". 6. For the F riendly name, you can enter anything y ou like to denot e your selection. For e xample, if you have chosen t o add your whole collection to the 640H, it could be "My Mac[...]

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    640H azur 13 4.1 Virus's and Spy-ware Virus's and spy-ware are the biggest security risks facing comput er systems t oday . It is recommend to periodically update y our anti-virus and anti spy-ware software then scan your PC/Mac hard driv e for potential inf ections. Such infections can bring down y our internet and network connections wi[...]

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    14 The below diagrams show the different types of Ethernet netw ork cable that can be used to network the 640H. Please see "Making the ph ysical connection" section of this document for more inf ormation. 5.1 Cat5 568A RJ-45 cable jack 5.2 Cat5 568B RJ-45 cable jack A straight-thru one-to-one (patch) cable has identical ends (568A-568A): [...]

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    AP20856/1 Cambridge Audio Galler y Cour t Hanke y Place London SE1 4BB England www.cambridge-audio.com © 2006 Cambridge Audio Ltd[...]