Cambridge Audio music server (networking)
 

I recently bought a Cambridge Audio 640H music server. I'm more than
pleased with it, I find it easy to operate and I've already uploaded
much of my music collection to it. Its networking capabilities, though,
have defeated me. It has hooked up to the internet through my router
and accesses title / artist details and internet radio as it should,
but I can't get it to "talk" to anything else on my home network.
Ideally I'd like to be able to "see" the desktop PC from the music
server and vice versa. The available documentation is not exactly
informative, it just mentions in passing that the 640H uses the PC's
"guest" account, which unfortunately mean nothing to me.

There must be someone out there who's succeeded in getting their 640H
to talk to their PC so any help you could pass on would be much
appreciated. If it's any help, the network is called "home" and is
password protected to prevent unauthorised access to router's wifi
channel.

Cambridge Audio music server (networking)
 

"jb" wrote in message
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I recently bought a Cambridge Audio 640H music server. I'm
more than
pleased with it, I find it easy to operate and I've
already uploaded
much of my music collection to it. Its networking
capabilities, though,
have defeated me. It has hooked up to the internet through
my router
and accesses title / artist details and internet radio as
it should,
but I can't get it to "talk" to anything else on my home
network.
Ideally I'd like to be able to "see" the desktop PC from
the music
server and vice versa. The available documentation is not
exactly
informative, it just mentions in passing that the 640H
uses the PC's
"guest" account, which unfortunately mean nothing to me.

There must be someone out there who's succeeded in getting
their 640H
to talk to their PC so any help you could pass on would be
much
appreciated. If it's any help, the network is called
"home" and is
password protected to prevent unauthorised access to
router's wifi
channel.


Well actually it is very easy. Mine is hard wired to a
router and works perfectly and yes the book is vague but it
is all there.

I assume you are using Win XP?
First up assign an IP address to the 640H that is in the IP
range of your router.
Make sure the 640H has a name (I called mine AZUR)
Next enable file sharing on your computer.
Then enter into the 640H the network address of the file you
want to read.
e.g \\ your computer's name\music file

BTW don't forget the double "\\" as it is a network address
;-)

Also if you open in Windows: Start Search Computers or
People type in Azur and see if your computer can find it as
well.

Hope this helps.

Cheers TT

Cambridge Audio music server (networking)
 

"TT" wrote in message
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"jb" wrote in message
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I recently bought a Cambridge Audio 640H music server. I'm
more than
pleased with it, I find it easy to operate and I've
already uploaded
much of my music collection to it. Its networking
capabilities, though,
have defeated me. It has hooked up to the internet through
my router
and accesses title / artist details and internet radio as
it should,
but I can't get it to "talk" to anything else on my home
network.
Ideally I'd like to be able to "see" the desktop PC from
the music
server and vice versa. The available documentation is not
exactly
informative, it just mentions in passing that the 640H
uses the PC's
"guest" account, which unfortunately mean nothing to me.

There must be someone out there who's succeeded in getting
their 640H
to talk to their PC so any help you could pass on would be
much
appreciated. If it's any help, the network is called
"home" and is
password protected to prevent unauthorised access to
router's wifi
channel.


Well actually it is very easy. Mine is hard wired to a
router and works perfectly and yes the book is vague but it
is all there.

I assume you are using Win XP?
First up assign an IP address to the 640H that is in the IP
range of your router.
Make sure the 640H has a name (I called mine AZUR)
Next enable file sharing on your computer.
Then enter into the 640H the network address of the file you
want to read.
e.g \\ your computer's name\music file

BTW don't forget the double "\\" as it is a network address
;-)

Also if you open in Windows: Start Search Computers or
People type in Azur and see if your computer can find it as
well.

Hope this helps.


And don't forget to tell your firewall it's a 'Trusted Zone' (or
whatever)...

Cambridge Audio music server (networking)
 

"Keith G" wrote in message
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"TT" wrote in message
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"jb" wrote in message

oups.com...
I recently bought a Cambridge Audio 640H music server.
I'm
more than
pleased with it, I find it easy to operate and I've
already uploaded
much of my music collection to it. Its networking
capabilities, though,
have defeated me. It has hooked up to the internet
through
my router
and accesses title / artist details and internet radio
as
it should,
but I can't get it to "talk" to anything else on my
home
network.
Ideally I'd like to be able to "see" the desktop PC
from
the music
server and vice versa. The available documentation is
not
exactly
informative, it just mentions in passing that the 640H
uses the PC's
"guest" account, which unfortunately mean nothing to
me.

There must be someone out there who's succeeded in
getting
their 640H
to talk to their PC so any help you could pass on would
be
much
appreciated. If it's any help, the network is called
"home" and is
password protected to prevent unauthorised access to
router's wifi
channel.


Well actually it is very easy. Mine is hard wired to a
router and works perfectly and yes the book is vague but
it
is all there.

I assume you are using Win XP?
First up assign an IP address to the 640H that is in the
IP
range of your router.
Make sure the 640H has a name (I called mine AZUR)
Next enable file sharing on your computer.
Then enter into the 640H the network address of the file
you
want to read.
e.g \\ your computer's name\music file

BTW don't forget the double "\\" as it is a network
address
;-)

Also if you open in Windows: Start Search Computers
or
People type in Azur and see if your computer can find
it as
well.

Hope this helps.


And don't forget to tell your firewall it's a 'Trusted
Zone' (or
whatever)...

That's why it is necessary to assign the IP address so it is
in the trusted zone on the router. But yes if all else
fails turn off any firewalls (with plug to the outside world
pulled of course) and try then as well.

Cheers TT

Cambridge Audio music server (networking)
 

TT wrote:



Well actually it is very easy. Mine is hard wired to a
router and works perfectly and yes the book is vague but it
is all there.

I assume you are using Win XP?
First up assign an IP address to the 640H that is in the IP
range of your router.
Make sure the 640H has a name (I called mine AZUR)
Next enable file sharing on your computer.
Then enter into the 640H the network address of the file you
want to read.
e.g \\ your computer's name\music file

BTW don't forget the double "\\" as it is a network address
;-)

Also if you open in Windows: Start Search Computers or
People type in Azur and see if your computer can find it as
well.

Hope this helps.

Cheers TT


It worked! Thanks TT!

Cambridge Audio music server (networking)
 

"jb" wrote in message
oups.com...
:
: TT wrote:
:
:
:
: Well actually it is very easy. Mine is hard wired to a
: router and works perfectly and yes the book is vague but
it
: is all there.
:
: I assume you are using Win XP?
: First up assign an IP address to the 640H that is in the
IP
: range of your router.
: Make sure the 640H has a name (I called mine AZUR)
: Next enable file sharing on your computer.
: Then enter into the 640H the network address of the file
you
: want to read.
: e.g \\ your computer's name\music file
:
: BTW don't forget the double "\\" as it is a network
address
: ;-)
:
: Also if you open in Windows: Start Search Computers
or
: People type in Azur and see if your computer can find
it as
: well.
:
: Hope this helps.
:
: Cheers TT
:
:
: It worked! Thanks TT!
:

No problemo :-)

TIP When recording analog sources to it (e.g. LPs) I just
hit record, drop the needle and record all of the side. I
then drag the file across the network to my main computer
into Cool Edit Pro, split it into tracks with names, top and
tail the tracks with fade in/out and them manually
de-click/pop. Then burn to CD for storage.

This gives a very good and quick result.

Also any album I think I may buy I first download the MP3
onto my main computer, listen to it in my system through the
640H's network connection so I can get a good idea of what
it will really sound like before handing over the hard
earned.

Cheers TT

Cambridge Audio music server (networking)
 

Hi TT (and others),

I've recently bought a Cambridge Audio 640H Music Server along with a
couple of other bits of CA gear (Azur 540R and the DVD89 player).
Anyway I'm buggered if I can get the networking happening on the
640H. I've assigned it an IP within my network and done all the other
stuff as planned but it just won't find my share that has all my MP3s
in it.

Does it matter that my computers are hooked up via a network switch
elsewhere in the house and the 640H is connecting to that switch via
Ethernet cables running through the walls (the cables all work because
I've plugged my laptop into the socket where the 640H is and it
connects to the shared folder ok)??

Any suggestions? My computers are also part of a Windows Domain as well
- not sure if that makes a difference or not (don't know that it
should).

Cheers muchly

Berk McGowan


TT wrote:
"jb" wrote in message
oups.com...
:
: TT wrote:
:
:
:
: Well actually it is very easy. Mine is hard wired to a
: router and works perfectly and yes the book is vague but
it
: is all there.
:
: I assume you are using Win XP?
: First up assign an IP address to the 640H that is in the
IP
: range of your router.
: Make sure the 640H has a name (I called mine AZUR)
: Next enable file sharing on your computer.
: Then enter into the 640H the network address of the file
you
: want to read.
: e.g \\ your computer's name\music file
:
: BTW don't forget the double "\\" as it is a network
address
: ;-)
:
: Also if you open in Windows: Start Search Computers
or
: People type in Azur and see if your computer can find
it as
: well.
:
: Hope this helps.
:
: Cheers TT
:
:
: It worked! Thanks TT!
:

No problemo :-)

TIP When recording analog sources to it (e.g. LPs) I just
hit record, drop the needle and record all of the side. I
then drag the file across the network to my main computer
into Cool Edit Pro, split it into tracks with names, top and
tail the tracks with fade in/out and them manually
de-click/pop. Then burn to CD for storage.

This gives a very good and quick result.

Also any album I think I may buy I first download the MP3
onto my main computer, listen to it in my system through the
640H's network connection so I can get a good idea of what
it will really sound like before handing over the hard
earned.

Cheers TT

Cambridge Audio music server (networking)
 

Hi berkyj,

I see you have read my previous post on this so I would
suggest you have a good look at the 640H set up again as jb
seemed to get his to work OK.

If you follow *all* the tips I have already said and it
still wont work please get back to us here with some
specific questions.

Cheers TT


wrote in message
oups.com...
: Hi TT (and others),
:
: I've recently bought a Cambridge Audio 640H Music Server
along with a
: couple of other bits of CA gear (Azur 540R and the DVD89
player).
: Anyway I'm buggered if I can get the networking happening
on the
: 640H. I've assigned it an IP within my network and done
all the other
: stuff as planned but it just won't find my share that has
all my MP3s
: in it.
:
: Does it matter that my computers are hooked up via a
network switch
: elsewhere in the house and the 640H is connecting to that
switch via
: Ethernet cables running through the walls (the cables all
work because
: I've plugged my laptop into the socket where the 640H is
and it
: connects to the shared folder ok)??
:
: Any suggestions? My computers are also part of a Windows
Domain as well
: - not sure if that makes a difference or not (don't know
that it
: should).
:
: Cheers muchly
:
: Berk McGowan
:
:
: TT wrote:
: "jb" wrote in message
:
oups.com...
: :
: : TT wrote:
: :
: :
: :
: : Well actually it is very easy. Mine is hard wired
to a
: : router and works perfectly and yes the book is vague
but
: it
: : is all there.
: :
: : I assume you are using Win XP?
: : First up assign an IP address to the 640H that is in
the
: IP
: : range of your router.
: : Make sure the 640H has a name (I called mine AZUR)
: : Next enable file sharing on your computer.
: : Then enter into the 640H the network address of the
file
: you
: : want to read.
: : e.g \\ your computer's name\music file
: :
: : BTW don't forget the double "\\" as it is a network
: address
: : ;-)
: :
: : Also if you open in Windows: Start Search
Computers
: or
: : People type in Azur and see if your computer can
find
: it as
: : well.
: :
: : Hope this helps.
: :
: : Cheers TT
: :
: :
: : It worked! Thanks TT!
: :
:
: No problemo :-)
:
: TIP When recording analog sources to it (e.g. LPs) I
just
: hit record, drop the needle and record all of the side.
I
: then drag the file across the network to my main
computer
: into Cool Edit Pro, split it into tracks with names, top
and
: tail the tracks with fade in/out and them manually
: de-click/pop. Then burn to CD for storage.
:
: This gives a very good and quick result.
:
: Also any album I think I may buy I first download the
MP3
: onto my main computer, listen to it in my system through
the
: 640H's network connection so I can get a good idea of
what
: it will really sound like before handing over the hard
: earned.
:
: Cheers TT
:

Cambridge Audio music server (networking)
 

Cheers TT,

I will definitely go back tonight and start a fresh and go through it
step by step to make sure I didn't miss anything. Are you using fixed
IP addressing for all your computers in your network or a combination
of fixed and DHCP?

An aside question: Is it worth updating the software of the 640H?

Will let you know how I go...

Cheers
Berk

TT wrote:
Hi berkyj,

I see you have read my previous post on this so I would
suggest you have a good look at the 640H set up again as jb
seemed to get his to work OK.

If you follow *all* the tips I have already said and it
still wont work please get back to us here with some
specific questions.

Cheers TT

Cambridge Audio music server (networking)
 

wrote in message
ups.com...

:
: I will definitely go back tonight and start a fresh and go
through it
: step by step to make sure I didn't miss anything.

I think you will find you have missed something obvious ;-)

Are you using fixed
: IP addressing for all your computers in your network or a
combination
: of fixed and DHCP?

It's all DHCP. Except I did assign a number to the 640H
that is within the allowed IP adress range of my router.
:
: An aside question: Is it worth updating the software of
the 640H?

Oh dear :-( You *MUST* update the software as there are
some dreadful glitches in the first version it was shipped
with. Tip back up all your music filese first before doing
the update. The process is very easy to do and the result
is a much more stable machine. I would actully reconmend
wiping the HD, update the software and then reload all the
music
:
:
Cheers TT
:
: TT wrote:
: Hi berkyj,
:
: I see you have read my previous post on this so I would
: suggest you have a good look at the 640H set up again as
jb
: seemed to get his to work OK.
:
: If you follow *all* the tips I have already said and it
: still wont work please get back to us here with some
: specific questions.
:
: Cheers TT
:
:
: