Installation And First Time Setup - Russound MBX-AMP Installation Manual

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3. We suggest naming the MBX-AMP as that particular

room, such as "Kitchen".

4. After selecting the name, the next step is connecting to

Wi-Fi. Choose the Wi-Fi network you would like to connect

to, or enter the appropriate connection information

manually and follow the prompts to continue. The MBX-

AMP will attempt to connect to the selected network and

the front panel LED will turn green when the connection

is successful.

*During the setup process, the MBX-AMP will play a tone in order

to confirm that you are configuring the proper device. In order

for this tone to be heard, the MBX-AMP must be connected to

loudspeakers.

Option B2 (iOS devices only)

1. From an iOS device that is on the Wi-Fi network that

you would like to use with the MBX-AMP, go to Settings –

Wi-Fi – Set up new AirPlay speaker. The MBX-AMP will be

listed there as "MBX-AMP-XXXX" with XXXX being the last

4 digits of the MAC ID.

2. Select the MBX-AMP you want to configure.

3. Rename the MBX-AMP according to the room where it

is located. For example, "Kitchen".

4. Follow the prompts to connect to the appropriate Wi-Fi

network.

5. The MBX-AMP will attempt to connect to the selected

network and the front panel LED will turn green when the

connection is successful.

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Option B3 (Using a soft access point)

The MBX-AMP will broadcast an SSID of "MBX-AMP-XXXX.

h013"" with XXXX being the last 4 digits of the MAC ID of

the device.

1. From your phone/tablet connect to the MBX-AMP-

XXXX.h013 Wi-Fi network.

2. From a browser on your phone/tablet, navigate to

"http://192.168.255.249" to access the Web Config page

of your MBX-AMP. You can access the network settings

by navigating to Admin-Networking. It is recommended

to use "Automatic" as the Networking Type. Select the

Wi-Fi network you would like to connect to and enter the

appropriate password.

3. Select "Apply" to apply the new settings and the MBX-

AMP will reboot and attempt to connect to the Wi-Fi

network. The front panel LED of the MBX-AMP will turn

green when a successful connection has been made.

Option B4 (Configuring using a wired connection)

Connect the MBX-AMP to the network using a wired

connection and then use Web Config to access the MBX-

AMP settings and enter the appropriate network SSID

and password settings. These settings are accessed in the

Admin-Networking section.

Accessing Web Config First Time Setup

Web Config is a hosted web page within the MBX-AMP used

to configure all settings and to perform firmware updates.

It is accessed by navigating any web browser to the MBX-

AMP's IP address on your home network.

The first time that a user navigates to the MBX-AMP Web

Config page, Web Config will open automatically in First

Time Setup mode.

First Time Setup is designed to help configure a few basic

system settings as well as to provide for a quick method of

enabling Chromecast Built-in for Audio.

Using a web browser from any device (phone, tablet, or

computer) that is on the same network as the MBX-AMP,

navigate to the MBX-AMP's Web Config page by entering

one of the following:

1. MBX-AMP IP address – Example: if the IP address is

192.168.0.105, enter http://192.168.0.105 into the web

browser. If you don't know the IP address, you can use

a network scanning app such as Fing (Free for iOS and

Android) to discover the IP address.

2. MBX-AMP Hostname – The hostname is printed on a

label on the bottom of the MBX-AMP. The hostname is

formatted as MBX-AMP-XXXX where XXXX is the last four

digits of the MBX-AMP's MAC ID. Example: If the hostname

is MBX-AMP-1234, enter http://MBX-AMP-1234 into the web

browser.

Device Name

The first item you will see on the first time setup screen is

the device name. The default device name is the hostname

MBX-AMP-XXXX. If you edited the name using Google

Home, or in your Apple configuration in the Installation

steps above, the name will be whatever you entered. The

name can be edited here or changed at any time in the

future using Web Config.

We suggest naming the MBX-AMP for the room or area

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