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

INSTALLATION AND FIRST TIME SETUP

Option B3 (Using a soft access point)
The MBX-PRE will broadcast an SSID of "MBX-PRE-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-PRE-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-PRE. 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-
PRE will reboot and attempt to connect to the Wi-Fi
network. The front panel LED of the MBX-PRE will turn
green when a successful connection has been made.
Option B4 (Configuring using a wired connection)
Connect the MBX-PRE to the network using a wired
connection and then use Web Config to access the MBX-
PRE settings and enter the appropriate network SSID and
password settings. These settings are accessed in the
Admin-Networking section.
Network Connection Type
The first selection to make is the type of network connection
you would like to use. There are three possible options:
Automatic (Default) – Automatic is the preferred setting
for almost all systems. When set to "automatic", either a
wired or wireless connection can be used and the MBX-PRE
will prioritize the wired connection whenever it is present. If
a wired connection is not available, the MBX-PRE will use the
currently configured Wi-Fi settings to attempt to connect to
the network.
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Wired – When set to "Wired", the Wi-Fi connection will be
disabled. The only connection method available will be the
Wired Ethernet connection. This option is recommended
for all rack-based installations or whenever Wi-Fi network
pollution might be an issue and you want to reduce the
number of available Wi-Fi devices in the local environment.
Wi-Fi – When set to "Wi-Fi", the Wired Ethernet connection
will be disabled. This setting should only be used in
environments when you want to disable physical access to
the network connection such as a commercial installation.
This setting is NOT recommended for typical usage.
First Time Setup
The first time that a user navigates to the MBX-PRE 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-PRE,
navigate to the MBX-PRE's Web Config page by entering
one of the following:
1. MBX-PRE 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-PRE Hostname – The hostname is printed on a label
on the bottom of the MBX-PRE. The hostname is formatted
as MBX-PRE-XXXX where XXXX is the last four digits of
the MBX-PRE's MAC ID. Example: If the hostname is MBX-
PRE-1234, enter http://MBX-PRE-1234 into the web browser.
Device Name
The first item you will see on the first time setup screen is