Table of Contents ..... What Is Required ..... STEP 1: Download the Aurender App ..... STEP 2: Connect the Aurender to your local network and USB external drive ..... STEP 3: Update the Aurender's System Software to the latest version .....
What Is Required: 1. Aurender Music Server W20/N10/A10/X100/N100/N100C/ACS10 2. Apple iPad Air or later The iPad Air2 or iPad Pro are recommended for their fast processing speed and 801.11ac wireless connection. 3. Wireless router* with gigabit ethernet** ports A router that supports gigabit ethernet is recommended for faster music file transfer over LAN (Local Area Network) and faster connection speed for streaming content.
STEP 1: Download the Aurender App First, find the App Store on your iPad and open it (1). Search for the Aurender Conductor App in the App store (2). Get and Install the free Aurender Conductor App and open it (3). - 5 -...
USB drive for transferring music content*. For best performance, Aurender recommends locating your WiFi router/Access Point in the same room the Aurender music server will be located in. In order to avoid network conflicts, Aurender also recommends that your WiFi router is configured for "bridge" or "access point" mode.
Aurender's, you will need to specify which Aurender you wish to connect to. The first time you connect to the Aurender from the iPad app, you will be prompted to enter a 6-digit passcode (4).
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Software to the latest version Check the software version of the Aurender by navigating to the Upgrade tab in the Settings menu (6). The unit will automatically check for the latest software version. If an update is available, the button will allow you to install the latest version of the system software (7).
Once the folder view has been selected, the root folder menu will appear. If an external USB drive is attached to one of the Aurender's rear panel data ports, you will be able to browse the contents of the drive by selecting the USB option (3).
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Once you have selected the folders you wish to copy, press the "Copy to (aurender button)" text on the top right of the window (5). A window will appear requesting you to select a target folder. Select one of the main folders listed (Music1 or Music2) by tapping the round checkbox next to the folder name (6)* and tap the select option to start the copy process (7).
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STEP 4: Preparing Internal Music Content A confirmation window will appear, select the "Copy" button (8) to start the copy process. Once the Smart Copy process has been initiated, you can view the status by selecting the "Copy Status" option on the top right of the app screen (9).
Tidal: www.tidal.com Qobuz: www.qobuz.com To configure Tidal streaming for use with Aurender music servers*, first tap the "Settings" icon from the main page of the Conductor app. *Note that setting up the Aurender for Qobuz is identical, only select Qobuz instead of Tidal in step (3).
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STEP 5: Preparing Streaming Music Content Enter the username and password for the account (4), and select the quality level of streaming you wish, based on the quality level your subscription may allow (5). For Tidal, HiFi is the highest available quality level. Then tap the "Check Login"...
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STEP 5: Preparing Streaming Music Content With Tidal streaming configured, select the Tidal button (8) from the main page of the app to view and browse Tidal content. Select the top row to search within the filter* (Songs, Artists, Albums, Playlist) (9) and the bottom row to filter results further (10).
Until the Aurender finishes making the metadata database, you will not see any album covers in the Aurender App as seen in the screen capture. You can check the status of the scan in the "Settings" menu, under the option "Scanner".
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STEP 6: Playing Music Once your music has been copied and scanned, you can use the Aurender Conductor App to select and play your music.* You can filter your view using the tabs at the top of the screen - Song, Artist, Album, Genre, etc.
To shut down from the iPad App, press and hold the "Play/Pause" button and a menu button will pop up to turn off the Aurender. Please note that the Aurender does take some time to shutdown - the unit is off when the front panel button backlight has stopped flashing and has dimmed.
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Customer Service : support@aurender.com Aurender America Inc. 17911 Sky Park Circle Suite H, Irvine, CA 92614 USA (Korea) Aurender Inc. #1612, Obiz Tower, 126, Beolmal-ro, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea / ZIP 14057 iPad is the trademark of Apple Inc.
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