Genelec Smart IP Manager Operating Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Genelec Manuals
  4. Speakers
  5. Smart IP Manager
  6. Operating manual

Genelec Smart IP Manager Operating Manual

Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
Operating Manual
Genelec Smart IP Manager

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the Smart IP Manager and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Genelec Smart IP Manager

Summary of Contents for Genelec Smart IP Manager

  • Page 1 Operating Manual Genelec Smart IP Manager...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 2 of 48 Table of Contents Introduction ..........................4 Glossary ..........................5 System Components ........................ 6 Selecting IP switch devices ....................6 3.1.1 Capacity / bandwidth ....................6 3.1.2 PoE support ....................... 7 3.1.3...
  • Page 3 Where can I find more information about Dante? ............47 Why can’t I select an audio stream in the Dante Controller matrix? ......... 47 Why can’t I edit/control loudspeakers that are listed with Smart IP Manager? ....47 Why a Smart IP loudspeaker won’t power up? ..............47 Does Smart IP loudspeaker support AES67 streams? ............

  • Page 4: Introduction

    We are also ready to help you at any time. For support, first contact your local dealer. Genelec sales network is well trained to help and support you. You can also contact Genelec directly at...

  • Page 5: Glossary

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 5 of 48 2 Glossary Abbreviation or term Explanation 44xx (xx is two numbers) Family of Smart IP Loudspeakers. AES67 AES67 is a technical standard for audio over IP and audio over Ethernet interoperability.

  • Page 6: System Components

    WiFi  Genelec Smart IP Controller app to control the Smart IP system after the network setup and configuration using the Smart IP Manager. The Genelec Smart IP Controller app is available for iOS and Android devices through the official application stores ...

  • Page 7: Poe Support

    PoE+ (about 24 W into the device) power levels. An IP switch must support the IEEE 802.3at standard to have the capability for PoE+. A 15W or 30W of power budget for each Genelec loudspeaker is needed. This may have to be manually configured into a PoE-capable IP switch. Genelec Smart IP loudspeakers also supports automatic arbitration of the power budget with the capable IP switches.

  • Page 8: Poe Budget Calculation

    PoE power, the duration of high SPL output is shortened, and long continuous output signals play at lower sound level than when the PoE+ power level is used. Genelec recommends using PoE+ power level with Smart IP Loudspeaker.
  • Page 9 Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 9 of 48 Figure 1. Network cabling example.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    To set up a system you will need Smart IP monitors, audio signal cables, ethernet network cables, Smart IP Manager software and other components listed in the previous chapter. To set up a Genelec Smart IP system, ...
  • Page 11 Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 11 of 48 Default zone Figure 2. The default zone. In the example the one zone option it’s not suitable if there is need to control each room separately with the Smart IP controller or API. Separate control can be easily done by dividing each room to own controlling zone.

  • Page 12: Positioning And Mounting The Loudspeakers

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 12 of 48 Table 1. System identifier documentation example. Serial number Genelec MAC Dante MAC IP Address Receiver Location name 4430AM180 AC:47:23:20:01:3A 00:1D:C1:82:22:31 DHCP Genelec- Meeting 822231 Room1 4430AM192 AC:47:23:20:00:10 00:1D:C1:82:22:41 192.168.1.23...

  • Page 13: Connection Analog Input

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 13 of 48 Figure 5. Definition of the acoustic axis. Several mounting options are available for each loudspeaker model. See Genelec Accessories Catalogue on www.genelec.com for a complete list of mounting hardware options. The accessories can come with instructions on the proper methods of installation.

  • Page 14: Connecting Ethernet And Poe To Loudspeakers

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 14 of 48 4.4 Connecting Ethernet and PoE to loudspeakers Example of powering the Smart IP loudspeaker with a PoE+ enabled IP switch. With this method, the power budget available for all outputs connected to the IP switch must enable each Smart IP loudspeaker to run at full PoE+ power.

  • Page 15: Downloading And Installing Smart Ip Manager

    4.5 Downloading and Installing Smart IP Manager Acoustic calibration, zone setup, input selection and loudspeaker management are done using Genelec Smart IP Manager software. This is a software intended for AV installers. Genelec recommends using the Application Programming Interface (API) inside the loudspeaker to be used with home automation systems for the end-user control.
  • Page 16 Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 16 of 48 The Smart IP loudspeaker can receive two independent input streams. The output audio is a 1:1 mix of the two streams. This can support use cases where different streams are set up for different applications, for example one stream for the background music and one stream for live audio or announcements.

  • Page 17: Using Smart Ip Manager

    17 of 48 5 Using Smart IP Manager When starting Smart IP Manager for the first time the network interface which is used for controlling the Smart IP loudspeakers need to be defined. For example, most computers offer a cable-based IP network and WLAN interfaces.

  • Page 18: Menus

    File menu ‘Add zone’ creates a new zone. ‘Clear all messages’ clears all status message logged by Smart IP Manager. ‘Query devices’ forces the Smart IP device query message to be send. ‘Check for updates’ forces the software update check.

  • Page 19: Audio Network Settings

    Monitoring port: The default port is set in this field. Normally there is no need to edit this port number. If you know that this port number is not available, you can use another vacant port. In that case, enter a vacant port number and restart the Smart IP Manager to update the port number.

  • Page 20: Zones

    Default zone Figure 13. The default zone. All eight Smart IP loudspeakers are listed under the Default zone in Smart IP Manager. Muting or changing the volume of the Default zone will affect all the Smart IP loudspeakers in the zone.

  • Page 21: Creating Zones

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 21 of 48 Figure 14. Default zone listing. 5.3.2 Creating Zones To control rooms/zones separately and individually, the Smart IP playback system can be divided into several zones. In the zone plan below we have three example zones, named Meeting1,...
  • Page 22 Meeting Room2 zone Lobby zone Figure 15. Three Zone example. 1. To create a zone, click ’File : Add zone’ menu item in the Smart IP Manager. The Create zone window opens. Figure 16. Add a new zone. 2. Give name ”Meeting1” for the zone. Id(port) is automatically created by Smart IP Manager.
  • Page 23 Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 23 of 48 Figure 17. Create ‘Meeting1’ zone. 3. Repeat steps 1-2 for until all needed zones created. Figure 18. Create ‘Meeting2’ zone.

  • Page 24: Assigning Loudspeakers To The Zone

    Blink button in the Info tab -> the selected loudspeaker will flash the LED. Figure 20. Identify a loudspeaker from Smart IP Manager. 2. To assign the loudspeaker to the zone, open the ‘Network’ tab and select the correct zone name (in out example, ‘Meeting1’) in the Zone dropdown menu.
  • Page 25 Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 25 of 48 Figure 21. Assign the loudspeaker to the zone. 3. Repeat for the other zones. After this Smart IP Manager will show the three zones created. Figure 22. Three Smart IP zones created.

  • Page 26: Loudspeaker Management

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 26 of 48 Zones are indicated by a bold title showing the name of the zone. The loudspeakers belonging into a zone are shown under this title. The list of loudspeakers can be collapsed.

  • Page 27: Loudspeaker Information And Settings

    5.5 Loudspeaker Information and Settings Detailed information and settings related to the selected loudspeaker are shown at the right side of the Smart IP Manager window. Various information can be selected by clicking on the tabs at the top of the window: ...

  • Page 28: Input Tab

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 28 of 48 Figure 4. Loudspeaker information window, showing several tab-selectable information panels. 5.5.1 Input tab Besides Audio-over-IP streams, the loudspeaker may also support an analog input. A loudspeaker has the following input modes ...

  • Page 29: Acoustic Tab

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 29 of 48 Figure 24. Input selection from the input tab. Figure 25. Input selection from the device tree with the input button. 5.5.2 Acoustic tab Acoustic calibration settings can be controlled in the ‘Acoustics’ tab. Values of all the currently selected loudspeakers are adjusted together to the values of the controls.

  • Page 30: Delay

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 30 of 48 Figure 26. Acoustic settings tab. 5.5.2.1 Delay The delay control can be used to increase the delay of the speaker. The delay adjustment is useful in calibrating the stereo pair or immersive playback system. For these systems, the delay from all loudspeakers to the listening position should be the same.

  • Page 31: Filter Frequency Response Graph

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 31 of 48 Filter presets for bass cut, bass roll off and treble tilt exist. These can be used to quickly create suitable acoustic settings, but the result can still be modified using the sliders. Bass cut can be used to reduce the low frequency boost or boominess and is best used when placing the loudspeaker near a wall.

  • Page 32: Storing Acoustic Settings To Profile Preset

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 32 of 48 5.5.2.5 Storing Acoustic Settings to Profile Preset Acoustic settings can be stored into the loudspeaker. There are five profile preset memory slots in a loudspeaker for this purpose. To store settings the profile preset: 1.

  • Page 33: Info Tab

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 33 of 48 The profile presets can be recalled easily to load the stored settings with the zone control. Figure 28. Loading the profile preset. 5.5.3 Info tab The Info tab is used to view the status of the Smart IP loudspeaker. It can be also used to update the Smart IP loudspeaker firmware and set ISS settings.

  • Page 34: Booting The Loudspeaker

    5.5.3.4 Update the Firmware of the Loudspeaker The loudspeaker shows a green notification icon when a new firmware is available in the Genelec Cloud. To update the firmware 1.

  • Page 35: Loudspeaker Information

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 35 of 48 NOTE: Dante audio receiver firmware update is done separately if needed, and the update is accomplished using the Dante Controller software. Consult the Dante Controller documentation on how to do this.

  • Page 36: Led Intensity

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 36 of 48 The loudspeaker wakes up from the sleep state automatically when the audio signal level exceeds the Sleep threshold level at the configured input. 5.5.3.7 LED Intensity Smart IP loudspeaker’s front panel LED intensity in the normal operating mode can be set in the ‘Info’...

  • Page 37: Zone Credentials

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 37 of 48  IP Address: shows the current IP address of the loudspeaker.  Subnet mask: shows the current subnet mask of the loudspeaker.  Multicast IP: shows the current multicast IP address of the loudspeaker (this is not used currently).

  • Page 38: Access To Unauthorized Loudspeakers

    ”unknown” zone, the loudspeakers which credentials were changed are now listed under that with ”Unauthorized” status. To open access, follow instructions in next chapter or 20 or change the Smart IP Manager system credentials from Audio network settings (Audio network settings). 5.5.5.2 Access to Unauthorized Loudspeakers When loudspeaker credentials do not match the user default credentials in audio network settings, the loudspeakers cannot be accessed.
  • Page 39 Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 39 of 48 Figure 35. Unauthorized loudspeakers. If you know the credentials for a zone it is possible to connect the loudspeakers in the zone. This is done by right mouse click => select ‘connect’ and give the credentials when a popup asking credentials is shown.

  • Page 40: How To Configure And Use The Smart Ip Controller App

    To use the app, first at least one zone is configured into the app. The Controller app first suggests using the Default Zone. If you have not configured any zones using the Smart IP Manager, this is the method you will use.

  • Page 41: Enabling Smart Ip Controller App On Your Wlan

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 41 of 48 In some cases, it may be necessary to manually set the IP address for each device. When you do this, two devices can never have exactly the same IP address even if the start part of the IP address must be the same for all devices.

  • Page 42: Configuring Smart Ip Controller App

    WLAN service and assign it to an IP address in the same network with the Smart IP loudspeakers. Figure 39. Genelec Smart IP control network on simple network containing a WLAN access point, IP switch with PoE output to Smart IP loudspeakers.
  • Page 43 Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 43 of 48 If the Default zone is the only zone you want to have, the zone addition process is now complete, you can move to using the Controller app controls for the Default zone.
  • Page 44 Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 44 of 48 Figure 44. Click to add an image for the zone. 6. Volume level operation ranges can be set e.g. to limit maximum volume. Figure 45. Volume limit for the volume control.

  • Page 45: Daily Use Of Smart Ip Controller App

    Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 45 of 48  Hide Default Zone; If selected the Default zone on the main page will be hidden if zone exists.  Hide Not Assigned Zone; If selected the zones where the Controller has no access will be hidden.
  • Page 46 Smart IP Manager - System Operating Manual page 46 of 48  mute the loudspeakers The animated bars show if audio is playing in the zone. Zone name How many Smart IP loudspeakers is in this zone Volume down or up buttons...

  • Page 47: Frequently Asked Questions

    7.6 Is there Smart IP subwoofers available? At the moment no. However other Genelec subwoofer model can be used with e.g. Dante AVIO adapter. In this case Smart IP Controller or API cannot be used to control the system volume. In many case the audio source can control audio level and it’s not a problem.
  • Page 48 Genelec, Inc., 7 Tech Circle Phone +81 3 6441 0591 Natick, MA 01760, USA Email genelec.japan@genelec.com Phone +1 508 652 0900 Fax +1 508 652 0909 Email genelec.usa@genelec.com Genelec Document D0153R001. Copyright Genelec Oy, 01 2022. All data subject to change.

Table of Contents