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INSTRUCTION MANUAL N4000 SERIES NMX-ATC-N4321D Audio Transceiver NMX-ATC-N4321D,NMX-ATC-N4321D-C...
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ these instructions. KEEP these instructions. HEED all warnings. FOLLOW all instructions. DO NOT use this apparatus near water. CLEAN ONLY with dry cloth. DO NOT block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. DO NOT install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
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EU COMPLIANCE INFORMATION: Hereby, Harman Professional, Inc. declares that the equipment is in compliance with the following: European Union Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU; European Union EMC Directive 2014/30/EU; European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances Recast (RoHS2) Directive 2011/65/EU and as amended by 2015/863.
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Manufacturer Information: HARMAN Professional, Inc. Address: 8500 Balboa Blvd. Northridge, CA 91329 USA EU Regulatory Contact: Harman Professional Denmark ApS Olof Palmes Allé 44, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark UK Regulatory Contact: Harman Professional Solutions 2 Westside, London Road, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9TD, UK...
Introducing Your New N4321D Device Introducing Your New N4321D Device Product Overview The AMX N4321D Audio-over-IP Transceiver is a solution for connecting independent IP and analog audio networks. With support for Dante, AES67, and PCM audio-over-IP streams as well as balanced and unbalanced analog audio, the N4321D can bridge all the most popular audio networks.
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Introducing Your New N4321D Device 1) 12VDC Input (not needed with PoE) 6) Relay Connection 2) Status Indicators 7) Mic/Line Audio In Connection 3) RJ45 Auto-Sensing Gigabit Ethernet Switch Port — PoE 8) Analog Audio Out Connection 4) RJ45 Auto-Sensing Gigabit Ethernet Switch Port 9) 3.5mm Headphone Connection 5) GPI I np ut Co nn ecti on FIG.
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Introducing Your New N4321D Device Audio Transceiver Panel Descriptions Front Panel RESET button Recessed pushbutton. Press to initiate a “warm restart” which causes the processor to reset, but not lose power. A reset does NOT affect the current settings. ID button Recessed pushbutton.
Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment This chapter provides an installation overview as well as a detailed step-by-step process for installation. If you encounter any problems, refer to the Troubleshooting section on page 89 for help.
Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment Mounting Options The N4321D units are available in stand-alone and card versions. The stand-alone version can be free standing, surface mounted, wall mounted, or rack mounted. All cards must be rack mounted using the N9206 Card Cage (sold separately). Surface and Wall Mounting To mount your N4321D stand-alone unit to a flat surface or wall, follow these steps: Remove the four screws from the bottom of the unit and use them to attach the mounting wings (not included in shipment -...
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Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment FIG. 7 Rack Mounting Cards Align the thumb screw on back plate before seating card into cage. Firmly seat the card and tighten the thumb screw by hand to secure card placement. Use one of the six Phoenix connector cables (included in shipment with the Encoder/Decoder Card) to connect the card’s 12VDC input Phoenix connector to one of the cage’s six 12VDC outputs.
Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment Step-by-Step Installation Instructions This section provides step-by-step guidance for installing and configuring equipment from the N-Series product family on your network. The steps provided here assume the following to be true: There are switches operational on the network. N-Series equipment can operate on many different brands of networking equipment.
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Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment Scroll down in the list to the Internet Protocol Version 4 option. Highlightit and click the Properties button. N4321D Manual...
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Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment address option, and enter the static IP address provided to you by your network administrator. NOTE: If the computer does not need Internet access, you can simply enter a unique 169.254.xxx.xxx IP address with a 255.255.0.0 subnet mask.
Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment Step 2: Connecting N4321D to the Network and Configuring Stream Settings Using a Cat-5e cable, connect your N4321D’s P0 port to a PoE-enabled switch. NOTE: In order for the unit to receive PoE, it must be connected to a switch or other equipment that has a PoE PSE port. In N-Able, select the Unit Management tab and click the Auto Discover button (if the table has not already populated itself with the installed units).
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Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment Transmitters listed along the top Receivers listed along the side FIG. 11 Audio Matrix Page Double-click the Transcoder’s name in the list. The Login page is displayed (see Figure 12). If prompted, use the following default login credentials to log in for the first time.
Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment FIG. 13 Changing Stream Setting Repeat these steps until all Transcoders are connected to the network and configured with an appropriate Stream number. NOTE: Each Transcoders Stream number must be unique to all other Encoders on the network. NOTE: Screen-by-screen descriptions of the web interface options are provided for your reference in the Encoder Configuration Options section on page 23...
Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment FIG. 14 IP Setup of the Network settings Click the Save button. Return to the Settings page through the newly configured IP address. NOTE: If you lose communication for any reason, factory restore the N2600, and wait one minute. This restores the unit to the original IP address.
Installing and Configuring Your AV Equipment Control Options For the most part, once the initial setup is complete, you will be primarily managing/configuring the Transcoder. To better understand, think of Encoders as radio stations and Decoders as car radios. The Encoders are supplying the streams and, using the Decoders, you can “tune in”...
N4321D Configuration Options Audio Transceiver Configuration Options This chapter defines N4321D Transcoder configuration options. For ease of navigation, it is organized to reflect the graphical user interface (GUI). From any main page in the GUI, you can access all other main pages by clicking the links in the top navigation bar. Figure 17 shows the navigation bar and provides hot links to the sections of this chapter which describe each main page.
N4321D Configuration Options Home Page Click the Home link at the top of any of the main web pages to access the page shown in Figure 18. This page is divided into several sections and has links to other dialog boxes for additional configuration options. Refer to the following sections for detailed descriptions: Stream Setup Settings Section on page 22 ...
N4321D Configuration Options Stream Setup Section The Stream Setup section of the Home page is shown in Figure 19. Options are described in Table FIG. 19 Device Settings Section TABLE 1 Home Page: Stream Settings Section Option Description Notes Device Name Enter a user-friendly name for the unit.
N4321D Configuration Options Management Setup Settings The Management Setup section of the Home page is shown in Figure 20. Options are described in Table FIG. 20 Management Setup Settings TABLE 2 Home Page: Management Setup Settings Option Description Notes Settings Lock Enable to lock the Encoder IP settings and stream number, preventing automated processes (from N-Able or N-Command) from occurring.
N4321D Configuration Options General Setup Section The General Setup section of the Home page is shown in Figure 22. Options are described in Table FIG. 22 General Setup Section TABLE 4 Home Page: General Setup Section Option Description Notes Enables/disables unit to periodically send IGMP join IGMP Join on Stream requests when receive stream is lost.
N4321D Configuration Options Network Page Click the Network link at the top of any of the main web pages to access the page shown in Figure 23. This page is divided into several sections and has links to other dialog boxes for additional configuration options. Refer to the following sections for detailed descriptions: IP Setup Settings Section on page 28 ...
N4321D Configuration Options General Section –IP Setup The General Section of the IP Setup on the Network page is shown in Figure 21. Options are described in Table FIG. 60 General Section TABLE 5 Network Page: General Section of IP Setup Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options IPv4 Section –IP Setup The IPv4 section of the IP Setup on the Network page is shown in Figure 24. Options are described in Table FIG. 24 IPv4 Section TABLE 6 Network Page: IPv4 Section of IP Setup Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options IPv6 Section –IP Setup The IPv6 section of the IP Setup on the Network page is shown in Figure 25. Options are described in Table FIG. 25 IPv6 Section TABLE 7 Network Page: IPv6 Section of IP Setup Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options Date/Time The Date/Time section of the Network page is shown in Figure 26. Options are described in Table FIG. 26 Date/Time Section TABLE 8 Network Page: Date/Time Option Description Notes Displays the current date and time of the unit. Current Date and Time Used to select the offset for the NTPP time.
N4321D Configuration Options 802.1x The 802.1x section of the Network page is shown in Figure 27. Options are described in Table FIG. 27 802.1x Section TABLE 9 Network Page: 802.1x Option Description Notes When enabled will allow the device to be used with 802.1x IEEE 802.1x network configurations.
N4321D Configuration Options Audio Page Click the Video/Audio link at the top of any of the main web pages to access the page shown in Figure 28. This page is divided into several sections and has links to other dialog boxes for additional configuration options. Refer to the following sections for detailed descriptions: Audio Settings on page 36 ...
N4321D Configuration Options Main Audio Section – Audio Setup The Main Audio section of the Audio on the Audio page is shown in Figure 32. Options are described in Table FIG. 32 Audio Section TABLE 13 Audio Page: Main Audio of Audio Setup Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options Switch Section – Audio Setup The Switch section of the Audio on the Audio page is shown in Figure 32. Options are described in Table FIG. 33 Switch Section TABLE 14 Audio Page: Switch Section of Audio Setup The matrix is used to route the receiving audio signals and transcode the audio to the transmitter signal.
N4321D Configuration Options SVSI Audio In Section – Audio Stream Section The SVSI Audio In section of the Configuration on the Audio page is shown in Figure 32. Options are described in Table FIG. 32 Audio Section TABLE 13 Audio Page: Main Audio of Audio Setup Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options DANTE Audio In Section – Audio Stream Section The DANTE Audio In section of the Configuration on the Audio page is shown in Figure 32. Options are described in Table FIG. 32 Audio Section TABLE 13 Audio Page: Main Audio of Audio Setup Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options Analog Audio In Section – Audio Stream Section The Analog Audio In section of the Configuration on the Audio page is shown in Figure 32. Options are described in Table FIG. 32 Audio Section TABLE 13 Audio Page: Main Audio of Audio Setup Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options SVSI Audio Out Section – Audio Stream Section The SVSI Audio Out section of the Configuration on the Audio page is shown in Figure 32. Options are described in Table FIG. 32 Audio Section TABLE 13 Audio Page: Main Audio of Audio Setup Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options DANTE Audio Out Section – Audio Stream Section The DANTE Audio Out section of the Configuration on the Audio page is shown in Figure 32. Options are described in Table FIG. 32 Audio Section TABLE 13 Audio Page: Main Audio of Audio Setup Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options Analog Audio Out Section – Audio Stream Section The Analog Audio Out section of the Configuration on the Audio page is shown in Figure 32. Options are described in Table FIG. 32 Audio Section TABLE 13 Audio Page: Main Audio of Audio Setup Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options Test Tone Section – Test Tone The Test Tone section of the Test Tone page is shown in Figure 32. Options are described in Table FIG. 32 Test Tone Section TABLE 13 Test Tone Page: Test Tone setup of the Test Tone Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options Security Page Click the Security link at the top of any of the main web pages to access the page shown in Figure 34. This page is divided into several sections and has links to other dialog boxes for additional configuration options. Refer to the following sections for detailed descriptions: General Settings Section on page 39 ...
N4321D Configuration Options Web Page Section – General Setup The Web Page section of the General on the Security page is shown in Figure 35. Options are described in Table FIG. 35 Web Page Section TABLE 15 Security Page: Web Page Section of General Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options Security Certificates Section – General Setup The Security Certificates section of the General on the Security page is shown in Figure 36. Options are described in Table FIG. 36 Security Certificates Section TABLE 16 Security Page: Security Certificates Section of General Option Description Notes...
N4321D Configuration Options User Security Details Section – Users Setup The Security Certificates section of the Users on the Security page is shown in Figure 37. Options are described in Table FIG. 37 User Security Details Section TABLE 17 Security Page: User Security Details Section of Users Option Description...
N4321D Configuration Options LDAP Section – LDAP Setup The LDAP section of the LDAP on the Security page is shown in Figure 38. Options are described in Table FIG. 38 LDAP Section TABLE 18 Security Page: LDAP Section of LDAP Option Description Notes...
Troubleshooting Control Page Click the Control link at the top of any of the main web pages to access the page shown in Figure 39. This page is divided into several sections and has links to other dialog boxes for additional configuration options. Refer to the following sections for detailed descriptions: External Device Settings on page 44 ...
Troubleshooting Relay Setting – External Device The Relay Settings section of the External Device on the Control page is shown in Figure 40. Options are described in Table FIG. 40 External Device Section TABLE 19 Control Page: External Device Settings Option Description Notes...
Troubleshooting System Page Click the System link at the top of any of the main web pages to access the page shown in Figure 41 This page is divided into several sections and has links to other dialog boxes for additional configuration options. Refer to the following sections for detailed descriptions: Logs Section on page 46 ...
Troubleshooting Command Log – Log The Command Log section of the Log on the System page is shown in Figure 42. Options are described in Table FIG. 42 Command Log Section TABLE 20 System Page: Command Log Section of Log Option Description Notes...
Troubleshooting Debug Log – Log The Debug Log section of the Log on the System page is shown in Figure 43. Options are described in Table FIG. 43 Debug Log Section TABLE 21 System Page: Debug Log Section of Log Option Description Notes...
Troubleshooting Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) – Status The LLDP section of the Status on the System page is shown in Figure 44. Options are described in Table FIG. 44 LLDP Section TABLE 22 System Page: LLDP Section of Status Option Description Notes...
Troubleshooting Software – Status The Software section of the Status on the System page is shown in Figure 47. Options are described in Table FIG. 47 Current Source Section TABLE 25 System Page: Current Source of Status Option Description Notes Displays the model of the N2600 device.
Troubleshooting Appendix B: Minimum Network Requirements The following list specifies the minimum network requirements that must be considered when deploying your N-Series equipment. These requirements cover the necessary protocols and features needed to drive N-Series streams. NOTE: Specific configuration recommendations are based off the Cisco Catalyst series, however this may vary. Managed Network Switch Gigabit Ethernet Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Version 2...
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