Networked Audio Using Fireball Music Clients; Servers; Clients; Limitations - Escient FireBall SE-80 Startup Manual

Networked Audio using FireBall Music Clients

Servers

A FireBall Server is a Fireball media management system that is capable of "serving" media to
other FireBalls over a network. The FireBall is a considered a "server" product.

Clients

A FireBall Client is a FireBall that can play media from a FireBall Server over a network.
Currently there are three different FireBall products that can play media from FireBall servers:
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Limitations

Client-Server networking is limited to the same local subnet. You can not stream over
the Internet unless you have setup a VPN between multiple locations.
Only MP3 and FLAC audio files can be streamed to clients. You can't stream CDs from
the internal drive.
Playlists that contain only MP3s files will be available on the clients.
Playlists that contain MP3s files and non-streamable tracks will NOT appear on the
clients.
You may have an unlimited number of clients on the network, but you can only stream
to 4 clients simultaneously.
Internet Radio can not be streamed (but it is available on most standalone products).

Locating the FireBall Clients and Servers

Central
If you locate your FireBall clients and servers in a central location such as an equipment or
utility room, you will need to use a third party audio/video distribution system to deliver sound
and picture to each room. This type of installation allows great flexibility for delivering music,
movie, and Internet radio to every room of the home or office and provides the professional
installer with tools for almost any installation.
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