BARIX M400 Quick Install Manual

Brand: BARIX

Model: M400

Category: Routers

Type: Quick Install Manual

________________________________________________________________________________________

respective owners and are used for reference only. Barix, Instreamer and SonicIP are trademarks of Barix AG, Switzerland, and are

registered in certain countries.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Instreamer ICE

Quick Install Guide

Version V1.0

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Network IP Audio Encoder

Package Contents

a Instreamer ICE

b Power supply

c RCA stereo cable

Cable Set Audio (not included)

d Earphone

e Network cable

Firmware

This device comes preloaded with Instreamer ICE firmware.

Latest Instreamer ICE firmware can be downloaded from www.barix.com

Support

For support, please contact your local dealer or visit www.barix.com

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Introduction

The Instreamer ICE encodes analog audio into MP3 or AAC+ and then streams the result to an

Icecast internet radio streaming service in the cloud. The Instreamer ICE also features a built-in

Icecast server and can feed up to 50 web radio listeners directly without the requirement to subscribe

to an internet radio service provider.

________________________________________________________________________________________

respective owners and are used for reference only. Barix, Instreamer and SonicIP are trademarks of Barix AG, Switzerland, and are

registered in certain countries.

Front view Rear view

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

A Reset Button

Press and hold the reset button until LED1

starts blinking (i.e. for approx. 10 seconds).

Release it and the device will be rebooted and

the factory default settings will be restored.

Description

B EXT. ports

USB 2.0 ports (for future purposes)

C Status LEDs

LED1 - system status (see "Device" section)

LED2 - app.status (see "Device" section)

Description

E Line-in

RCA inputs for audio sources (white: Left

Line input; red: Right Line input)

Description

F RS-232 serial (DSUB 9 pin male)

alinterface port with standard D-sub 9-

(For future purposes)

1 Not connected

2 Receive Data [RxD]

3 Transmit Data [TxD]

4 V+ 5V, 100mA max

5 Ground [GND]

6 Not connected

7 Ready to Send [RTS]

8 Clear to Send [CTS]

9 Not connected

Description

G LAN port

RJ45 connector - 10/100 Ethernet

D Headphone out

Standard stereo mini jack (3.5mm)

Description

H Power

Barrel 5.5 x 2.1 mm female connector

5VDC 2A input power (positive polarity)

Description

________________________________________________________________________________________

respective owners and are used for reference only. Barix, Instreamer and SonicIP are trademarks of Barix AG, Switzerland, and are

registered in certain countries.

1 Hardware Installation

Step 1

Plug the earphone (a) or standard

headphones into the mini jack (D)

Step 2

Plug a standard network cable (e) into the network

port (G) of the Instreamer ICE and the other end into

your switch. You can also use a crossover network

cable (not included) for a direct connection to your

Step 3

Connect the Power supply (b) to the device (H) and

then to the electricity grid

Step 4

Connect the RCA stereo cable (c) between the Line-

in (E) and your feeding audio source

Step 5

i) The Instreamer ICE will now acquire an IP

address (DHCP is required) and announce it

over the headphones output

ii) If you did not connect any "earphone" in step 1,

use the “Barix Discovery Tool” Java application

(download the latest version from barix.com) on

your computer (Windows, Mac or Linux) and

click the “Get” button to find out which IP address

was attributed to the device (see picture at the

bottom of the page). Make sure that the Ethernet

address (MAC) matches that of your device (see

label on the bottom of the device). You may also

use the Discovery Tool to change the device's IP

address by double-clicking the existing IP,

modifying it and clicking on "Set".

2 Device Configuration

Step 1

Open a browser and point it at the IP address of

your device

Step 2

To login to your device for the first time, check the

bottom of your device for a sticker: on it, you will

find the password that works with both profiles:

"admin" and "user".

Step 3

If you wish, you can go to "Status", click on

"Manage Passwords" and change the password

of the "admin" and "user" profiles. The default

password for the "Icecast admin" is barix_icecast

Step 4

Go to "Network" and change the network

configuration of your device. On defaults it's set

on "DHCP"

If you choose a static IP address following

parameters should be set:

• IP Address

• Netmask

• Gateway

• Primary DNS (usually)

________________________________________________________________________________________

respective owners and are used for reference only. Barix, Instreamer and SonicIP are trademarks of Barix AG, Switzerland, and are

registered in certain countries.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 Stream Configuration

Step 1

Go to "Stream" and click on "Edit"

Step 2

Define a "Stream Name". This name is only used for

internal identification

Step 3

Define the "Stream Input" settings

Input Channel

Choose "Mono Left" to select Input from the white

connector, "Mono Right" for Input from the red

connector, or "Stereo" for their combination

Sampling Rate

Influences the quality of the captured data - a higher

figure means better quality

Step 4

Define the "Stream Encoder" settings

Encoder Type

Select encoding format. The available formats are

MP3 and AAC

Bitrate

Select the audio compression level using the

'Bitrate' field - higher is better.

Bitrate Type

Choose between CBR (constant bitrate) and VBR

(variable bitrate) - only available with MP3.

Step 5

Define the "Server Type" setting

Server Type

Choose "Icecast Server" to have the device act as

an Icecast server that provides a stream for up to 50

listeners.

Choose "Icecast source" to feed an external

Icecast server

Step 6

Define the "Stream Destinations" settings

Icecast Name

Define a name for your Icecast server or source (up

to 32 characters)

Icecast Description

Define a description for your Icecast server or

source (up to 32 characters)

Icecast Genre

Define the genre for your Icecast server or source

(up to 32 characters)

Mount Point

Define the mount point of your server

Remote URL

Enter the URL address the stream will be sent to

Audio Port

Enter the port of the Icecast server used to give the

listener(s) access to the stream

Username

Type in the stream username of the Icecast Server

Password

Type in the stream password of the Icecast Server

After configuring these fields, press OK to close the

wizard. Afterwards, click APPLY CHANGES to

start streaming using the new parameters.

BARIX M400 Quick Install Manual

Brand: BARIX

Model: M400

Category: Routers

Type: Quick Install Manual

Download PDF

report

BARIX M400 Quick Install Manual

BARIX M400 Quick Install Manual

Related papers

Other documents