User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player $IGITAL -USIC 0LAYER -0 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Version 1.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Contents Chapter 1 Setting Up the MP101 Welcome .........................................................................................................................1-1 Scope of the User Manual ..............................................................................................1-1 Remote Control ..............................................................................................................1-2 Front Panel ..........................................................................
Setting the IP Address Mode (Dynamic or Static) ..........................................................3-2 Displaying Wireless Link Information ..............................................................................3-3 Manual Wireless Configuration .......................................................................................3-3 Upgrading the MP101 Digital Music Player ....................................................................3-5 Resetting the Defaults ..........................
Chapter 1 Setting Up the MP101 Welcome The NETGEAR MP101 Digital Music Player brings the media capabilities of your personal computer to the comfortable confines of your living room. Now, all the music stored in your computer can be accessed right from your audio player. You can opt for the convenience of current wireless networking standards or the security and reliability of good old-fashioned wires.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Remote Control Use the remote control to navigate menus in the MP101 Digital Music Player and to select and play music on your audio system. Button Description Power Icon 0-9 VOL+ VOLPage Page M Power Presets Increase headphone volume Decrease headphone volume Scroll up three lines at a time Scroll down three lines at a time Memory (used in conjunction with numbered keypad) Scroll up. For Fast Scroll hold for three seconds. Scroll down.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Front Panel The front of the MP101 Digital Music Player has a four-line display. If information is too long to fit horizontally, it scrolls to the left marquee style. $IGITAL -USIC 0LAYER -0 Figure 1-1: MP101 Front Panel Rear Panel The rear panel of the MP101 contains the connectors.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player • • • Fixed-level Audio Out Left and Right RCA ports for connecting the media player to stereo system Volume controlled Audio Out mini-jack for connecting the media player to headphones or powered speakers Antenna for wireless network. Installing the MP101 Digital Music Player Verify That Basic Requirements Are Met Assure that you have the following: • • • Network: A wireless (802.11b or 802.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player – Install the MP101 Server Software to play music stored on your computers. – Install RHAPSODY Digital Music Service to take advantage of a 30-day free trial to play music from their vast collection of recordings. – View Documentation Resources allows you to view a soft copy of the Installation Guide and this manual. 3. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps, click Finish when done, and restart your computer as needed. 4.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Connecting to Your Network (Wired Network) Always have the NETGEAR Media Server software running on your PC before turning on the MP101 Digital Music Player. To start the MP101 Digital Music Player on a wired Ethernet network: 1. Plug in or turn on your player. The display will show start-up messages as it connects to the wired network, requests an IP address, and searches for servers. Searching for Servers 2.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 1. Plug in your player. The display will show start-up messages as it scans for wireless networks. Up to 10 networks that are detected will be displayed. Also displayed for each network will be the type of network (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc), whether security is enabled or disabled, and the wireless channel.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player • c. Manual method. Select an active key number and enter four hex keys. These values are not case sensitive. For 64-bit WEP, enter 10 hex digits (any combination of 0-9 or a-f). For 128-bit WEP, enter 26 hex digits. The current Authentication method is displayed. Authentication Open OK to accept, X to edit Press [OK] to accept the setting or press [X] to change the setting. Authentication can be set to Open or Shared key. d.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Home Menu and Browse Music Directory The Home Menu lets you go to the Browse Music directory or Setup. To access the Browse Music Directory: 1. Press the [Home] button on the remote control. MP101 XB r o w s e Setup 2. Select Browse Music and the Browse Music Directory opens: Br XA G P 3. Music o r e l w t n a s i r y e Music sts es lists You can scroll down to display the Album and Tracks menu selections.
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Chapter 2 Playing Music Note: The following instructions assume that you are already connected to the desired server. If not, see Chapter 1, Setting Up the MP101 and then continue with the instructions below. From the Home menu, select Browse Music and the Browse Music Directory opens: Br XA G P o r e l w t n a s i r y e Music sts e lists Note: The exact contents of the Browse Music menu may be slightly different depending on the server selected.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player b. Press [ ]. All songs in the album will be played automatically. The order of the songs on the album is determined by the NETGEAR Media Server settings. To play a specific song by the artist: Use the Right arrow to list the songs for that artist. b. Scroll to the desired song and press [ ]. a. Playing Songs by Genre To play songs by genre: Push the [Genre] button on the remote control or select Genre from the Browse Music directory. 1.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 1. Push the [Playlist] button on the remote control or select Playlist from the Browse Music directory. Music Playlist XP a r t y M u s i c Romantic Songs 2. Scroll to the desired playlist and press [ ] to play the songs within that playlist. Playing an Album To play an album: 1. Select Albums from the Browse Music directory. Br P XA T 2. w a b a s y u c e Music lists ms ks Scroll to the desired artist.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Playing a Track To play a track: Push the [Track] button on the remote control or select Tracks from the Browse Music directory. 1. Tr B B B a e l l c w a o ks ildered ckbird w 2. The tracks are listed in alphabetical order. Scroll through the available tracks. To fast scroll, hold down the Up or Down arrows for three seconds. The Left or Right arrows also fast scroll at a faster rate. 3. Press [ ] to play the track.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Shuffle and Repeat Shuffle mode plays the selected songs in random order. Repeat lets you repeat a track or the entire selection that you are playing. To use Shuffle: Press the [Shuffle] button on the remote control to toggle Shuffle mode on and off. Mode NORMAL Mode SHUFFLE NORMAL To use Repeat: Press the [Repeat] button on the remote control to cycle through Repeat modes and normal.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Playing Music from the Internet Note: The following instructions assume that you are already have a RHAPSODY account. A free 30-day trial can be installed from the Resource CD. You can use the MP101 Digital Music Player to play music over the Internet from RHAPSODY Digital Music Service. You have access to all the tracks, albums, playlists and digital radio stations on the My Library tab in your RHAPSODY account.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 6. Select Browse Music to open the Browse Music Directory for the server: Br XA A T o r l r w t b a s i u c e Music sts ms ks 7. All the music from the My Library folder on the RHAPSODY server is now accessible from the MP101 Digital Music Player. You can access this music by artist, album, tracks, playlists or radio stations. 8. Scroll and select the tracks you would like to play.
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Chapter 3 Configuration and Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the configuration and maintenance features of your MP101 Digital Music Player. Accessing the Setup Menu To access the Setup menu: 1. Press the [Home] button on the remote control. MP101 Browse XS e t u p 2. Music Select Setup and the Setup menu opens: Se XN M A t e a v u t i a p work Setup ntenance ilable Servers Displaying the IP Address To display the current IP Address: 1. From the Setup menu, select Network Setup.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player From the Network Setup menu, select IP Address. 2. IP Address XC u r r e n t Mode Select Current to display the IP Address. 3. IP 192. Subn 255. A 1 e 2 ddres 68.0. t Mas 55.25 s 12 k 5.0 Setting the IP Address Mode (Dynamic or Static) To set the IP Address mode: From the Setup menu, select Network Setup. 1. Network Setup XI P A d d r e s s Wireless From the Network Setup menu, select IP Address. 2. IP Address XC u r r e n t Mode Select Mode.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 4. Select Static IP Address. Enter IP [ 0]. 0. 5. 0. 0 Use the number buttons on the remote control to enter the IP Address. Use the [OK] button to save each number and move to the next field. After the IP address is set, enter the subnet mask. Enter Mask [ 0]. 0. 0. 0 Displaying Wireless Link Information The Wireless menu can be used to see the current link status and to manually configure the wireless network.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player In order to configure the MP101 to work in a network where the SSID broadcast is disabled, it is necessary to manually configure the wireless settings. Also, it may be necessary to manually configure an Ad Hoc network. To configure wireless settings manually: 1. From the Setup menu, select Network Setup. Network Setup IP Address XW i r e l e s s 2. From the Network Setup menu, select Wireless. Wi L A XN 3.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 6. The WEP Security screen will now be displayed. Detailed instructions for configuring WEP can be found on page 1-7 in Step 3. 7. The system reboots and connects to the selected wireless network. Upgrading the MP101 Digital Music Player Do not play music on the MP101 Digital Music Player during the upgrade. To upgrade the MP101 Digital Music Player: 1. On your PC, download new firmware from the http://www.NETGEAR.com support site. 2.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player From the Setup menu, select Maintenance. 1. Ma XU R A i p e b n g s o t r e u enance ade t Factory t Default Scroll and select Reset Factory Default. The following messages are displayed: 2.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 1. From the Setup menu select Available Servers. Available Servers XN E T G E A R ( j f s L a p t o p ) Rhapsody (jfs Laptop) 2. Select the desired server. You will receive a message confirming the connection. The Home menu for the selected server opens. MP101 XB r o w s e Setup 3. Music Select Browse Music to open the Browse Music Directory for that server.
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Appendix A Troubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your MP101 Digital Music Player. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. Hardware Installation The MP101 is a client that can only play music served from another source such as the NETGEAR Media Server or from an Internet music service such as RHAPSODY. After you plug in the MP101, the following sequence of events should occur: 1.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player 4. The message Searching for Servers should be displayed. You will then be able to choose which server to use from the list of servers found. If only one server is found, the MP101 will automatically connect to it. If you get the message No Servers Found, or if the MP101 cannot find the correct server, see Connecting to the Server on page A-3. If the MP101 cannot find your RHAPSODY server, see Connecting to the RHAPSODY Server on page A-4. 5.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player IP Address If the MP101 is unable to receive a valid IP address, try the following: • Verify that a working DHCP server is on your network. PCs on the network should get IP addresses in the correct range. • If you are using a wireless network, verify that the MP101 is associated with the correct SSID. The SSID that is being used can be displayed by following instructions in Displaying Wireless Link Information on page 3-3.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Request timed out 4. If you cannot ping the MP101 your network may not be working correctly. • The Status Bar of the NETGEAR Media Server, which can be found at the bottom of the window, should show “Media Player is on the network.” If the Status Bar shows “Media Server is not on network!”, verify that your PC has a valid IP address and that the correct adapter is chosen. The adapter is chosen using the Change Adapter button under the System tab.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Firewalls If you are using a firewall, it is best if all of your devices are behind the firewall. If this is not possible, then the next best alternative is to open the ports required for NETGEAR Streaming Media to work. Please note that the latter alternative will reduce some of the protection afforded by the firewall, but is necessary for streaming media devices to work. The ports that must be opened include: UDP Ports: 1360, 1900.
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Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics The MP101 player conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard for wireless LANs (WLANs). On an 802.11 wireless link, data is encoded using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and is transmitted in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4 GHz. The maximum data rate for the 802.11b wireless link is 11 Mbps, but it will automatically back down from 11 Mbps when the radio signal is weak or when interference is detected.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) In an ad hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure or fixed points in the network -- each node can generally communicate with any other node. There is no access point involved in this configuration.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player The radio frequency channels used are listed in Table B-1: Table B-1. 802.11b Radio Frequency Channels Channel Center Frequency Frequency Spread 1 2412 MHz 2399.5 MHz - 2424.5 MHz 2 2417 MHz 2404.5 MHz - 2429.5 MHz 3 2422 MHz 2409.5 MHz - 2434.5 MHz 4 2427 MHz 2414.5 MHz - 2439.5 MHz 5 2432 MHz 2419.5 MHz - 2444.5 MHz 6 2437 MHz 2424.5 MHz - 2449.5 MHz 7 2442 MHz 2429.5 MHz - 2454.5 MHz 8 2447 MHz 2434.5 MHz - 2459.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player WEP Authentication The 802.11 standard defines several services that govern how two 802.11 devices communicate. The following events must occur before an 802.11 station such as the one built in to the MP101 can communicate with an Ethernet network through an access point: 1. Turn on the wireless station. 2. The station listens for messages from any access points that are in range. 3.
User’s Manual for the MP101 Digital Music Player The 128-bit WEP data encryption method consists of 104 user-configurable bits. Similar to the 40-bit WEP data encryption method, the remaining 24 bits are factory set and not user configurable. Some vendors allow passphrases to be entered instead of the cryptic hexadecimal characters to ease encryption key entry. 128-bit encryption is stronger than 40-bit encryption, but 128-bit encryption may not be available outside of the United States due to U.S.
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