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Revision as of 14:13, 11 July 2008
Linn's digital media products use standard IP networking for audio distribution and control. The recommended specification for the networking products is outlined below.
Contents
Network Topology
Ethernet Switch
The Ethernet switch is the connection point for all other components on the network allowing them to communicate with each other.
 Recommended Ethernet Switches
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Requirements:
- Linn recommends a dedicated, stand alone switch. Switches built into consumer grade ADSL routers, cable modems, or wireless access points tend to be compromised. The processing power of such devices is often shared between its various functions and is therefore not always capable of full performance.
- 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps full duplex switch.
- Must be capable of fully utilising all ports simultaneously. On vendor’s specification pages this is sometimes listed under a category called the “switch backplane” or the “switch bandwidth”. (For an 8 port 100 Mbps switch, this “switch bandwidth” should be 1.6 Gbps. This number comes from 100 Mbps in, plus 100 Mbps out, times the 8 ports. For a 16 port gigabit switch, the “switch bandwidth” would be 32 Gbps. (2*16*1000 Mbps).)
Wireless Access Point (WAP)
The WAP connects the wireless control point to the network.
Recommended WAPs
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Linn recommends using a standalone wireless access point. Wireless access points built into switches and other consumer grade products are frequently (but not always) of a lower quality.
Requirements:
- "Enterprise grade"
- Wireless G
- Robust connection quality
and optionally
- Power over Ethernet (PoE)
NAS
Recommended Standard NAS
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Stores your music on the network. See NASes. Media Server
and preferably
' Control Point
Wireless control point The wireless control point provides the user interface (via the Linn GUI) for accessing music and controlling playback. The device can be either a UMPC (ultra-mobile PC), Internet Tablet, or a standard computer/laptop. The Linn GUI runs on .NET 2.0 Minimum requirements: UMPC
Windows PC/laptop
Specific UMPCs that Linn have tested: Samsung Q1 (NP-Q1/V000/SUK), (NP-Q1/M02/SUK), (NP-Q1/S000/SUK), (NP-Q1/UF000/SUK) running Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC edition 2005, Version 2002 and Service Pack 2
Specific Internet Tablets that Linn have tested:
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