FAQ - Akurate Music Server
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What is a Linn Media Server?
The Knekt KIVOR, INDEX and AKURATE MUSIC SERVER Server are no compromise Audio Servers; capable of supplying up to sixteen, (Kivor) independent full bandwidth 16-bit/44.1kHz stereo music sources. Each of the music sources are controlled independently. In effect;
The Knekt KIVOR system can act like SIXTEEN multi-disc players, all accessing the same disc library at the SAME time.
The Knekt INDEX & AKURATE MUSIC SERVER systems can act like EIGHT multi-disc players, all accessing the same disc library at the SAME time.
Can I control the Linn Media Server by RS232 or Ethernet?
Yes, you can control these products by both RS232 AND Ethernet.
This will allow control via PC, AMX, CRESTRON to control the Kivor, Index and Akurate Music Server as well as the Knekt RCU's.
Akurate Music Server can I use any NAS?
No, the NAS must support the NFS protocol. Most NAS devices will support this service, but we advise that this Netwrok File System is supported before use with the Akurate Music Server.
The NAS folder structure must be able to support upper and lower case folder names.
What other hardware is required for these Products?
We recommend a UPS, (Uninterruptable Power Supply) for use with the Kivor, Index and Akurate Music Server.
How do I set up an Akurate Music Server and a DS player in the same system?
This is best approached in steps.
- Set up the DS player from a clean network, exactly as described in the DS's installation manual
- Set up the Akurate Music Server (AMS) network settings
- Attach the AMS to the network
- Verify that the DS and AMS equipment works
- Attach any additional network devices such as routers and broadband modems
After completing step 1, take a note of the network sub-net address. In step 2 allocate a static IP address for the AMS. This address must be unique, and on the same sub-net as that used in step 1. Your network administrator will be able to allocate a unique address from the range dedicated to static IP addresses on your network. Before connecting the AMS, tell the AMS the chosen IP addresses of your NAS and the AMS itself; the AMS manual tells you how to do this. Move on to steps 3 and 4. Refer to the respective vendor's manuals to complete step 5.
