Powering:
The speaker is supplied with a 100-240V AC Adaptor which can be powered by connecting to:
• Existing lighting circuit using a fused spur (with 3A Fuse) or dedicated supply. (Indoor USE ONLY)
• Standard Plug socket (Indoor USE ONLY)
• Outdoor Plug Socket (Outdoor USE ONLY)
Internet Speed:
• Recommended minimum requirement 1.5 Mbps (per Speaker)
• Music streaming services typically require 0.32-0.64 Mbps (per speaker)
Router:
• Standard routers issued by your ISP are one for low traffic, using less than 10 devices, phones, laptops, TVs, tablets etc included.
• If you have more than 6 master speakers working in one location, this may cause disruption if they are on a standard home router,
causing dropouts and performance-related issues (suggest purchasing a new router that can handle more devices simultaneously,
with improved processing CPU power eg. Draytek, Asus..).
• Common checks making sure the UPNP setting is turned ON and the WMM setting is turned OFF. If you have a Wi-Fi V1, the 5GHz
the channel should be turned OFF. If you have a V2, Subwoofer or Pro, all speakers are dual-band channels that use 2.4 GHz & 5GHz.
• As per WiFi recommendations suggest power off router every 3 months to clear Cache on the router, which shall improve performance.
Boosters:
• Required if the area to cover has WiFi dead zones. Simple cost active plugin solution to boost the signal as the next step up from just a
router.
• For the Booster to work with the speaker, it needs to be on the same network as the speaker.
• Typically rebroadcasts half the strength of your main router WiFi signal.
Access Points:
• Recommend Access points for full WiFi coverage
• Access points are recommended for Large homes to increase WiFi Range in those WiFi dead zones.
• All speakers MUST be connected on the same WiFi SSID and frequency band to work together along with the device playing
• Recommend Outdoor Access point for full WiFi Coverage (Outdoor Use)
Using the indoor WiFi signal strength maybe weak the further you go outside of your home. Please bear this in mind, on your mobile device shall give you a good idea of signal strength, if 1 or 2 bars the signal could become patchy.
NOTE: The IO1 has hard wired ethernet ports for data. If you are experiencing network issues please try hard wired solution (2 ports available IN/OUT)
Music.
Typical Causes of WiFi Router Problems
• Signal Congestion (limited bandwidth of the router to push the data to the devices)
• Interference (concrete walls, metal beams, other equipment nearby)
• Network Overload (Too many devices on the network)
• Network not setup correctly for Access points/ Boosters
• Router Location (sat on the floor next to power cables)
• Hardware / Firmware limitations (Can be out of date)
• Physical size of your home (WiFi dead spots)