Beosound 5 and Beoplayer setting up

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ASud (archived)
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Posted May 1, 2010 at 11:52 GMT
#1786061

Hi,

Just changed my home PC, I have reinstalled the Beoplayer software. I can see the Beocom 5 system from my home network on the new PC, I have setup a mapped network drive, etc... as I know the IP address. However the Beoplayer software cannot see it, I think the Beoplayer has the incorrect IP address? How can I can chnage it from the Beoplayer menu on the PC. I have looked at all the options but unable to find it?

I have rebooted my PC and but not being asked for changing the IP address - the only other option is reinstalling  the Beoplayer software, before I do this are other options.... appreciate any comments I suspect I am missing something.

Thanks.

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Beobuddy
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Posted May 13, 2010 at 07:50 GMT
#1786062

If you're having W7 on the PC, then change your network connection from "Home" to "Company" or whatever is it called. It's the second option from the three you can choose from.

It has to do with question if the PC can thrust all the others PC's in the network.

Location: Utrecht

Quite a challenge to achieve "Less is More" while having the Beovirus.
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Stan
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Posted May 13, 2010 at 11:07 GMT
#1786063

Also, do not manually setup a mapped drive from computer to BM5.  BeoPlayer does this automatically, and I believe BM5 only supports one connection so it may get confused.

Stan

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ASud (archived)
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Posted May 15, 2010 at 05:33 GMT
#1786064

Hi,

Thanks for all the suggestions, the BM5 automatically mapped - however my PC only sees the BM5 when I am using it i.e network radio, or stored songs.. When I switch the BM5 sound off (BM5 is still on) then it disappears from the PC. Is that correct, I am sure that is not correct?

Do I need to make sure the Beoplayer see's the BM5 and then I can switch the sound off?

Thanks,

Arvind

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Stan
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Posted May 15, 2010 at 17:49 GMT
#1786065

I can connect to my BM5 when it is not playing music.  Do you have a hardwired connection?

Stan

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ASud (archived)
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Posted May 16, 2010 at 12:43 GMT
#1786066

Hi,

Yes hardwired connection.

Arvind

 

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Stan
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Posted May 17, 2010 at 18:17 GMT
#1786067

I'm stumped.  🙁

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northswede (archived)
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Posted June 27, 2010 at 17:34 GMT
#1786068

Happends to me too!

I was running the BeoConnect software between my win7 laptop and the BM5 and it worked flawelssly!
If the BM5 was sleeping, it was awakened and connected.

But then I decided to give the BeoPlayer a try so I uninstalled the BeoConnect and replaced it with the BeoPlayer.
Now I only can connect if the BM5 is awake (playing music or soon after "I powered off the BS5").
If I try to connect when the BM5 is asleep, I only get the "insert IP adress" dialog but nothing else.

I have tried both WinXP and Win7 and the BeoPlayer behaves similar on both platforms...

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sjmcguckin
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Posted June 28, 2010 at 05:03 GMT
#1786069

I assume that when you installed Beoplayer you registered it on the B&O site and then set the password on the Beoplayer to match the Beomaster password.

I had a similar problem and resolved it by doing the above. 

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northswede (archived)
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Posted June 28, 2010 at 05:06 GMT
#1786070

By register, providing username and password to the beoportal?
Or shall I enter BM5/BS5 serial somewhere?

I remember doing it, now when you mention it,  with the BeoConnect software...

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