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Freecom MusicPal User Manual
Summary of MusicPal
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User's guide music pal wireless digital internet radio / mp3 streamer / (w)lan rev. 730
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Freecom musicpal en dear user, congratulations on the purchase of your freecom musicpal. The musicpal enables you to receive internet radio or play stored music files on a connected media server (upnp). If you are a novice in networks and routing basics, please check out appendix “network basics” to...
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En user‘s guide general information ........................................................................................................... Page 4 chapter 1: connecting / installing the freecom musicpal ......................................................... Page 9 chapter : getting to know th...
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4 freecom musicpal en general information technical support for any technical questions, please visit our web site at www.Freecom.Com. This website offers a comprehensive range of information, answers to frequently asked questions, firmware and product guides (available for download). You can also u...
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5 en system requirements your system needs to meet the following hardware and software requirements for the device to function properly. Network requirements • your pc should be equipped with an ethernet network interface. If this is not the case, first of all a network has to be installed. • you ne...
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6 freecom musicpal en compatibility the following play-list, file and streaming formats can be played with your freecom musicpal. Compatible play-list formats • pls compatible file formats • mp3 • wav • lpcm compatible streaming formats • upnp • dlna 1.5.
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En safety precautions to guarantee a faultless functioning of your freecom musicpal, please observe the fol- lowing safety precautions. If you do not observe them, you might lose your warranty claim and damage the musicpal. • mind you don‘t drop the freecom musicpal and don‘t expose it to other type...
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Freecom musicpal en software features • media server (upnp) connect to your local media server (upnp) and access a categorised display of all music files saved there. • internet radio with the provided internet connection (broadband connection is recommended), you can receive internet radio programm...
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9 en 1 connecting / installing the freecom musicpal chapter 1: connecting / installing the freecom musicpal 1.1 hardware (lan) installation of the freecom musicpal proceeds according to the following steps: 1. Connect the power pack to your freecom musicpal and plug into a power socket. 2. Take the ...
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10 en 1 freecom musicpal 1. Hardware (wlan) 1. Connect the power pack to your freecom musicpal and plug into a power socket. 2. Select settings in the main menu after you have switched on the musicpal. 3. Select wlan access point. 4. Select the desired wlan access point from the list. In case your w...
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11 en 1 connecting / installing the freecom musicpal 1. Installation of the freecom network storage assistant software (pc) the freecom network storage assistant quickly detects and performs the basic set up of your musicpal. When you start it, it displays all musicpals available in your network and...
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1 en 1 freecom musicpal 4. For a detailed functional description on the freecom network storage assistant, please refer to chapter 4. 1.4 installation of the freecom network storage assistant software (mac) the freecom network storage assistant quickly detects and performs the basic set-up of your m...
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1 en getting to know the freecom musicpal chapter : getting to know the freecom musicpal .1 connections, leds and control elements of the freecom musicpal .1.1 freecom musicpal front side: 1 “navigate” rotary knob the navigate rotary knob enables you to navigate within the freecom musicpal menu. - t...
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14 en freecom musicpal .1. Freecom musicpal rear side: 1 power only use the cable included in delivery to connect up. 2 loudspeaker output here you can connect to headphones or external box systems, for instance from your pc. 3 lan (rj45) the lan connection creates the connection between the interne...
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15 en freecom musicpal functions chapter : freecom musicpal functions information on operating the device: turn the right-hand knob to move through the menus. Confirm your selection by pressing the right-hand knob. .1 overview internet radio media server settings output startup sound favorites now p...
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16 en freecom musicpal . Now playing note: this menu item is only available while you are playing internet radio or local music files. This feature enables you to navigate directly to what is currently playing without having to navigate through the submenus of internet radio and media player. 1. Sel...
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1 en freecom musicpal functions . Favourites note: this menu item is only available if an internet radio programme or a local music file was added to the favourites. If there is only one entry in the favorites list, then the title of this entry appears in the menu. Not until several favorites are in...
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1 en freecom musicpal .4 internet radio this feature enables you to receive and listen to radio programmes from all over the world. 1. Select internet radio in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the category you want. 3. Select the internet radio programme you ...
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19 en freecom musicpal functions .5 media server (upnp) this feature gives you the option of accessing music files on a connected media server (upnp), and playing them. 1. Select media server (upnp) in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. After being able to view your s...
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0 en freecom musicpal .6 settings .6.1 sleep timer this feature enables you to end playing internet radio programmes and local music files automatically after a selected period of time. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the sleep timer me...
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1 en freecom musicpal functions .6. Wake-up timer use this feature to activate automatic timed control of the freecom musicpal. After time- controlled activation, the device plays the internet radio programmes or music files from your favourites folder. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you...
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En freecom musicpal .6. Edit favourites the feature enables you to edit your favourites list or delete entries in the favourites list. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the edit favorites menu item. A list of your current favourites is se...
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En freecom musicpal functions .6.4 name this feature enables you to change the device name of the freecom musicpal. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the “name” menu item. 3. You can now change the device name by using the navigate rotary...
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4 en freecom musicpal .6.5 language this feature enables you to change the system language. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the language menu item. 3. Select the system language you want. After selecting the system language you want, yo...
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5 en freecom musicpal functions 3. Select the set date & time menu item. 4. Select use ntp-server? Yes. 5. Select which ntp server you wish to use. 6. Select which time zone you are in. 7. Select whether you want automatic summer- and winter-time synchronisation and confirm your selection by pressin...
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6 en freecom musicpal 2. Select the clock menu item. 3. Select the set date & time menu item. 4. Select use ntp-server? No. 5. You can now change the date by using the navigate rotary knob. Turn the knob to select a digit. Press the knob to confirm the digit you want and move automatically to the ne...
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En freecom musicpal functions 2. Show clock idle time this feature enables you to set the period which is to elapse until the time is displayed in full-screen mode, if no control elements are being used. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the clock menu ite...
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En freecom musicpal 3. Rss feed this feature enables you to activate a news ticker in your freecom musicpal. Besides this, you have the option of entering the url address of a news ticker you want. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the clock menu item. 3. ...
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9 en freecom musicpal functions 4. Show clock this feature enables you to display your system clock time and date in full-screen mode. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the clock menu item. 3. Select the show clock menu item. 4. You can now see the current...
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0 en freecom musicpal .6. Sound 1. Bass boost use this function to boost the bass sound of your freecom musicpal. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select sound. 3. Select the bass boost menu item. 4. Select use bass boost? Yes to activate the bass boost. If you ...
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1 en freecom musicpal functions 2. Output this feature enables you to activate or deactivate the loudspeaker output. 1. Select settings after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select sound. 3. Select the output menu item. 4. Select use line-out? Yes to activate line-out and to deactivate...
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En freecom musicpal 3. Startup sound this feature enables you to play a melody when you start the freecom musicpal. 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the sound menu item. 3. Select the startup sound menu item. 4. Select play startup sound...
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En freecom musicpal functions .6. Lan ip/wlan ip this feature enables you to assign an ip address to the freecom musicpal, so as to be able to use the internet radio and media server (upnp) features. Using dhcp 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. ...
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4 en freecom musicpal manual configuration of the ip address (lan ip/wlan ip) 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the lan ip or wlan ip menu item. 3. Select use dhcp? No. 4. You can now change the digits by turning the navigate rotary knob....
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5 en freecom musicpal functions .6.9 wlan access point 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the wlan access point menu item. 3. After selecting the wlan access point menu item, the accessible access points now appear in your environment. 4. ...
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6 en freecom musicpal .6.10 wlan region 1. Select settings in the main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select wlan region. 3. Select the continent or country you are in. Musicpal internet radio media server settings settings sound lan ip wlan access point wlan ip wlan region...
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En freecom musicpal functions .6.11 information this feature gives you an overview of the firmware currently being used and also network information, such as the lan ip address being used, the subnet mask, and so on. Proceed by selecting the information menu item in the settings submenu. 1. Select s...
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En 4 freecom musicpal chapter 4: the freecom network storage assistant (pc/mac) the freecom network storage assistant helps you to locate each musicpal in your network. When started, it displays all musicpals available in your network and helps you configure the musicpal. You can also configure the ...
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9 en 4 the freecom network storage assistant (pc/mac) 4.1. Accessing your musicpal web interface when you click this menu item, the web interface of your musicpal opens in your default browser. 4.1. Start recovery procedure this procedure can reset and repair an musicpal to factory default settings ...
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40 en 4 freecom musicpal 4.1.4 repeat search for available freecom musicpal click here to repeat the search for your musicpal if it was not detected during the first search. Please make sure that your network is configured as described above in this manual and that all cables are properly attached..
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41 en 4 the freecom network storage assistant (pc/mac) 4. Features of the freecom network storage assistant (mac) the freecom network storage assistant helps you to locate each musicpal in your network. When started, it displays all musicpals available in your network and helps you configure the mus...
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4 en 4 freecom musicpal 4..1 configure basic settings of your freecom musicpal in this screen, you can set an ip address, subnet mask, device name and workgroup name for your musicpal. With this information, it is easy to locate your musicpal in the network without the wizard. To change the settings...
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4 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface chapter 5: configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5.1 overview settings output startup sound now playing set date & time show clock idle time rss feed show clock bass boost information name clock sound lan ip wlan ...
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44 en 5 freecom musicpal 5. How do i access the configuration menu? 1. First of all, create the connection between your freecom musicpal and the pc. 2. Usually you can access the web configuration of the musicpal by opening your ex- plorer and entering the following in the address line: http://192.1...
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45 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5.4 settings 5.4.1 sleep timer this feature enables you to end playing internet radio programmes and local music files automatically after a certain period of time. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse...
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46 en 5 freecom musicpal 5.4. Edit favourites this feature enables you to add internet radio stations as well as local music files to your bookmarks or to download the favorites list. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click edit favourites in the left-hand menu bar...
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4 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5.4.5 language this feature enables you to change the system language of the musicpal. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click language in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Select the language you want. 4. ...
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4 en 5 freecom musicpal manual configuration of time and date 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click set date & time in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Select the time zone you are in and whether you want automatic synchronisation of summer- and wintertime. 4. Use the ...
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49 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 3. Select how many minutes should elapse until the time is shown in full-screen mode. You can choose from the following options: • 2 minutes • 5 minutes • 15 minutes • 30 minutes • 60 minutes • 120 minutes • never 4. Mouse-click appl...
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50 en 5 freecom musicpal 4. Show clock this feature enables you to display your system clock time and date & the rss feed (if provided). 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click show clock in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Click show clock again on the right side of the...
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51 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 2. Output this feature enables you to activate or deactivate the loudspeaker output. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click output in the left-hand menu bar. 3. If you wish to activate output and t...
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5 en 5 freecom musicpal 5.4. Wlan region 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click wlan region in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Select the continent or country you are in. 4. Mouse-click apply..
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5 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5.4.9 lan ip/wlan ip this feature enables you to assign an ip address to the freecom musicpal, to be able to use the internet radio and media server (upnp) features. Using dhcp 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpa...
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54 en 5 freecom musicpal manual configuration of the ip address (lan ip/wlan ip) 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click lan ip or wlan ip in the left-hand menu bar. 3. Click fixed ip address. 4. Enter the ip-address, the subnet mask, the gateway and the dns server...
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55 en 5 configuring the freecom musicpal through the web interface 5.4.11 information this feature gives you an overview of the firmware currently being used and also network information, such as the lan ip address being used, the subnet mask, and so on. 1. Log into the web configuration of your fre...
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56 en 5 freecom musicpal 5.5 administration 5.5.1 change password use this feature to change the password for access to the web configuration. 1. Log into the web configuration of your freecom musicpal. 2. Mouse-click change password in the left-hand menu bar. 3. First enter your old password and th...
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5 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage chapter 6: freecom musicpal in practical usage 6.1 what do i need what for? Online o e fflin musicpal music (mp3 etc.) music upnp server (hardware) upnp er serv (software) upnp mp3 streamer router musicpal radio internet radio list what can my freecom music...
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5 en 6 freecom musicpal 6. Media server (upnp) in connection with the freecom musicpal the following tutorial explains how you can to establish a lan or wlan connection to your media server (upnp). 6..1 lan use a network cable (rj45) to create a connection between your media server (upnp) and the fr...
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59 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 6.. Wlan start the media server (upnp) and your freecom musicpal. Configure the wlan ip in the settings submenu. If configured in your media server (upnp), select use dhcp? Yes. Otherwise select use dhcp? No and specify your ip address yourself. After you ...
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60 en 6 freecom musicpal 6. Using your pc as media server (upnp) (playing mps from your local pc) to use your pc as media server (upnp) you need windows media player 11. You can do this through the “windows update” feature, or download directly from www.Microsoft. Com. The following explains how you...
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61 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 6... Configuring the freecom musicpal 1. Select settings in your main menu after you have switched on the freecom musicpal. 2. Select the lan ip or wlan ip menu item. 3. In the menu item select use dhcp? No. Select use dhcp? Yes when connecting through a r...
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6 en 6 freecom musicpal 6.. Configuring the computer 1. Mouse-click your task bar on: for windows xp/vista: start -> system control for windows 2000: start -> settings -> system control 2. Mouse-click network connections in the subsequent windows. 3. Now you have an overview of all your computer‘s n...
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6 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 5. In the subsequent window double-click “internet protocol (tcp/ip)”. 6. Select “use following ip address”. It is imperative here to note that the first three digits of the ip address are the same as the first three digits of the specified ip address in yo...
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64 en 6 freecom musicpal 7. Mouse-click ok to confirm your input. Now close all the windows you opened in the previous steps. 8. Open the windows media player 11 and proceed as follows: extras -> plug-ins -> options… 9. Mouse-click the registration card media library in the newly opened window. 10. ...
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65 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 11. Place a check in front of “release media” in the subsequent window. 12. Select the media to be released by marking it and then click allow. 13. Now click ok and close all the windows you opened in the previous steps. 14. Now you can select the media se...
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66 en 6 freecom musicpal 6.4 using your mac as media server (upnp) if you wish to use your mac as media server (upnp) in order to play mp3 data stored in your mac on your freecom musicpal, your mac has to be set up as upnp server. To do this you need external software, since mac os x does not itself...
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6 en 6 freecom musicpal in practical usage 3. Now mouse-click the top right corner on change settings and log in with admin as user name and password. (you can change the password any time through the web configuration!) 4. You are now logged into the web configuration of the freecom musicpal. 5. Mo...
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6 en 6 freecom musicpal 6. The vtuner premium internet radio service the freecom musicpal includes the vtuner premium service of internet radio stations. The vtuner premium service provides the station guide for your freecom musicpal and includes a personal website where you can organize and manage ...
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69 en appendix appendix: network basics networks and routing basics this chapter provides an overview of ip networks, routing, and firewalls. This is by no means a complete overview! If you are looking for more information, you can use your favorite search engine to find information on the internet ...
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0 en freecom musicpal domain name server the computer address is difficult to read, which is why a second system is used in the internet by the name of dns (domain name server). This translates human-readable names such as www.Sharemydisk.Com into computer readable names like 82.161.11.206. Each int...
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1 en appendix netmask the partition scheme that separates the different address classes is used to identify a netmask attached to the ip address. A netmask is a 32-bit quantity that, in logical com- bination (using an and operator) with an ip address, forms the network address. The netmasks for clas...
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En freecom musicpal although the preceding example uses the entire third octet for a subnet address, note that you are not restricted to octet boundaries in subnetting. To create more network numbers, you only need to shift some bits from the host address to the network address. For instance, to par...
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En appendix the ip address shortage the internet has grown larger than anyone ever imagined it could be. Although the exact size is unknown, the current estimate is that there are about 100 million hosts and more than 350 million users actively on the internet. In fact, the rate of growth has been s...
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4 en freecom musicpal multiple internal but only one external ip address a second way to overcome this is to have a single device act on behalf of several other devices. Routers are typical examples. You have several pcs connect to the router, but only the router to the internet. From an internet pe...
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5 en appendix mac addresses and address resolution protocol an ip address alone cannot be used to deliver data from one lan device to another. To send data between lan devices, you must convert the ip address of the destination device to its media access control (mac) address. Each device on an ethe...
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Warranty (valid in europe/turkey only) we thank you for purchasing this freecom product and hope you will enjoy using it. In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience on your part, we suggest reading the quick install guide, instruction manual and any additional electronic and or printed manuals. Whe...