Cambridge Audio Azur 851N Owner's Manual

This menu contains various setup/configuration menus as shown below.

Settings

 

» Get Registration Key

 

» Network

 

» Firmware

 

» Display Brightness

 

» Device Name

 

» Audio

 

» Remote Code

 

» Language

 

» Power

 

» Edit Input Names

 

» Factory Reset

Get registration key

This will display a key that can be used to register your 851N on the Stream Magic 

website at www.stream-magic.com. First you will need to set up an account on 

Stream Magic. Open www.stream-magic.com from your Internet browser. See the 

section earlier on Stream Magic registration.
Note:

 

–  The generated key lasts for about 10 minutes, if you don’t use it in that time you 

will need to exit and re-enter this menu to get a new key.

–  All saved Presets will be deleted when a unit is registered/re-registered.

Network

This menu enables you to set your 851N’s network settings, scan again for a 

connection  to  another  wireless  network,  or  to  manually  configure  the  network 

parameters. This is useful if you move your 851N to a new location for instance.
By default the 851N will be set for Automatic wired/wireless detection and automatic 

IP addressing (DHCP) which will work without setup in most circumstances (for Wi-

Fi you will need to enter your WEP/WPA key if you have one).
In  Auto  mode the 851N  will  look for a  wired connection first  and  then scan  for 

wireless connections if it doesn’t find one. It will also try to obtain an IP address 

automatically from your router/DHCP server.
If you wish to make changes to your setup the 851N displays the following 

submenus.

 

» Scan for networks

 

» Enter network name

 

» Current Config

 

» Edit Config

 

» Wi-Fi Strength 

(only available if connected wirelessly)

 

» Signal Warning

 

» Wi-Fi Region

 

» Wired/Wireless

Note: All wireless related menu are only available if the wireless dongle is 

connected to the unit.

Scan for networks

This option scans all available Wi-Fi frequencies for wireless networks and allows 

you to connect to them. 
The 851N can connect to 802.11b/g or n networks (2.4GHz frequency range only 

for n networks).
A list of available networks will be presented. If a particular network requires an 

encryption key, a   symbol will be seen at the end of the network name.
Select your local network using the Navigation/Select dial and press it in for enter.
The 851N will then connect to the network using a saved key (if you have previously 

set one) or present you with an alphanumeric entry menu. Here you can enter the 

network key you set up when setting up your wireless network. 
Select each character in turn using the Navigation/Select dial and then press 

 

or navigate to the 

 symbol and press Navigation/Select dial to enter that key. If 

you make a mistake, press   to go back one character.
The 851N can handle keys in WEP, WPA and WPA2 formats (the choice of format is 

made by appropriate settings on your router) and automatically generates the right 

format from your text according to the router request.

Settings menu

Enter the network name

This option allows the 851N to search for and connect to a particular network 

name only.
Type your network name in using the alphanumeric entry screen.
If no matching network is found 'Network not found' will be displayed.

Current config

This menu firstly displays the IP mode (static or dynamic). This will be Auto/DHCP 

(i.e. dynamic, this is the default) or alternatively Static IP.
For either mode by turning the Navigation/Select dial the 851N will scroll through 

the various current IP parameters, for instance the ESSID of the current wireless 

network, Wired and Wireless MAC addresses, current IP address, (Sub)Netmask, 

Gateway address etc. 

Edit config

This menu allows the selection of IP mode between static or dynamic (Auto/DHCP). 

Auto/DHCP is recommended for most people in most circumstances. Static IP 

requires quite a bit of knowledge about IP networks, and is for advanced users only. 
The default setting is thus Auto/DHCP, here the 851N obtains its IP address each 

time you switch in on by a process called DHCP which means it is different each 

time it is acquired. This process is completely automatic and much simpler than 

implementing Static IP.
However sometimes it is useful (especially in large networks) to know the exact IP 

address of each device, this can only be done by using static IP.
When using Static IP you will also need to enter the network mask you wish to 

use and the addresses of your gateway and DNS service, note there is no way for 

Cambridge Audio to know what these are in your network. Only select static IP if you 

know exactly what you are doing!
To set static IP, select the 'Settings > Network > Edit Config' menu.
The 851N will now display 'Auto (DHCP)? YES/NO'. Turn the 851N’s rotary dial to 

select 'NO' and then press SELECT.
You will now be able to enter the fixed IP address you wish to give your 851N by 

using the rotary dial to select the desired numbers followed by pressing Navigation/

Select dial to end inputting the address.
The 851N will now prompt you to enter the required network mask for the network. 

You will be able to enter this in the same way as before for entering the IP address.
You will now need to enter the default gateway’s IP address used by the 851N on 

the network.
Finally, you will need to enter the DNS IP address for the 851N. On some networks, 

you may need to enter your ISP’s DNS IP address, which should be available on 

your ISP’s support page on their website.
After entering the above information, the 851N will now try to connect to your 

network. If you wish to use DHCP again simply select 'Settings > Network > Edit 

Config' and then set the 'Auto (DHCP)? YES/NO' to 'YES'.

Wi-Fi strength

Displays the strength of the received Wi-Fi Signal.
Note:

  If  Wi-Fi  has  been  turned  off  (Ethernet  mode  only)  the  signal  strength  will 

show as 0%.

Signal warning

The 851N can display a warning if the Wi-Fi signal strength is low enough to be 

causing reduced throughput. The options for the Signal Warning are simply Yes 

or No.

Wi-Fi region

Different parts of the world use slightly different frequencies for Wi-Fi. For best 

performance you should set the 851N to the region you live in, the current options 

are US, Spain, Europe (i.e. other than Spain), Japan.