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EDGE AUDIO ROUTER

Quick Start

Keep your home router in place. Use Edge Audio Router to set up a separate wired network for your listening system.

Before you connect

Have your home router, Ethernet-capable streamer and Ethernet cables ready. The box includes a medical-grade power supply and one 1 m UNITEK Cat 8 cable. We recommend your Ethernet switch or audiophile switch for connecting your audio devices. Use a separate access point for phone or tablet control.

Connect your system

  1. Connect your home router. Run Ethernet from a LAN port on your home router to WAN on Edge Audio Router. Plug in the supplied power adapter and let the router finish starting up.
  2. Connect your listening system.
    Recommended — use your switch
    Connect LAN3 or LAN5 to your Ethernet switch or audiophile switch. Connect your streamer, NAS or music server, and Wi-Fi access point to that switch.
    Without a switch — connect directly
    Connect up to two wired devices directly to LAN3 and LAN5, one device per port. Either port supports a streamer, NAS or music server, or access point. For example, connect your streamer to LAN3 and your access point to LAN5.
  3. Connect your phone or tablet. Set the separate Wi-Fi device to access point mode, connect it to your switch (or directly to LAN3 or LAN5 if you have no switch), and join its Wi-Fi on your phone or tablet. For Roon Remote at home, put the phone, Roon Server and player on the same subnet.
  4. Play a track. If your streamer uses an external DAC, connect them with a compatible digital audio cable. Select your streamer in the control app and play a track.

Check the status lights

Power and System LEDs turn off about 30 seconds after startup. Active Ethernet LEDs turn off 90 seconds after a link is established. Reconnect a cable to see its link status again. The network remains active when the lights go out.

If your player doesn’t appear, check the player’s cable and the switch’s connection to LAN3 or LAN5. For a setup without a switch, check that the player is connected directly to LAN3 or LAN5. Then check that your phone is connected to the Audio LAN’s access point.