Nuvo NV-P100 Series Product Manual

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NUVO®Another useful tool is the button labeled ‘’iPerf.” This is a built-in throughput test for all of the zones in the system. WheniPerf is selected, the system will run a test across all zones that measures the available throughput to each of the zones,as shown in Fig. 168. The results appear as: green, meaning good throughput; yellow, meaning marginal but still accept-able; and red, meaning not good enough to support necessary audio streaming. The result to be concerned about is red . Ifa zone result is red, the solutions are to move the zone to a better location, wire it directly to the network, try 5 GHz com-munication as opposed to 2.4, see section 4.1 zones page 20, or add an additional Gateway for additional Wi-Fi coverage .A popular practice is to prioritize home network traffic by creating VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) to provide betterperformance for streaming audio and video. This work should only be done by a network administrator. The practice usesconfigurable network switches that allow specific ports to be grouped for their specific VLAN communication. Each of theVLANs are considered broadcast domains. The concept of broadcast domains is very important to proper communicationamong the components of the Nuvo Player Portfolio System. For all zones to communicate properly they must be on thesame broadcast domain. Make sure that the switch ports being used for the Nuvo Player Portfolio System are operating onthe same VLAN.Another potential issue with zone communication can be the way in which port security has been configured. Since thecomponents of the system are continually sending packets of information back and forth, it is important that the switchports being used are open to all network traffic. If they are not, this will impede the necessary communication across theentire system.On any managed switch, speed and duplex must be set on the ports being used by the Nuvo Player Portfolio System toauto negotiate. This is the way in which the zones communicate. The common mistake would be to set the ports to gigabitcommunication which will cause a communication mismatch with the zones.For more advanced troubleshooting, please visit http://www.legrand.us/nuvo/troubleshooting.Fig. 1686.5 Advanced Network Management52