#Arkmc android manual

So the MPW acts not only as a Wi-Fi hotspot, but also as a router. I wasn’t sure that the iPhone would see the HTPC without being on my home Wi-Fi network, but it does. I tested this standalone with my HTPC (DLNA Renderer) and iPhone 4 (DLNA Controller using ArkMC Lite) connected to the MPW (DLNA Server) and it all worked fine. With the DLNA Server turned on in the MPW Dashboard, using a DLNA Controller App like ArkMC Lite, you will be able to select the music from the MPW DLNA server using your Phone/Tablet, and either have it play on your Phone/Tablet, or direct it to the WIFI Audio Reciever. I know for example that the MPW will support eight connections to its hotspot. It looks like the WIFI Audio Reciever also supports a Wi-Fi hotspot, so you could have the Phone/Tablet and the MPW connect to the WIFI Audio Reciever hotspot instead, but I can’t test the WIFI Audio Reciever capabilities, and I know this works on the MPW. They will then be able to see each other. To make it work you will need to connect both your Phone/Tablet and the WIFI Audio Reciever to the MPW Wi-Fi hotspot. It receives the music directly from the MPW and decodes the digital signal, converting it to an analogue signal, which is then output to the connected stereo in your boat. The WIFI Audio Reciever will be the DLNA Renderer. The MPW will be the DLNA Server, storing all your music.Ĭ. It is used to select music from a DLNA Server and push it to a DLNA Renderer.ī. Your Phone/Tablet will be the DLNA Controller. In your case, you will have one device for each DLNA component Ī. Sometimes more than one component is located in the one physical device. There are three components in a DLNA music streaming solution.

#Arkmc android manual

I couldn’t find a User Manual to confirm the actual capabilities of the WIFI Audio Reciever. Not to mention, will you have the appropriate power sources on the boat to power the MPW and WIFI Audio Reciever? However, no guarantees on a boat that may have unshielded electrical interference. Setting up the Wi-Fi connections initially will require a little work, but once established should work fine. So you need to select an App that supports the formats you want, and to check that the WIFI Audio Receiver supports playing those formats as well. Not all file formats are supported by all DLNA devices either. There are a few Apps suggested in the description of the WIFI Audio Receiver.ĭLNA is actually a bit flaky, not all features are supported by all devices, and not all devices support features well. I’m not sure they play straight audio files. I was thinking Infuse and PlayerXtreme, but they are video players. I can’t recommend any one particular DLNA Controller App, but there are lots out there. You will need a third party DLNA Controller App. You can’t do what you want with the My Cloud App, which will only play music on the device you connect with (at least I can’t see any way to make it send music to another device).

I’m pretty sure someone has already done it though.

You could replace the internal hard drive with an SSD, but this would void your warranty and require some knowledge to do. You would want to make sure the MPW was very well protected from sharp knocks and high G forces. I had similar experiences heading out scuba diving and snorkeling. I remember thinking the hull of our speed boat was going to split open banging over waves at speed. A boat is a pretty hard environment for a traditional spinning hard drive, which is what the MPW uses.