How to configure link to NAS ?

phil mail

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Jul 7, 2021, 11:48:30 AM7/7/21

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Hello !

I'm discovering the Hi-Fi cast app on androïd which seems nice and better than the DS Music I'm using at the moment.

The way I listen to music is about exclusively this one :

Library = NAS (Synology)

Player = Marantz NR1200 (by Ethernet link)

Controller = app on my Android.

So... when I'm trying Hi-Fi Cast, it discovers my Marantz just fine. If I link to a phone library, it controls the music just fine. It even recognizes that I've got a NAS with its name... fine....

But then it tries to connect automatically to the NAS without letting me setting the address, name + PW...and it of course fails....

I've tried to parameter it... but nothing about these 3 mandatory fields....

I must have missed something.... but where ?

Thanks in advance.

Philippe CH

Hi-Fi Cast Developer

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Jul 7, 2021, 7:03:34 PM7/7/21

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Hi,

The app doesn't have any way for you to enter a name and password. I think you would need to configure the media server on your NAS to allow connections from your Android device and Marantz player without requiring a password eg. based on IP address.

Andy Grant

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Jul 8, 2021, 4:36:23 AM7/8/21

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Philippe

I use a Synology DS216 NAS and have installed MinimServer as the Media Server. It works very well and needs no passwords

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phil mail

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Jul 24, 2021, 2:38:59 AM7/24/21

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Well... Hello Everybody...

I've followed the advise and installed MinimServe.

It worked immediately !

Thanks a lot !

HI-Fi Cast seems to be a great app :-)

Actually the behavior of my Marantz NR1200 with Hi_Fi Cast is "normal", better than DS Audio (from Synology) that usually causes ghost behavior (MArantz waking up about 20´´ after you turn it off) :-)