Axis Audio Manager Pro User Manual

AXISAudioManagerPro
Migratetoversion4
Migratetoversion4
IfyoualreadyhaveAXISAudioManagerPro3running,youcanmigratepartsofthesystemtoAXISAudioManagerPro4.
Note
Olderversionsmustrstbeupgradedtoversion3.3,whichistheversionthatcanexportyoursystem.Youthenneedtoinstall
version4.0,whichistheonlyversionthatcanimportthesystem.Fromversion4.0youcanupgradetoanylaterversion.
WerecommendthatyourstinstallAXISAudioManagerPro4onaseparateservertotryitoutandgettoknowthenewinterface,
beforeyouperformthemigration.Youcanusethedemoversionfor30days.
Note
Themigrationwillonlyincludezonestructure,devicesandsources.Youmustreconstructallothercongurationsmanually.
Themigrationwillsaveyourplaylistsandschedulesastextlestofacilitatethereconstruction.Youshouldnotedown
othersettingsbeforethemigration.
Belowisanoverviewofthemigrationprocess.Formoredetailedinformation,downloadthemigrationguideunderDocumentation
ontheproduct’ssupportpage:
•axis.com/products/axis-audio-manager-pro/support
Backupyourdatabase:
Beforeyoustart,werecommendthatyoucreateabackupofyourdatabase,sothatyoudon’tloseanydataincasesomething
goeswrongwhenyouupgradeyoursystem.Thedatabaselescanbesaved,sothatyoucanrestorethesysteminanother
AXISAudioManagerPro3.xsystem.
1.OntheWindowssystemtray,click
>>StopAXISAudioManagerPro.
2.GotothefolderC:\ProgramData\AXISCommunications\AXISAudioManagerPro\Manager
onyourcomputer.
3.CopythedatabaseleManager.dbtoabackupfolder.
4.Ifyouneedtorestoreyourdatabaseatsomepointtoanothersystem:
4.1OntheWindowssystemtray,click
>>StopAXISAudioManagerPro.
4.2Placethebacked-uplesinthefolderC:\ProgramData\AXISCommunications\AXISAudio
ManagerPro\Manager.
4.3Starttheserviceagainandloginwiththeadministrator’scredentials.
MigratetoAXISAudioManagerPro4:
1.FirstyouneedtoupgradeyourcurrentversionofAXISAudioManagerProtoversion3.3.3thatcontainstheexportfunction.
ToupgradetoAXISAudioManagerPro3.3.3:
1.1Gotoaxis.com/products/axis-audio-manager-proanddownloadtheupgradele.
1.2Runtheupgradeleandacceptallthepre-selectedoptionsinthewizard.
2.Exportyoursite:
2.1OpenAXISAudioManagerPro3.3.3.
2.2GotoAdministrator>ExportdatabaseandclickExport.
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Axis Audio Manager Pro Specifications

General

Category	Server
Network	Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System	Windows Server 2016
Processor	Intel Core i5 or equivalent
RAM	8 GB RAM
Storage	SSD recommended
Supported Audio Formats	MP3, WAV, AAC
Maximum Concurrent Streams	Depends on hardware and network configuration
API Support	REST API
Authentication	Active Directory, LDAP
Description	A complete audio management software for managing and controlling a large number of network audio devices. It enables zone management, scheduled content playout, and device health monitoring.