Shure MXW - ANI Back Panel and Ports; Power, Ground, and Input;Output Connectors; Network Interface and Access Point Transceiver

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① AC Power

IEC connector 100 - 240 V AC.

② Power Switch

Powers the unit on or off.

③ Output Block Connectors (1-8)

Three-pin, low-voltage differential connector provides a line-, aux- or mic-level analog output for each channel.

④ Chassis Ground (1-8)

Use to directly ground the cable shield to the chassis.

⑤ Input Block Connectors (A,B)

Three-pin, low-voltage differential input connector adds line- or aux-level analog signals to the digital network.

Note: This input is meant for balanced connection. If an unbalanced source is used, such as an IPOD or MP3 player, only use pins 1 (signal) and 3 (ground) of

the block connector. See Specifications sections for wiring diagrams.

⑥ Reset Button

Press and hold the button for five seconds to reboot the device with factory default settings.

⑦ Ethernet Status LED (Green)

• Off = no network link

• On = network link established

• Flashing = network link active

⑧ Ethernet Link Speed LED (Amber)

• Off = 10/100 Mbps

• On = 1 Gbps (required for digital audio routing)

⑨ Network Interface

Four-port gigabit switch for connecting components together for a single MXW Group, or for connecting multiple devices to a larger digital audio network. The

following is a description of each port:

DescriptionPort

Provides Power over Ethernet (PoE) for the Shure access point and functions as a standard gigabit port.Port 1 (PoE)

Standard gigabit ports enable the connection of another MXW network, additional MXWANIs, a MXWNCS charging stations or an

external control system.

Ports 2 and 3

•Normal mode (default): this port functions the same as ports 2 and 3.

•Uplink Mode: only transports control data. This mode blocks network audio and data for Shure Web Discovery Application,

Dante Controller and Dante Virtual Soundcard.

Port 4 (Uplink)

Access Point Transceiver (APT)

The access point transceiver is the hub of the audio signal flow and manages the RF stability of each microphone in the group. The APT performs the following

functions:

• Receives and decrypts wireless audio signals from microphones in the group

• Delivers the audio signal to the digital audio network and audio network interface (ANI)

• Hosts an embedded web server that provides access to the control software used to manage the MXW system

• Sends and receives control information (such as gain adjustment and link settings) between the components, MXW control software and 3rd party controllers.