TAIKO AUDIO ES9039MSPRO Extreme Switch Router Instruction Manual

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First Use  

The Extreme Router creates a dedicated ‘Taiko Audio’ Wi-Fi network. The  

password for this can be found on the boꢂom of the Router. Funcꢀonally, this  

works the same as with any other router. We also have the passwords on file  

and they are available by request.  

To connect with your Control Point (usually your iPad) to the Extreme Music  

Server via the Extreme Router, join the Extreme Router’s dedicated ‘Taiko  

Audio’ Wi-Fi network. Now, your control point is connected to the Extreme  

Music Server.  

At this point, please note that the server’s IP Address will change because it is  

now being controlled by DHCP running on the Extreme Router rather than on  

your default home Router.  

Connect to Roon  

If you use Roon, then there is no need to find or fetch the new IP Address. The  

connecꢀon should simply re-establish automaꢀcally and Roon should work  

automaꢀcally from the Roon Remote Control Point (usually your iPad)  

connected to the Taiko Wi-Fi network. If it does not, try restarꢀng the Roon app  

on your Control Point. In any case, make you sure you are connected to the  

Taiko Wi-Fi network.  

The router is pre-configured to allow Roon discovery from the “WAN” side,  

which is your current home network. As a result, Roon Remote Control Points  

should also work from the upstream network without needing to know the IP  

address.  

In other words, Roon Remote should also work when you are connected to  

your home Wi-Fi network instead of the “taiko audio” Wi-Fi. However, please  

note that the best Sound Quality is achieved when connecꢀng via the  

dedicated Taiko Audio Wi-Fi network.  

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Connect to XDMS  

For XDMS, you need to connect the Control Point to the Taiko Wi-Fi network.  

With the factory-standard Router setup, XDMS cannot be controlled from your  

home network.  

When using XDMS for the first ꢀme aſter adding the Router, there is an  

addiꢀonal step which is to re-connect the XDMS app to the Server using the  

new IP Address.  

SFP/SFP+ network ports don't auto negoꢀate / automaꢀcally refresh like RJ45  

ports do. Because of this, you may need to trigger the Switch or Server to  

trigger an IP Address refresh. In other words, you may need to make the Switch  

or Server aware of the updated IP Address.  

Normally, it will suffice to remove the power from the Switch, wait 10 seconds,  

and reconnect it. Instead, you may opt to disconnect one of the Switch’s DAC  

cables, wait 10 seconds, and reconnect it. This will have the same result.  

Make you sure you are connected to the Taiko Wi-Fi network.  

Now, start XDMS, go to ‘Seꢁngs’ - ’Connect’. Enter your Extreme Server’s Serial  

Number (this can be found on the rear of your server) in the upper field and  

then tap ‘Fetch’. Alternaꢀvely, you can use third party app ‘Fing’ to scan your  

network and obtain the new IP Address, enter it in the lower field, and tap  

‘Connect’. The XDMS app will connect and then you are all set.  

Please note that Fing only runs on M1 chip or later.  

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Ideal Start Up Rouꢀne  

To prevent or solve connecꢀvity issues, the easiest soluꢀon is to follow the  

below start up rouꢀne.  

1. Disconnect and reconnect the Network Cable to the Extreme Music  

Server to force the new IP address. Unplug the network cable from the  

Extreme Switch to the Extreme Music Server (usually a DAC cable) for a  

few seconds and plug it back in. Alternatively, you can also power off the  

Taiko Switch for a few seconds and power it back on. This will achieve  

the same as unplugging the network cable. This will force the Extreme  

Music Server to refresh its IP address with a new one that is provided by  

the Taiko router.  

2. Run FING on the tablet to find the Server’s new IP address and use this  

in XDMS. FING should find 3 IP addresses: The Extreme Server, Router,  

and tablet/client.  

3. Reboot the Extreme to trigger XDMS to register the new IP Address.  

Then you can use your Extreme’s Serial Number with the option “Fetch”  

in the ‘Settings’ --> ‘Connect’ screen of the XDMS App.  

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Step by Step Connecꢀon Methods  

Below are detailed step-by-step instrucꢀons describing the two Connecꢀon  

Methods.  

Connecꢀon Method 1 - Using Roon for automaꢀc Discovery:  

1. The first step is to switch to Roon if you are using XDMS, before inserting  

the Router. Roon Discovery works through the router using your home  

Wi-Fi so you will not need to use an IP lookup app and change your  

Control Point’s Wi-Fi (usually your iPad) at the same time.  

2. Then proceed with connecting the Taiko Extreme Router (and DC  

Distributor if you ordered one) per the instructions in this guide and the  

other documentation that can be found on the Downloads page on the  

Taiko Audio website: https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/taiko-audio-  

downloads.  

3. After everything is connected and powered up, unplug the network  

cable from the Taiko Extreme Switch to the Taiko Extreme Music Server  

(usually a DAC cable) for a few seconds and plug it back in. Alternatively,  

you can also power off the Taiko switch for a few seconds and power it  

back on. This will achieve the same as unplugging the network cable.  

This will force the Extreme Music Server to refresh its IP address with a  

new one that is provided by the Taiko router.  

Now, Roon should be able to reconnect from your regular Wi-Fi, and you can  

see the new IP address in the Roon Control App. To see the IP Address in Roon,  

go to Seꢁngs --> General and look at the ’Roon Core’ secꢀon. You can then  

enter this IP Address in XDMS.  

Connecꢀon Method 2 – For users of XDMS who do not wish to use Roon:  

1. Connect the Control Point (usually your iPad tablet) (which runs the  

XDMS client) to the new Taiko Extreme Router Wi-Fi.  

2. Disconnect and reconnect the Network Cable to the Extreme Music  

Server to force the new IP address. Unplug the network cable from the  

Taiko Extreme Switch to the Taiko Extreme Music Server (usually a DAC  

cable) for a few seconds and plug it back in. Alternatively, you can also  

power off the Taiko Switch for a few seconds and power it back on. This  

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will achieve the same as unplugging the network cable. This will force  

the Extreme Music Server to refresh its IP address with a new one that is  

provided by the Taiko router.  

3. Run FING on the tablet to find the Server’s new IP address and use this  

in XDMS. FING should find 3 IP addresses: The Extreme Server, Router,  

and tablet/client.  

4. Reboot the Extreme to trigger XDMS to register the new IP Address.  

Then you can use your Extreme’s Serial Number with the option “Fetch”  

in the ‘Settings’ --> ‘Connect’ screen of the XDMS App. If Fetch does not  

retrieve the correct IP address you can enter it manually in the field  

below.  

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Solving Connecꢀvity Issues  

If you run into connecꢀvity issues then the most likely cause is that SFP/SFP+  

network ports don't auto negoꢀate / automaꢀcally refresh like RJ45 ports do.  

SFP/SFP+ ports also do not automaꢀcally re-establish a network connecꢀon  

aſter it went down.  

What this means is that when you connect the Extreme Network Switch to the  

Extreme Network Router, the Extreme Network Card inside the Extreme Music  

Server cannot see that something has changed and it will not refresh its IP  

address. In other words, the Router needs to be up and running before the  

Switch. This can be fixed using either of the following 3 methods.  

Opꢀon 1: Power cycling the Switch  

Opꢀon 2: Re-plugging the DAC cable between Server and Switch  

Opꢀon 3: Restarꢀng the Music Server.  

This is also automaꢀcally accomplished if you follow the following ‘startup’  

procedure:  

1) Power on the Router, wait unꢀl the ‘ON’ LED is on and/or the network ports  

are blinking (which indicates that it is on).  

2) Power on the Switch.  

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Factory Reset  

1. Hold down the ‘Factory Reset’ button and keep it down.  

Simultaneously press the ‘Reset’ button for 2 seconds. Keep the  

‘Factory Reset’ button down.  

2. The orange ‘ON’ LED will come on, but keep pressing the Factory  

Reset button.  

3. Next, the orange ‘ON’ LED will start flashing. When it finished  

flashing, let go of the ‘Factory Reset’.  

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Accessing the Router Web Interface  

For normal recommended use, it is not required to change any internal seꢁngs  

for the Extreme Router. But if you want to explore its seꢁngs or want to make  

changes, you can do this via its Web Interface. The interface can be found at  

the Router’s default IP Address 192.168.100.1.  

➔ Please note that the interface is not accessible from your regular home  

network.  

There are three ways to connect. In most cases, the first opꢀon is easiest.  

1. Connect your tablet, phone, or laptop directly to the Extreme Router’s  

Taiko Wi-Fi network.  

2. Alternatively, you can connect a desktop or laptop to the Extreme  

Router via wired Ethernet, whilst making sure to be disconnected from  

the home network. The desktop or laptop will now receive a new DHCP  

address from the Taiko router.  

3. Log onto the Extreme Music Server via VNC, start an internet browser,  

and go from there.  

In an internet browser, type hꢂp://192.168.100.1 to log in to the Extreme  

Router's admin web UI and reconfigure it as required, per the  

recommendaꢀons below.  

Aſter entering the IP Address, you will see the following login screen:  

To log in, use the following credenꢀals:  

- Username = ‘admin’ (not ‘Admin’ as indicated on some early labels)  

- Password = located at the bottom of the Extreme Router  

All routers have random unique passwords meaning you can leave it as is.  

There is no need to change it for safety reasons. However, the password can be  

difficult to memorize so the user may decide to change it for convenience.  

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