Brands:

• AMX
• BSS Audio

Models:

• AVX Architect

Overview:

This article will describe how to connect to an existing Soundweb OMNI system using AVX Architect.

To see a video of this article, click HERE.

Procedure:

The first step is to download and install the AVX Architect software. Review the video on installing the software for detailed instructions on this process.

Next, verify the physical network connections. To connect to this system, the computer running AVX Architects needs to be on the same network as the HControl ports on the Soundweb OMNI device. OMNI devices have a primary and secondary HControl port, and we want to be on the same network as the primary connection.

Once the physical connection has been checked, open AVX Architect.

From the hamburger menu in the top-left of the Dashboard, open AVX Manager.

AVX Manager can also be opended from the Windows Search bar. Just Search for AVX Manager and it should be displayed in the results.

If everything is connected correctly, AVX Manager will show the connected devices and their information in the table.

IP Address will show here, and they should be in the same range as the computer.

If the devices are not showing here in AVX Manager, refer to the Network Settings and Troubleshooting article. If the devices are showing here, head back to the Dashboard in AVX Architect.

From the Dashboard, click “Import from Device Network".

A “Discovered Projects" window will pop up. This will show any project files found on the device network and display them as tiles. The tiles will show the project name, the time it was last deployed, and the description.

“Devices" can be selected to see which devices the project file was found on.

If there were different files on each device, we would see each of those project files as a separate tile.

Click “Import" on the project you want to load.

The project will be imported and will show on the Dashboard.

​When opening an imported project, AVX Architect may present a Project Migration window if the project was created in an older version of AVX Architect and requires conversions or updates. 

Click on migrate and the project will update before opening the project file.

Once the project is open, the two devices are displayed in the System View.

Click “Enable Networking" in the top-right of the AVX Architect window.

The devices will turn yellow and show “Matched", indicating that AVX Architect has successfully identified the devices on the network.

Next, go online by clicking “Deploy and Connect", also in the top-right corner.

The Deployment Wizard window will open and the devices will be displayed in a table.

Notice that these Configuration and Parameter Sync sections are equals signs.

This is because the settings in the file match those currently on the device, which makes sense because there were no changes made between importing the file and deploying to the network.

If any changes were made between those steps, the Send and Receive option on either of these would be shown. If you followed these instructions and did not make any intended changes, but still see a send and receive option, receiving might be the safest option.

Once ready, click “Deploy and Connect".

AVX Architect will do a quick firmware check on the devices before going live and will display a warning if there is any firmware mismatch that should be addressed.

These devices will turn green once the check is complete. Clicking “Continue" will​ let the software do the post-deployment check and return to the project file view.

Now the devices are green in the workspace and show Connected as well.