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• Web UI Overview

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• Youtube

• USB

• Artist

• Album

• Playlists

• CD

• Presets

• Upload

• Settings

• Bluetooth

The Web UI

The Brennan can be controlled from any web browser on the same wifi network. The browser can be on a computer, tablet or mobile phone. This is called the Web UI.

Two Web UIs

In fact there are two Web UI’s - original and mobile. The original was aimed at desktop computers with a mouse. The mobile is aimed at mobile phones with touch. The original Web UI can reformat however so it can be used on smaller mobile phone displays.


The Web UI will initially load the view it thinks is best but you can override that in the Settings.

Starting

To start the Web UI you must have previously connected the Brennan to your wifi network. The Brennan will display an IP address on its display. It will look something like 192.168.0.6.

Type the IP Address into the address bar of the browser.



This shows the Chrome browser. Other browsers are similar. Some browsers may need you to precede the ip address with http:// - no spaces. So in my case I would type http://192.168.0.6 - you can bookmark this address to save typing it in future.

Panels

The Web UI has a number of panels that are pretty much available in all the views - although there are some differences in implementation.

Now Playing	See what's playing, stop and start, adjust volume
Search	Text search all music and videos
vTuner	Find and play internet radio stations, assign to presets
Youtube	Find and play Youtubes
USB	Browse any attached USB memory or disk, import music
Artist	Show albums belonging to artist. Play, rename, delete etc
Album	Show tracks belonging to album. Play rename, delete etc
Playlists	Play, create and manage playlists
CD	Rip CD, select CD title, load artwork
Presets	Browse and play presets
Upload	Upload music files from your computer
Settings	Statistics, software version and settings
Bluetooth	See what’s connected, delete pairings, reset

Shortcut

You can improve the appearance of the mobile web UI and make it easier to use by creating a shortcut.


Before

To create a shortcut on Android load use the browser to show the Web UI then click on the menu icon in the address bar (the three dots) and tap Add To Home Screen. This will create an icon for the brennan on the Android home screen.

On iPhone tap load the Web UI using the browser then tap the up arrow icon at the bottom. Then slide the buttons until you find “Add To Home Screen” button.

In future open the web UI with the new icon and get a less cluttered appearance.



After - no address bar so more space for the UI

Fixed IP address

The IP address of your Brennan is assigned by your wireless router and it can change - which is inconvenient.

It is possible to fix the IP address but it varies from router to router - please read this example in the Troubleshooting page for guidance.