Unitiserve & Uniti 2 connection

Posted by: gsr on 16 February 2018

Hi all,

I've had a Unitiserve and a Uniti 2 for a few weeks now and there's been a couple of occasions where it seems the system is buffering whilst playing via UPnP. Music stops for a couple of seconds then resumes.

The Unitiserve is connected to the router via an Ethernet cable but the Uniti 2 is connected to the network via wireless. Will connecting the Uniti 2 via Ethernet to the router solve this issue.

The Uniti 2 is about 15ft from the router and Unitiserve.

Thanks

Gordon

Posted on: 16 February 2018 by David Hendon

It all depends on your wifi network but a simple guide is that the first thing to try if you are getting problems is to use an Ethernet cable to connect your Uniti 2 to your router. You can just drape it across the floor to try. They don't cost much on eBay.

you could add a switch to provide the Ethernet feed to the Unitiserve and Uniti2 but that shouldn't be necessary.

best

David

Posted on: 16 February 2018 by ChrisSU

Almost certainly, yes. If you really can't manage it, there are other workaround solutions which can help, but for minimal cost, a basic Cat5e cable is the best option.

(OK, maybe the second best option - for a mere £3800, I'm told that a Chord Music streaming cable will blow Cat5e out of the water, but try the Cat5e first;-)

Posted on: 16 February 2018 by gsr

Thanks guys.

Going to the Hifi show at Bristol next weekend so see what deal I can get if any, on Chord or Meicord cables.

Gordon