Sennheiser Previews Stand-alone Network Firmware for Wireless Systems at InfoComm

At InfoComm, Sennheiser is previewing new firmware that allows its evolution Wireless ew 300 G3, ew 500 G3, and 2000 Series wireless systems to be networked and fully programmed without a computer. Small and medium-sized installations can now be set up more easily, rapidly and conveniently than ever before, the company says,

"The new firmware integrates key features from our Wireless System Manager (WSM) software into the receivers' on-board Easy Setup menu," explains Kevin Waehner, product manager for professional systems at Sennheiser's U.S. headquarters. "Easy Setup will now allow users to easily program coordinated frequency presets into their linked receivers, using just the front panel controls on a single receiver."

With 'stand-alone network' firmware, one receiver is defined as the master, which distributes the recommended results of an Easy Setup frequency scan into all networked receivers, connected via standard Ethernet cables and a switch. With this new functionality, complete frequency coordinations can be programmed on the fly, without the need for a computer running Wireless Systems Manager (WSM) software.

The new Stand-alone Network firmware will be available as a free download, starting this month at http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/sw-downloads.nsf/root/home-en.