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• Start the NADAC panel :
  On your Mac, access the System Preferences by clicking on the Apple icon  on the top left corner, and in Other open the MERGING+NADAC icon.
  On your Windows, depending on the driver installed, open Windows Start Menu - All Programs > Merging Technologies > Merging Ravenna ASIO Driver > NADAC Panel (Win7 / Win10)
  or Windows Start Menu - All Programs > Merging Technologies > Merging Audio Device Panel (Win10)
  
  You should see the MERGING+NADAC in the RAVENNA Devices part:
  
  
• Double click on the MERGING+NADAC icon, your default web browser (Merging recommends Google Chrome) should open up on the MERGING+NADAC page.
  If your browser shows a DNS error, that means  that you have another network device that uses the same range of IP address.
  Remove any other network device for this test and consult this page to determine if you need to change your IP addresses.

• If you still can't get any audio connection between MERGING+NADAC and your computer, you may need to disable the firewall for the MERGING+NADAC connection.
  MERGING+NADAC drivers have been designed to work with the Windows or MacOS built-in firewalls.
  However, some antivirus may take control of the built-in firewalls, or use their own.
  To disable the built-in firewall : 

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  title On a Windows 7 Computer
  Click on the network icon in right corner of Windows Taskbar and select Open Network and Sharing Center   In Network and Sharing Center, click on Windows Firewall, on the bottom left part of this page. In the Windows Firewall page, click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off in the left pane. Under Public network location settings, select "Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended)" Leave the Windows Firewall active on the other network types.  Click on OK to apply the changes.

  
  

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  title On a Windows 8 or 8.1 computer
  Right click on the network icon in right corner of Windows Taskbar and select Open Network and Sharing Center  In Network and Sharing Center, click on Windows Firewall, on the bottom left part of this page. In the Windows Firewall page, click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off in the left pane. Under Public network location settings, select "Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended)" Leave the Windows Firewall active on the other network types.  Click on OK to apply the changes.

  
  

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  title On a Windows 10 computer
  Click on the network icon in right corner of Windows Taskbar  and click on Network settings In Network and Sharing Center, make sure Ethernet is selected, and click on Windows Firewall In the Windows Firewall page, click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off in the left pane. Under Public network location settings, select "Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended)" Leave the Windows Firewall active on the other network types.  Click on OK to apply the changes.

  
  

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  title On a MacOS Computer
  Click on the Apple icon  on the top left corner and select System Preferences, then Security & Privacy. Select the Firewall tab. If Turn Off firewall button is not accessible, please click on the lock  to be able to use it (you will need to enter your password). The Firewall state will then turn to Off.

  
  

• If disabling the firewall solved your issue, you may want to add Firewall exceptions for your MERGING+NADAC application, so you can have it enabled.
  If you are using an additional antivirus or firewall, like Norton, McAfee, Avast,... please refer to its documentation and website to temporary disable it, or to allow the audio player software through such Firewall.
  Please see this page for Firewall configuration. 

Now that MERGING+NADAC and your computer are correctly configured, please proceed to the Media Players configuration page, and choose your favorite Media Player !