Navigator® 5

Navigator 5 is the control center for your WheatNet-IP audio network—one fast, unified workspace to route audio, program logic, fire salvos, manage AES67 streams, monitor meters, and update Blades across your entire plant. Anything you can do from a Blade front panel, you can do faster and safer in Navigator—centrally, consistently, and at scale.

What it does

• Route & associate: Build crosspoints, tie associated connections, and snapshot routes for instant recall.
• Logic made easy: Map physical and virtual LIOs end-to-end for triggers, tallies, and interlocks.
• Salvos & macros: One click to reconfigure shows, remotes, or full studios.
• Standards-friendly: Create and manage AES67 streams right alongside WheatNet signals.
• See everything: Live meters and system-wide monitoring for confidence at a glance.
• Fleet management: Discover devices, name them, batch-update Blade firmware, and keep configs backed up.

Why Navigator 5 matters

• Speed & safety – Centralized control reduces front-panel fiddling and fat-finger risk.
• Consistency – System-wide views mean fewer surprises and cleaner documentation.
• Scalability – Add new surfaces, engines, or Blades and bring them online in minutes.

Built-in firmware management

Navigator 5 includes the current firmware packages to bring older Blades up to date, so mixed-generation systems stay compatible and predictable. Updating firmware through Navigator keeps your network speaking the same language—no hunting for files, no device-by-device guesswork.

Why staying updated is critical

• New features: Unlock the latest routing, logic, and monitoring capabilities as they ship.
• Reliability: fixes and stability improvements reduce on-air risk.
• Security & compliance: Hardening and protocol improvements keep your plant safer.
• Compatibility: Up-to-date code means painless expansion—drop in new hardware or virtual blades and go.
• Lower ops cost: Fewer workarounds, faster recoveries, simpler training.