Control your Denon or Marantz from your phone

AVR Maestro talks to your receiver over your local network using its native protocol - no cloud account, no extra hardware. Here's how to connect and be in control in under a minute.

Before you start

What you need

An iPhone or Android device on the same Wi-Fi network as the receiver.
The receiver powered on with Network Standby enabled (Setup → General → Network → Network Control → On) so the app can wake and reach it.
The receiver's IP address (Setup → General → Network → Information, or your router's device list).
Optional: enable Wake-on-LAN to power the receiver from cold standby.

Four steps

Add your receiver

Open AVR Maestro and tap Add Receiver.
Type the receiver's IP address and tap Test Connection - the app probes HTTP, Telnet and HEOS.
Confirm the detected model and capabilities to save it.
You're in. Switch or manage receivers any time from Settings → Devices.

Troubleshooting

If it won't connect

"Test Connection" fails

Make sure the phone and receiver are on the same Wi-Fi network and subnet - mesh systems, guest networks and IoT VLANs can isolate devices. On the receiver, Setup → Network → Network Control must be On. Re-check the IP against the receiver's own Network → Information screen, since DHCP addresses change. HTTP is required; Telnet and HEOS are nice-to-have.

Connection drops every few seconds

Receiver Telnet ports can get sticky after long uptimes - power-cycle the receiver from the wall to clear the listener. On Wi-Fi 6 mesh, force the phone onto the same band as the receiver (AVRs usually sit on 2.4 GHz; phones prefer 5 GHz).

How do I know my receiver is supported?

It comes down to your network, not just the model. If the receiver's web portal, the HEOS app and the official Denon/Marantz app can all reach it, AVR Maestro should too. See the supported receivers page for the model list.

Get connected

One-time purchase, no ads, no subscriptions, no cloud - nothing leaves your network.

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