Crestron Collab DM NAX Intelligent Audio Certified System — Small Room Ceiling System

What is the Crestron DM NAX Intelligent Audio Certified System — Small Room?

The Crestron DM NAX Intelligent Audio Certified System for small rooms is a pre-validated ceiling audio kit for huddle spaces and small meeting rooms, built around Crestron's DM NAX audio-over-IP platform and certified for use with Microsoft Teams software. It pairs one DM-NAX-AP-100 audio processor, one active Saros PoE in-ceiling speaker, and one Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling Medium microphone into a validated PoE ceiling microphone and speaker system that any AV integrator can deploy without custom DSP programming. It's the entry point in Crestron's three-tier certified system lineup, alongside the Medium Room and Large Room configurations.

How does the Crestron DM NAX Intelligent Audio Certified System — Small Room work?

Every device in the system connects over standard Power over Ethernet and auto-discovers on the network the moment it's plugged in, eliminating the custom wiring and DSP commissioning that ceiling audio installs typically require. The DM-NAX-AP-100 audio processor bridges the ceiling microphone and speaker to any UC codec over USB-C, while also exposing dual Gigabit Ethernet ports for network audio distribution. Onboard DSP inside the processor automatically manages echo cancellation and background noise reduction, so the room is call-ready without a technician tuning gain structure by hand.

The Saros DM-NAX-IC4A-W is the active member of Crestron's Saros ceiling speaker family — it carries its own onboard amplifier and can power up to three passive Saros speakers directly, which is how the Medium and Large room configurations scale up audio coverage without adding more amplified hardware. In this small-room configuration, a single active speaker is sufficient on its own. Overhead, the Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling Medium microphone uses automatic beam steering to track whoever is speaking around the room, feeding clean, board-level audio into the DM NAX network over AES67. The whole platform is built for compatibility with AI meeting assistants such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, since consistent, full-room voice capture is what those tools depend on to generate accurate transcripts and summaries.

What are the key features of the Crestron DM NAX Intelligent Audio Certified System — Small Room?

• PoE-powered, zero-wiring deployment — every device runs on standard PoE, with no dedicated audio wiring or amplifier rack required.
• Automatic device discovery — the processor, speaker, and microphone find each other on the network without manual addressing.
• Certified for Microsoft Teams — validated end-to-end for functionality, integration, and performance with Teams Rooms deployments.
• AES67-compatible audio-over-IP — built on an open standard, giving integrators room to add other AES67 peripherals later.
• Automatic beam-steering microphone — the Sennheiser TCC M array tracks the active speaker without manual mic placement.
• Onboard DSP echo and noise cancellation — no external DSP processor or rack unit needed to get clean call audio.
• Scalable design path — the same core components step up cleanly into the Medium and Large certified configurations as room size grows.

Where is the Crestron DM NAX Intelligent Audio Certified System — Small Room typically used?

• Huddle rooms
• Small meeting rooms
• Commercial meeting spaces
• Multi-purpose rooms

Technical Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this system need a separate DSP or audio rack?

No. The DM-NAX-AP-100 processor handles all DSP processing on board — echo cancellation, noise reduction, and audio routing — with no external rack unit required.

What UC platforms is this certified for?

This configuration is certified for use with Microsoft Teams software. The same hardware also works with other UC codecs over USB-C; ask your Creation Networks rep about certification status for other platforms.

Can I add more speakers later if the room changes?

Yes. The active Saros speaker in this kit can power up to three additional passive Saros speakers, which is exactly how our Medium and Large room configurations scale.

Does this pair with Crestron's Collab Compute room systems?

Yes. This is an audio-only ceiling system that connects to any UC codec over USB-C, including Crestron's Collab Compute modules used in our full room bundles. See our Crestron collection for complete camera-and-compute room kits.

What mounting is required for the microphone and speaker?

Both the Saros speaker and Sennheiser ceiling microphone are designed for standard ceiling-tile or hard-lid ceiling mounting, consistent with typical drop-ceiling conference room construction.

Does Creation Networks install this system?

Yes. As a nationwide AV integrator, Creation Networks provides design, installation, and commissioning services alongside the equipment — contact us at 888-230-3661 or sales@creationnetworks.net for a project quote.