User Guide

HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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AVB ETHERNET AUDIO INTERFACE SETUP
Use this setup if you want to use the 624 as an AVB
Ethernet audio interface for a recent-generation
Mac (i.e. any Mac with a Thunderbolt port on it).
OS X El Capitan (10.11) or later is required for AVB
audio I/O.
■ Use a standard CAT-5e or CAT-6 cable.
■ Connect to the computer’s Ethernet port.
See “Setup for AVB Ethernet audio interface
operation” on page 40.
About CAT-5e cables
Use shielded CAT-5e or
CAT-6 cables, which are a
higher grade version of a
standard Ethernet cable.
They are available wherever
network cables are sold.
SETUP FOR TWO INTERFACES
Use this setup if you want to connect two MOTU
interfaces to your computer.
■ The connection to the computer can be either
USB or Thunderbolt, if you have a Thunderbolt-
equipped MOTU AVB interface such as the 624,
8M, 16A, 1248, 112D or 8A.
■ Use a standard Thunderbolt cable. Place it at the
end of the Thunderbolt chain.
■ Use any standard CAT-5e Ethernet network
cable to connect the two interfaces together using
their NETWORK ports.
■ As an alternative, see “Setup for multiple
interfaces” on page 37.
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