Owner manual

PIX 270i User Guide and Technical Information

Ethernet

The PRI and SEC Ethernet ports on the rear panel of the PIX 270i are used for a variety of PIX 270i

functions/features:

• Dante (64-Channel Audio I/O over network) (See “Dante Audio Inputs”, page 15)

• Network Grouping (See “Network Grouping”, page 47)

• File Transfer (Samba) (See “Transferring Files”, page 66)

• Web Browser Control (See “Web Interface - PIXNET”, page 50)

Up to four PIX 270i units can be daisy-chained using their built-in Ethernet switches. If using ﬁve or

more PIX 270i units, Sound Devices recommends using an external Ethernet Switch in a star conﬁgu-

ration.

The PIX 270i can either be allocated an IP address from a DHCP server (recommended) or over Link-

local networking. Link-local networking is a protocol which automatically allocates a 169.254.x.x IP

address in the absence of any DHCP server. If a DHCP server is available, the PIX 270i will automati-

cally use it if [Network - Auto IP Settings] is set to On.

Alternatively, the IP address can be conﬁgured manually. When Setup Menu option

[Network - Auto IP Settings] is set to Off, Setup Menu options [Network - IP Address],

[Network - Subnet Mask], and [Network - Gateway] are enabled. When these settings are improp-

erly set, the PIX 270i may be unreachable in the network or may cause conﬂicts resulting in other

devices in the network being unreachable. Consult with an IT technician to determine the appropri-

ate settings when connecting to a large network.

The PIX 270i uses on-board Auto-MDIX (crossover detection) to allow for direct connection to a com-

puter or to a network.

Dante uses a separate IP Address which is conﬁgured automatically when connected to other Dante

devices. This IP Address is displayed when connected to a computer running Dante Controller, a

free-of-charge application available from Audinate. See the following link for details about Dante

Controller’s capabilities.

http://www.audinate.com/

In Dante Redundancy Mode, two separate IP Addresses are used by Dante. (See “Dante Redundancy”,

page 16)