Operation Manual

DANTE ACCELERATOR Operation Manual 2
Table of Contents
Connecting to a Network ................................................... 4
Before You Set Up Your Network - Important Notes......................4
Gigabit Ethernet Support...........................................................4
Choosing a Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch ...........................4
Choosing Ethernet Cabling .......................................................4
Network Configuration....................................................................5
Connection via a Redundant Network.......................................6
Unsupported Dante Network Configurations..................................7
Straight-through connection to another
Dante-enabled device ...............................................................7
Connecting Primary and Secondary redundant networks
to the same network switch.......................................................7
Dante Audio Data over Wireless Networks ...............................8
Use of 100Mbps Network interface ...........................................8
Dante Accelerator Basic Operation .................................. 9
Pre-operation Checklist ..................................................................9
Using Dante Controller ...................................................................9
Setting Up Audio Routing..........................................................9
Configuring the Card .................................................................9
Device View Window.................................................................9
Identifying Individual DANTE ACCELERATOR ......................10
Changing the Device Name ....................................................10
Changing Channel Labels.......................................................10
Changing the Sample Rate .....................................................10
Setting the Latency .................................................................10
Using the Card with an Audio Application ..................... 11
Choosing an Audio Application ....................................................11
ASIO for Windows...................................................................11
Core Audio for Mac OS X........................................................11
Choosing Dante as your Audio Interface......................................11
Windows..................................................................................11
Mac OS X................................................................................11