User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- About Audinate
- Introduction
- Installing Dante Controller
- Dante Basics
- Discovery and auto-configuration
- Device Channels
- Differentiating between input and output channels
- Device Names and Channel Labels
- Routing Audio
- Clock Synchronization
- Latency
- Device Lock
- Dante Control and Monitoring
- Starting Dante Controller
- Using Dante Controller
- Network View
- Status Bar
- Network View Tabs
- Channel Groups
- Clock Status Monitoring
- Clock Status Monitor
- Automatic Notification of Device Errors
- Device View
- Device View Tabs
- Multicast Transmit Flow Configuration
- Using Dante Controller with Dante Domain Manager
- Presets
- Troubleshooting
- Fanout
- Messages on Startup
- Computer Configuration Checklist
- Troubleshooting Dante IP Address Configuration
- Troubleshooting Switch Configuration and Cabling
- Index
Dante Controller User Guide
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The window shows a list of the Tx channels for the device, and allows you to add them to the new
multicast flow that is being created, by checking the tick box next to each channel name. Once you have
selected all the channels required, create the multicast flow by clicking the Create button at the bottom of
the dialog box. To abandon creating a new multicast flow, click Cancel.
A single multicast flow can contain up to the maximum supported channels per flow for this device. This is
displayed at the top of this window, and is 8 channels for this device. If you select more than the maximum
allowed channels per flow, multiple flows will be created.
Once a flow has been created, it will appear in the list of flows in the transmit pane, along with the channels
contained within that flow. Channels cannot be added to or removed from existing flows. Each time the
dialog is used to select additional channels, a new multicast flow will be created.
By default, Dante receivers will connect to a multicast flow if one exists that contains the required channel
(s), rather than creating a new unicast flow.
If a channel that does not form part of an existing multicast flow is added to a new multicast flow, any
existing unicast subscriptions to that channel will automatically switch over to use the new multicast flow.
Care should be taken when deleting a multicast flow, as the existing subscriptions will convert back to
unicast. This has the potential to result in exceeding the link capacity or maximum number of flows at the
transmit device, as multiple unicast flows will be established between the transmitter and its receivers. It
may be advisable to remove some or all of the audio routes prior to deleting the multicast flow.
A good rule of thumb is to use multicast when there are more than two receivers for a specific audio
channel. You should also assume that the flow will flood throughout the entire network, and therefore
consume bandwidth on all network links.