User Manual
Table Of Contents
- About Audinate
- Introduction
- Installing Dante Controller
- Dante Basics
- Starting Dante Controller
- Using Dante Controller
- 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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If the secondary network is connected to a device that supports redundancy, it is enabled automatically.
The same audio data is transmitted on both the primary and secondary networks simultaneously. In the
event of a failure on one network, audio will continue to flow via the other network.
Note: Dante redundancy requires that both the primary and secondary interfaces on any redundant
device are connected using the same link speed. For example, if the primary interface is connected to
a 1 Gbps switch port, the secondary interface must also be connected to a 1 Gbps switch port.
Similarly, if the primary interface is connected to a 100 Mbps switch port, the secondary interface
must also be connected to a 100 Mbps switch port.
Note: Dante devices that do not support redundancy must be connected to the primary network only.
Audio Formats
Most Dante devices support a range of audio formats (sample rates). Devices can usually be switched
between audio formats, but will not support more than one at a time.
It is only possible to set up a subscription between channels which have a common audio format.
Channels on devices with incompatible formats will be shown in grey, and will not be routable.
Flows
Dante audio routing creates 'flows'. Each flow carries one or more channels of audio from a transmitting
device to one or more receiving devices. There are two types of flow, unicast and multicast.
Unicast routing creates flows to a single receiving device; a unicast flow typically assigns space for 4
channels of audio. Unicast flows are set up when a receiver subscribes to an available audio channel, and
are automatically removed when the receiver unsubscribes from all channels in that flow.
Multicast routing creates flows that can be received by multiple receivers. Multicast flows are assigned
IDs, enabling them to be identified in Dante Controller, and to facilitate their removal. In contrast to unicast
flows, multicast flows must be set up on the
transmitting
Dante device before receivers can subscribe to
these flows.