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Dante Controller User Guide
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Note: When connected to the secondary network, you will not have control over devices that are
only connected to the primary network (i.e. non-redundant devices, or Dante VirtualSoundcard). You
will see the device names in the Network view, and in subscription dialogs (for example, the Device
View > Receive and Transmit tabs) but you will not be able to view or edit device configuration for
those devices. Also, if the master clock is only connected to the primary network, its name will not
resolve in the 'Master Clocks' section of the main window tool bar, it will be shown as a MACaddress
string.
Primary and secondary networks (redundant configuration), two network interfaces
on the host computer
If you have primary and secondary networks, and two network interfaces available on the host computer,
you should connect one interface to each network. This means that you will always have full control of all
redundant devices, even if the primary network fails.
Example
In the example below, the laptop (runningDante Controller) and the two Dante devices are connected to
the primary switch via their primary interfaces, and to the secondary switch via their secondary interfaces.
The two switches are not connected to each other. This is a typical redundant network configuration for
computers with two (or more) network interfaces.