Customizing Dante Stream Labels; Setting Up Your Dante Network; Selecting The Right Switch - PRESONUS SL-Dante-MIX Option Card Guía De Instalación Y Conexiones

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Customizing Dante Stream Labels

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Dante does away with heavy, expensive analog or multicore cabling,
replacing it with low-cost, easily available CAT5e, CAT6, or fiber optic
cable for a simple, lightweight, and economical solution. Dante
integrates media and control for your entire system over a single,
standard IP network. While Dante utilizes standard networking
hardware, there are a few best practices to keep in mind.
What follows is a brief guide on selecting hardware and configuring your
Dante network. More information can be found on
www.Audinate.com and in the PreSonus Audio Networking guide,
available for download from your My PreSonus user account.
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While Dante is compatible with standard network hardware, there are a few
basic requirements to keep in mind when choosing your network switch:
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Setting Up Your Dante Network

Selecting the Right Switch

Non-blocking layer-2 gigabit switch with
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a packet-forwarding rate of 1.488 Mpps per
port. For example, if you purchase an 8-port
switch, the packet-forwarding rate would
have to be 11.904 Mpps (1.488 Mpps x 8).
Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE), also known
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as Green Ethernet or IEEE 802.3az, reduces
power consumption when there isn't much
traffic on the network. Unfortunately, this can
lead to audio interruptions and can degrade
clocking. If your switch provides this feature,
make sure that you can and do disable it.
Managed switches are required if you plan to use
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UC Surface with a wireless device, such as an iPad,
to remote control your loudspeaker. Managed
switches can also help you create a more stable
Dante network if you have a complicated setup.
Most managed switches support Quality
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of Service (QoS). This allows you to choose
Dante clock synchronization as the highest
priority and audio data as the next-highest