Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.41
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Network Configuration Options
Straight-through connection to your PC
This configuration is applicable if you want to record and playback directly to and from your PC or Mac, you are
only using one Dante-MY16-AUD card, and you do not have any other Dante-enabled audio equipment.
It is also applicable if you simply need to connect your Dante-MY16-AUD card directly to another Dante-enabled
audio device.
In these cases, you can connect your Dante-MY16-AUD card to your PC or other Dante-enabled equipment directly
using a standard Cat5e Ethernet cable.
You are REQUIRED to have a Gigabit Ethernet interface on your PC or Mac to directly connect to
your Dante-MY16-AUD card.
Make sure the PC or Mac is set to automatically configure its IP address
Connect the cable between the PC or Mac and the Dante-MY16-AUD card
You may need to reboot the PC or Mac if it has an active previous IP network configuration
Both devices will automatically be assigned IP network configurations.
Connection via a Gigabit Switch
This configuration is applicable if you have more than just your Dante-MY16-AUD card and one PC or Mac. You will
need to use a switch to connect the additional devices to the same network.
In this case, you should connect your PC or Mac(s), your Dante-MY16-AUD card(s) and any other Dante-enabled
equipment using a Gigabit switch:
If your switch has a mix of Gigabit and 100Mbps ports, make you are connecting all Dante-MY16-AUD cards, and if
at all possible all devices, to the Gigabit ports.
It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that the PC or Mac has a Gigabit Ethernet interface. This is
REQUIRED if the PC is running Dante Virtual Soundcard with more than 32 active audio channels.
Make sure any PCs or Macs are set to automatically configure their IP address
Power on the switch
Connect your Cat5e or Cat6 cables from each device to the central Gigabit switch and ports
