Dante PCIe-R Card
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Contents
About Audinate
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About Dante
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Getting Started
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About your Dante PCIe-R
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Dante PCIe-R Specifications
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Dante PCIe-R Connectors and Indicators
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Status LEDs
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Installing the Card
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Before You Install
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Installing and Removing the Dante PCIe-R
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Installing the Dante PCIe-R Driver
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System Requirements
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Operating System
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Windows
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Mac OS X
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Hardware
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Configuration Options
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Windows Standard PC Configuration
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Windows High-performance PC Configuration
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Connecting to a Network
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Before You Set Up Your Network - Important Notes
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Gigabit Ethernet Support
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Choosing a Gigabit Ethernet Switch
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Choosing Ethernet Cabling
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Network Configuration
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General Information
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About Dante Redundancy
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Network Configuration: Non-redundant
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Network Configuration: Redundant
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Unsupported Dante Network Configurations
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Straight-through connection to another Dante-enabled device
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Connecting Primary and Secondary redundant networks to the same switch
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Dante Audio Traffic over Wireless Networks
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Use of 100Mbps Network interface
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Dante PCIe-R Basic Operation
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Pre-operation Checklist
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Using Dante Controller
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Setting Up Audio Routes
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