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INSTALLATION ORBAN MODEL 8700i
Setting up a Dante Audio-Over-IP Connection
Note: Initial shipments of the 8700i do not yet support AES67 operation because
Audinate has not yet updated the Dante Ultimo chip firmware to support it. Audi-
nate expects to provide a customer-installable firmware update by the end of 2017
that will enable AES67 functionality.
The following instructions describe how to set up your Optimod’s Dante audio-over-
IP connection. It is assumed that you have previously set up your Dante network ac-
cording to Dante’s instructions and that you know how to configure and control the
Dante network using an application like Audinate’s Dante Controller. For Dante
documentation, please visit
https://www.audinate.com/
1. Connect your audio-over-IP switch to your Optimod.
Using a normal (not crossover) Ethernet cable, connect your audio-over-IP net-
work switch to your Optimod’s rear-panel
A
UDIO
N
ETWORK
1 connector.
If you have configured a redundant Dante network according to Audi-
nate’s instructions, you may connect the secondary network to the Opti-
mod’s
A
UDIO
N
ETWORK
2
port.
The Dante network will automatically discover the Optimod and configure its IP
address. Then the Optimod will appear in applications like Dante Controller.
A Dante-enabled device will advertise information about itself to other
Dante devices and Dante Controller, including:
Device name
Audio channel labels
Number of audio channels
Sample rates and bit depths
This information can be seen when viewing a device on Dante Controller
and allows Dante devices to determine compatibility with other devices,
such as compatible sample rates to allow audio to be routed.
Dante hardware devices, like your Optimod, are set to obtain their IP ad-
dress automatically from the network. They will either:
Automatically assign themselves an address in the range 169.254.*.* (172.31.*.* for the
secondary network if present), or
Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server if it is present on the network
Your PC or Mac TCP/IP network configuration set should be set to “Ob-
tain an IP address automatically.”
This way it will automatically acquire a Link Local automatic IP address in
the same network as other Dante devices. If a DHCP server is present, the
computer and Dante devices will all acquire their IP addresses via DHCP.