Page 16 SDI – User Guide
Dante Controller Basic Settings
When using SDI with a Dante network all the Dante and other network settings should be set from Audinate’s
Dante
Controller
software (downloadable for OSX and Windows here:
). Detailed instruction for this software
– this guide gives you some basics that will allow you to get started.
Registration with Audinate is necessary before files become available for download.
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C
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Each Dante device requires an IP address for communication – both the Primary and Secondary Network ports can be set
to either DHCP or Fixed Addresses. The Primary and Secondary ports must be kept on separate networks or VLANS. This
document covers the basics of connecting MADI Bridge to a pair of simple networks.
Please consult a network specialist for network design when considering more complex networks.
Key things to help you with IP addressing:
If either (or both) networks does not have a DHCP server and the Primary or Secondary network ports are set to DHCP then
either (or both) will resolve to a link local address, eg. 169.254.x.x. This will take slightly longer to be functional from a
power-up state but will always work.
If using fixed addressing the primary and secondary ports need to be on different subnets.
