Issue 4, August 2021
Model 5401A User Guide
Page 38
Studio Technologies, Inc.
Model 5401A
DANTE LEADER CLOCK
Enter pushbutton switch on the front panel. An icon
with a wrench and screwdriver will display to indicate
that an edit is in process. Use the left and right arrow
pushbutton switches to select which specific digit of
the IP address number is to be modified. Press the
up and down arrow pushbuttons to select the desired
number. The standard dot-decimal notation is used
to display and revise the Dante primary IP address.
Once all the desired changes have been made press
the Enter button to store them.
To cause the Model 5401A to use the new Dante
primary IP address setting requires that the unit’s
Dante interface be rebooted (restarted). This can be
performed using the reboot Dante front-panel menu
page. Rebooting the entire the Model 5401A can also
be utilized to cause a new Dante primary IP address
to be used. This can be accomplished using the
reboot system menu page, using a function on one
of the management webpages, or by power cycling
the Model 5401A. Restoring the Model 5401A to its
default values will not change a stored Dante primary
IP address.
Dante Primary Subnet Mask Value:
This menu page
shows the stored subnet mask value associated with
the Dante primary interface. (This value has nothing to
do with the subnet mask values utilized by the Dante
secondary or management ports.) It will be utilized
only when the manual mode has been selected for
the Dante primary IP address configuration. When
the IP address configuration has been selected for
Automatic this field cannot be changed and a lock icon
will show in the upper-right corner of the display.
Whenever the IP address configuration is selected
for Manual the subnet mask value can be modified as
desired. This will be indicated by a circle with arrows
icon that will show in the upper-right corner of the
display. To start the process of changing the subnet
mask value press the Enter pushbutton switch on the
front panel. An icon with a wrench and screwdriver will
display to indicate that an edit is in process. Use the
up and down arrow pushbutton switches to select the
desired subnet mask value. Once the desired value
has been selected press the Enter button to store it.
To instruct the Model 5401A to use the new Dante
subnet mask value requires that the unit’s Dante
interface be rebooted (restarted). This can be per-
formed using the reboot Dante front-panel menu
page. Rebooting the entire Model 5401A can also
be used to cause a new Dante primary subnet mask
value to be used. This can be accomplished using the
reboot system menu page, using a function on one
of the management webpages, or by power cycling
the Model 5401A. Restoring the Model 5401A to its
default values will not change a stored Dante primary
subnet mask value.
Ethernet Switch Configuration:
This menu page
shows the Model 5401A’s network configuration
as determined by a setting in the Dante Controller
application. The term “switch” refers to an Ethernet
switching and routing integrated circuit that is part
of the Model 5401A’s hardware. How this integrated
circuit is configured determines the how the Model
5401A’s three Ethernet ports will function. The field
will show Switched, Redundant, SMgmt,
or ReMgmt. It will also display Error in
the unlikely event that an error has occurred in the
Brooklyn II module that supports the Model 5401A’s
Dante interface.
Reboot Dante:
This menu page allows the Dante
interface to be rebooted (restarted). This can be
useful to force the Model 5401A’s Dante interface to
utilize revised Dante primary IP address and related
parameter configuration changes. It can also be
useful when troubleshooting a Dante network issue.
An arrow icon shows in the upper-right corner of the
reboot Dante menu. To start the process of rebooting
the Dante interface press the Enter pushbutton on the
unit’s front panel. This will lead to a confirmation page
being displayed. Use the left and right arrow pushbut-
ton switches to select the desired action. The choices
are to cancel or to confirm. Press the Enter pushbutton
switch to select the highlighted action.
Note that if the Dante interface is rebooted it may
take 20 to 60 seconds for the Model 5401A’s opera-
tion to fully restore. And during this time period the
management Ethernet port will also disconnect and
then reconnect.
Row Four
Row four contains six menu pages. Five of the pages
provide information about the specific Model 5401A,
including its serial number and versions of the firm-
ware (embedded software) that are in use. It also
includes a menu page that allows the system to be
rebooted (restarted).
