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Getting Started
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Step 3: Network Your CS18AI
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AVB networking offers a number of features that make it ideal for audio applications:
• Long, light cable runs. A single lightweight CAT5e or CAT6 cable can
be run up to 100 meters (300 feet). This makes it easy to have audio
I/O located in different rooms (or even different venues in the same
building) and run multichannel audio between them in real time.
• Low, predictable latency. The AVB specification states latency
of no longer than 2 ms sending an audio stream point-to-
point over up to seven “hops” (trips through switches or other
devices) at 1x (less than or equal to 48 kHz) sample rates.
• Scalable, with high channel counts. AVB’s bandwidth is sufficient to carry
hundreds of real-time channels using a single Ethernet cable. This offers the
future possibility of expanding your system with additional devices that contain
different kinds of audio I/O, multiple controllers, and other useful functions.
• Integrated clock signal. In a digital audio system with multiple devices,
having a master clock is absolutely critical. The AVB specification defines
such a clock to be accurately distributed to all devices in the system.
• High sample rates. AVB is capable of operating at high
sample rates for high-resolution recording.
Power User Tip:
The most important rule to keep in mind when setting
up an AVB network is that the talker (device sending audio) and listener
(device receiving audio) must be connected to an AVB-compatible
switch. Connecting the CS18AI to a standard LAN network will disable its
audio functions, however it can still be used to send control data.
StudioLive CS18AI Controller System Configurations
You can connect your CS18AI controller as follows:
• Wired directly to an RM-series mixer.
• Wirelessly using the USB WiFi LAN adapter (control only).
• Wired to an AVB (control and audio) network.
• Wired to a standard LAN network (control only).
In the sections that follow, we will describe all of these configurations in detail.
Every time you turn on your StudioLive CS18AI, it will:
1. Look for a wired Ethernet connection and use it if one is found.
2. If no wired connection is found, the CS18AI will check for the
USB Wi-Fi LAN adapter. It is available, the CS18AI will then scan
for the wireless network to which is was last connected.
Note:
StudioLive RM-series mixers ad CS18AI support only WPA and WPA2 security.
Please be sure that your router is configured using one of these security protocols.
Power User Tip:
WPA and WPA2 are protocols created to make wireless
networks secure. WPA stands for “Wi-Fi Protected Access,” and WPA2 is a
later version that conforms to the IEEE 802.11i networking standard. Most
routers have settings that manage their security protocols; consult the
documentation for your router to learn how to change these settings.
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