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Figure 5 - "Redundant" mode with daisy chaining
*Note:
There are limitations using daisy chaining due to the
additional switch hops of a daisy chained switch/device in a
Dante™ network. While daisy chaining can certainly offer the
installer some benefits, careful consideration should be given as
to whether daisy chaining is suitable for any given application.
2.4.3 – Using on Standalone Network
The DM16Mio supports both redundant mode and standalone
mode (indicated as “switched” mode in Dante™ Controller). If the
DM16Mio is being used in a standalone network, running the
DM16Mio in either “Redundant” or “Switched mode is perfectly
acceptable and will work so even though the DM16Mio is setup in
“Redundant” mode by default, it can and will work happily in a
standalone network without changing anything. However, only
the primary SFP port or primary Ethernet port of the DM16Mio
may then be connected to a standalone Dante™ network.
*Note:
Connecting either secondary port to a standalone Dante™
network while the D16Mio is still set in “Redundant” mode will
cause problems due to the IP address setup of the secondary ports
having completely different IP addresses. Therefore this should
be avoided.
Figure 6 - "Standalone" connection in “Redundant” mode
For full flexibility in a standalone network, the DM16Mio should
be reconfigured to “Switched” mode. This is easily done by
connecting one of the primary ports to the standalone Dante™
network and then using Dante™ controller to switch the mode.
Figure 7 - "Standalone" connection in "Switched" mode
In “Switched” mode, the DM16Mio reverts to using a single
internal network connection with a single IP address. The concept
of primary and secondary ports become irrelevant and all of the
ports (both SFP and RJ45) are connected together on the same
network essentially turning the DM16Mio into a regular four port
network switch.
In this mode, the Dante™ network can be connected to any of the
four ports. Any unused ports may then be used to connect other
devices in a daisy chain. As the DM16Mio is acting as a switch,
other devices connected to the DM16Mio must then count the
DM16Mio as a switch hop.
