ClearOne Connect AVB User Manual
CONNECT CobraNet and CONNECT AVB
Network Audio Bridge for CONVERGE PRO & SR Products
Quick-Start Guide
Table of Contents
THE CONNECT COBRANET AND CONNECT AVB ..........................1
QUICK-START OVERVIEW
Quick-Start Summary ...........................................................................3
UPDATE THE CONVERGE PRO FIRMWARE
SET THE DEVICE ID
CONNECTING THE CONNECT COBRANET/AVB UNIT
UPDATING THE CONNECT COBRANET/AVB FIRMWARE
ADDING CONNECT NETWORK BRIDGES TO SITES
adding the Bridge ................................................................................7
editing the cOnnect netwOrk Bridge in Site ....................................7
cOBranet SettingS ..........................................................................8
aVB SettingS ................................................................................10
UPGRADING FROM OLDER VERSIONS
OF CONVERGE FIRMWARE
upgrading frOm cOnVerge prO 3.X firmware .................................12
upgrading frOm cOnVerge prO 2.X firmware .................................13
upgrading frOm cOnVerge prO 1.X firmware .................................13
PART NUMBERS
CLEARONE LOCATIONS
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QUICK-START GUIDE
THE CONNECT COBRANET AND CONNECT AVB
The CONNECT CobraNet® and CONNECT AVB network bridges add
networked audio capabilities to CONVERGE PRO and CONVERGE SR
products enabling them to transmit audio through Ethernet networks.
IMPORTANT: The CONNECT CobraNet and CONNECT AVB
bridges only can be used with CONVERGE Pro/SR systems
operating at version 4.2 or higher software and firmware.
The latest version of the CONVERGE Pro firmware can be found on the
ClearOne website at:
http://www.clearone.com/resources#professional_audio
QUICK-START OVERVIEW
Installing and using the CONNECT CobraNet and CONNECT AVB
bridges in your CONVERGE Pro/SR site is subject to the following rules:
1. The CONNECT CobraNet and CONNECT AVB can only be used
with CONVERGE Pro/SR systems operating at version 4.2.X or
greater, and requires that the firmware on the CONVERGE Pro/SR
be updated.
2. You must have a CONVERGE Pro 840T, 880, 880T, 880TA, 8i, TH20,
VH20 and/or SR1212, SR1212A in the site.
3. The CONNECT CobraNet and AVB bridges support only 8 Ethernet
audio channels in and 8 Ethernet channels out.
4. Either the CONNECT CobraNet or AVB can be used, depending on
the particular networks architecture.
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CONNECT NETWORK BRIDGES
Both CobraNet and AVB networks can be audio sources to CONVERGE
Pro/SR mixers using the appropriate types of audio network bridges. The
following diagram shows how several CONVERGE Pro/SR stacks can
connect over AVB and CobraNet networks.
CONVERGE Pro/SR
CONVERGE Pro/SR
AVB
AVB
CONNECT
Network Bridge
CONNECT
Network Bridge
Connecting CONVERGE Pro/SR units in different
rooms that are on different networks using
multiple CobraNet
Network
Link IN
Connection
Link OUT
CobraNet
CobraNet
Network
Connection
Link IN
and AVB network bridges
Up to eight CONNECT units can be attached to a single CONVERGE
Pro/SR stack with each set to a unique Device ID using the DID selector
rotary switch
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AVB
Ethernet LAN
Network 1
CobraNet
Ethernet LAN
Network 2
AVB
Network
Connection
CobraNet
Network
Connection
Link IN
CONNECT
Network Bridge
CONNECT
Network Bridge
Link IN
CobraNet
CONVERGE Pro/SR
AVB
QUICK-START GUIDE
Quick Start Summary
These steps must be done in the following order to use the CONNECT
network audio bridge in your CONVERGE Pro Site:
1. Update the CONVERGE Pro firmware to version 4.2.X using
CONVERGE Console.
2. Set the Device ID of the CONNECT CobraNet and/or CONNECT
AVB using the Device ID rotary selector switch at the back of the
bridge.
3. Connect the CONNECT CobraNet and/or CONNECT AVB to the
updated CONVERGE Pro/SR via the Expansion bus (E-bus).
4. Update the CONNECT network bridge firmware
5. Configure the CONNECT CobraNet and CONNECT AVB with
CONVERGE Console.
UPDATE THE CONVERGE PRO FIRMWARE
Update your CONVERGE Console to version 4.2 or higher. CONNECT
CobraNet and CONNECT AVB network audio bridges are not recognized
by systems running older versions and the 4.2.X versions offer significant
upgrades from previous versions.
ClearOne strongly encourages users to upgrade all firmware to the latest
release version.
Instructions for updating from version 1.X 2.X and 3X are detailed later in
this document.
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