Getting Started Guide
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a RedNet Dante interface. Setting up a Dante network is simple – in fact it’s very likely that an existing network installation is already suitable for high-quality, low latency Dante audio use. This guide is intended to help get the system running as quickly as possible. For more comprehensive operation manuals, please refer to the documentation available online at www.focusrite.com/rednet.
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System requirements
For full details please find more information online. Basic requirements are outlined below.
Network switch
Dante systems will almost always require at least one network switch. Complex systems may require multiple switches. Quality of Service is an important feature and function of the switch which will need to be set up for complex systems. It is recommended that managed switches are used as they offer the greatest levels of configuration and monitoring. Please view full details of this, including switch setup guides and examples online.
A suitable switch shall:
•be rated for Gigabit Ethernet
•be non-blocking
•have Quality of Service (QoS) with at least four queues
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System requirements (continued)
•have Diffserv (DSCP) QoS with strict priority
•have EEE (Energy efficient ethernet) switched off
•(Optional) be PoE enabled for devices such as RedNet AM2 (Full details of supported PoE switches can be found online at www.focusrite.com/rednet). Alternatively users can use a Gigabit PoE injector, which will connect between the unit and standard switch, or a DC power supply.
For detailed information on setting up a switch, please refer to the manufacturer’s documentation.
Network cabling
Category 5e or higher cabling is required. Cat 6 is preferred. The cable length between any Dante unit and a switch must be less than 100m (328 ft).
To span wider areas, network switches can be fitted with fibre optic modules, allowing you to greatly increase the physical size of the network.
RedNet Control, Dante Controller and DVS
These three software applications are key to the RedNet interfaces and Dante systems.
RedNet Control
RedNet Control acts as a remote control for all RedNet products.
RedNet Control also acts as the ASIO control panel for RedNet PCIe/ RedNet PCIeR when run on a Windows computer. The following key components are installed:
•RedNet Control application
•RedNet PCIe/ RedNet PCIeR ASIO/Core Audio driver
•Dante Controller
•Dante runtime support services
RedNet Control can be downloaded from www.focusrite.com/downloads
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