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4 Configuration of the Dante Network

IT-400DT is configured as a receiver in the Dante network by means
of the program “Dante Controller”, available as a free download on
the website of the company Audinate . The settings made via the pro-
gram will be saved in the corresponding transmitters and receivers of
the Dante network so that the program is only required for network
configuration but not for normal operation . The following system
requirements apply to the computer on which the program “Dante
Controller” is to be executed:

Component

Minimum requirements

Processor

1 GHz

RAM

512 MBytes

Network

Standard Ethernet interface (100 Mbits / s or Gigabit) or

wireless LAN (WiFi) interface

Operating system

Windows 7

(SP1 or higher),

8.1

Note:

Both UTF-8 and Unicode will be supported, except for host names

and names of units; the DNS standard will not support Unicode for them.

Mac OS (X) 10.11.6, 10.12.6

, 10.13.6

10.14

Note:

Intel architecture only; PPC architecture will not be supported.

Fig. 1 System requirements for “Dante Controller”

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other
countries. Mac OS is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. in the USA and other
countries.

4.1 Installing the “Dante Controller”

To install the program from the Audinate website:
1) Call up the following Internet address:

https://www .audinate .com/products/software/dante-controller

2) Select the operating system .
3) Click the button with the version of the Dante controller .

4)  Log in or create an account .
5)  Download the software .
6)  Install the software .

4.2 Configuration of the unit with the Dante Controller

1) Start the Dante Controller .
2) Wait for the desired Dante transmitter and IT-400DT to appear in

the matrix (under “Dante Receivers”) .

Note:

If IT-400DT or one of the devices fails to appear, the reason may be that

– the corresponding device has not been switched on

– the device is in a different subnet

– the device is not able to synchronize with the other Dante devices .
However, if one of the two last-mentioned reasons applies, the Dante device
should at least appear under the tab “Device Info” or “Clock Status” in the
network view . It may solve the problem to switch the device off and on again
or to disconnect and reconnect the LAN connection . For further information
please refer to the user manual of the Dante Controller from Audinate .

3) In the menu bar of the Dante Controller, select “Device/Device

View” or use the shortcut Ctrl+D . The Device View window will
open .

4) Select “IT-400DT” in the bar of the drop-down menu appearing

beneath the menu bar .

5) The third bar can be used to indicate information on the unit and

to make settings . Select the tab “Device Config” (

☞

fig . 2) .

6) In the field “Rename Device”, the name used for the unit in the

Dante network can be changed (e . g . to a specific name referring
to the place of installation) . Click “Apply” to confirm the change .

7) Adjust the “Sample Rate” to the desired Dante transmitter or set

a different common sample rate for both units, if required .