Dante controller

The Dante Controller software program is a product of Audinate, the company behind the Dante™ Digital Media Networking technology. Versions of this program are available for Mac and Windows operating systems.Note: You must first register with Audinate and set up an account before you can download Dante Controller. When installed on PCs with Windows operating systems, Bonjour Print Services for Windows must be installed as a prerequisite (it is used by Dante Controller for discovery of Dante devices on the network).Bonjour Print Services for Windows can be downloaded here. Installation instructions are here.Dante Controller can be downloaded here (after registration). Installation instructions are here.Dante Controller is used to discover and configure devices on the Dante network. This program must be running on a PC or laptop connected to the same network used to carry Dante digital audio. This is the network connected to one or both of the Dante ports on the rear panel of the DNT device. These are gigabit Ethernet ports which are separate from the Ethernet port used to control the device by the DNT Control Panel program or 3rd party controllers. Click on Contents in the Dante Controller Help menu to access detailed instructions for using the program to configure audio routing in the Dante network. Reading through the Help contents is highly recommended for those new to Dante networking.Dante™ is a trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd.Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.Network View Device View Network ViewThis is the default view.Routing tabHere see the Dante Transmitters and Receivers detected by the program, shown in a matrix view. In this example we see that two DNT devices have been detected, with names "SPNDNT-X1B" and "SPNDNT-X1C".This tab is used to configure Dante routing, which is done by associating a Receive channel on one device with a Transmit channel on another device. This association is called a Subscription, and is accomplished by clicking on cross points with the mouse to toggle a subscription on and off. In this example, the first 8 receive channels on SPNDNT-X1B have been subscribed to the first 8 transmit channels on SPNDNT-X1C. Both transmit and receive channels have been given identifying labels. The subscriptions for receive channels on SPNDNT-X1C to transmit channels on SPNDNT-X1B are hidden because that part of the routing matrix has been collapsed in this view.See the Dante Controller Help topic "Network View->Sub-views->Routing View" to learn more.Device Status tabThis tab displays general information about all of the devices detected on the Dante network.See the Dante Controller Help topic "Using Dante Controller->Network View->Sub-views->Device Status View" to learn more.Clock Status tabThis tab displays information about the digital audio sample clocking state of devices in the Dante network. One device in the network, the Clock Master, provides the clocking for all other devices.In this example, SPNDNT-X1C is acting as the Dante Clock Master for the network.The Dante network "elects" one of the devices as Clock Master automatically. There is no need to select the DNT

Device as a "Preferred Master", it will function correctly no matter which Dante device in the network is acting as Clock Master.See the Dante Controller Help topic "Using Dante Controller->Network View->Sub-views->Clock Status View" to learn more.Events tabThis tab displays displays a history of events and errors on the Dante network.See the Dante Controller Help topic "Using Dante Controller->Network View->Sub-views->Events View" to learn more.Device ViewThis view is opened by choosing the Device View option from the Device menu in Network View, or pressing Ctrl-D on the keyboard. This view presents detailed information about a single device in the Dante network. This device is selected from the drop-down list at the top of the view. In this example the device named SPNDNT-X1B has been selected.Receive tabThis tab shows information about the receive channels for the selected device. Receive channel labels appear in the "Channel" column - these fields can be edited to change the label, just click in a field and start typing. If a receive channel has been subscribed to a transmit channel on another device in the network, this is shown in the "Connected To" column, along with status information in the "Status" column. Also shown is a list of devices on the network, each of which can be expanded to show the transmit channels it has available. In this example the SPNDNT-X1C device has been expanded to show the transmit channels referenced in the subscription information in the "Connected To" column.See the Dante Controller Help topic "Using Dante Controller->Device View->Device View Tabs->Receive Tab" to learn more.Transmit tabThis tab shows information about the transmit channels for the selected device. Transmit channel labels appear in the "Channel Label" column - these fields can be edited to change the label, just click in a field and start typing. In this example the first 12 channels have been given labels.See the Dante Controller Help topic "Using Dante Controller->Device View->Device View Tabs->Transmit Tab" to learn more.Status tabThis tab presents general status information for the selected device, including IP and MAC addresses.See the Dante Controller Help topic "Using Dante Controller->Device View->Device View Tabs->Status Tab" to learn more.Device Config tabThis tab is used to configure certain properties of the selected device. The device name is set here, in "Rename Device". It is recommended that each DNT device in the Dante network be given a meaningful name to prevent confusion when configuring audio routing. It's a good idea to make it the same as the Device Name assigned to the device using the DNT Control Panel.Note: The Sample Rate parameter is defaulted to 48k for DNT devices and should not be changed.The Receive Latency setting is chosen in consideration of the network configuration. The default is 0.5 msec, the "Gigabit network with five switches" setting. This should be fine for many installations, but some thought may need to be given to this setting for exceptional cases.See the Dante Controller Help topic "Using Dante Controller->Device View->Device View Tabs->Device Config Tab" to learn more.Network Config tabThis tab is used

Home / Tech Notes / Troubleshooting Dante IP Address Configuration 13-Mar-2019 Dante Testing & Troubleshooting We often receive technical support calls from customers who are setting up their first Dante network and are having issues communicating with the devices using Dante Controller. Usually this comes from confusion regarding what IP address assignment scheme is being used. It is important to make sure that all of the Dante devices, included the PC running Dante Controller, are assigned to the same IP subnet.For small networks using self-assigned IP addresses, also known as Link Local, may be appropriate. This will randomly assign IP addresses in the 169.254.x.y subnet. DHCP servers can be used to automatically assign IP addresses. For more complicated networks manually configuring unique static IP addresses to each device may be desired. Trouble can occur when not all devices have been assigned IP addresses using the same scheme.For more detailed information please consult the following page of the Dante Controller User Guide: