Larger Networks - Solid State Logic AWS DELTA 916 Owner's Manual

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To ensure minimum latency the ipMIDI driver uses broadcast UDP rather than TCP/IP. This means that:
• The network connection should be as short as possible and should only use routers that can support high data transfer
rates. Problems have been experienced with some domestic routers, particularly when used with Pro Tools.
• Because ipMIDI uses broadcast UDP packets, messages between one computer and AWS will be received by all other
computers on the network, potentially causing problems in installations with more than one AWS. The UDP packets
can be blocked by using a firewall router and connecting the main network to the WAN connector. The firewall can
then be configured to allow all traffic apart from UDP ports 21928 through 21947 which are used by ipMIDI and
(optionally) port 50081 which is used by the AWS Remote application. Most systems can be easily configured with a
direct connection between AWS and the controlling computer.
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