Network Switch - Configuration For Livewire; Quasar Surface - Physical Connections - Axia Quasar User Manual

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Quasar Control Surface
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Quasar Mains Cable(s)
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CAT5 Ethernet Cable
Items you need to supply:
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A Quasar Engine mixing engine
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Switch configured for Axia network
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PC with access to your Axia network
Then, let's check your installation type and make sure you have what you need.
Installation type: You could be installing a Table-Top or Flush-Mount console, with single or split
frame. Only the Quasar Engine can be connected to the Quasar Surface. This consists in an
industrial rackmount server platform, with redundant PSU and fans, so it will have to go in a machine
room. Other mixing engines such as the fanless Axia Studio Engine, or Axia Powerstation, cannot be
used with Quasar.
Steps to complete in order to get audio from the console:
Network Switch – Configuration for Livewire
Quasar Surface - Physical
Quasar Surface - Network configuration
Quasar Surface – Modules discovery & configuration
Quasar Engine – Installation & network configuration
Checking Connection to the Quasar Engine
Quasar Engine – Audio outputs configuration
Surface Layer Configuration
Input Source Creation and Configuration
Assign Sources to Input Channels
Program assignment & monitoring
Network Switch – Configuration for Livewire
Please do not assume that any network switch will work
generated by AoIP audio streams. Multicast traffic generated by AoIP streams can "flood" the switch if
not properly managed and shaped via a correct configuration of the switch ports.
A list of approved Ethernet switches is published on our website, at this link:
https://www.telosalliance.com/Axia/What-Ethernet-Switches-has-Axia-Approved. In the Configuration
section of this webpage, you will find guidelines for specific switch models.
An Axia Applications Engineer will be happy to assist you in determining the correct switch for your
application – please contact us for assistance.

Quasar Surface - Physical connections

1. Connect one Ethernet cable to the primary network port labeled "PORT #0"(A) on the Quasar
Console Rear I/O board, connect the other end to a configured Gigabit Ethernet switch.
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