Axi Network Configuration In Dante Controller; Device Name; Receiver And Transmitter Names; Dante Controller Naming Conventions - Extron electronics AXI 02 AT User Manual

AXI Network Configuration in Dante Controller

Use a standard Ethernet cable to connect the AXI 02 AT to a network via the front
panel AT (PoE) port (see figure 4,
Dante Controller software.
Dante Controller auto-discovers all Dante devices on the network and advertises itself to
allow communication over the network.

Device Name

In Dante Controller, a device can be renamed to identify the device on the audio network
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default device name consists of the model name, followed by the last six characters of the
Dante device MAC address (for example, AXI02-801427).
When multiple devices are on the network with default device names, identifying a specific
device is difficult. To avoid confusion and difficulty, Extron strongly recommends the
following steps are taken:
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Receiver and Transmitter Names

In addition to renaming a device, individual Transmitter and Receiver channels can be
renamed in Dante Controller. Rename Transmitter and Receiver channels to reflect the
location of the device or the purpose of the Transmitter or Receiver.

Dante Controller Naming Conventions

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Renaming the AXI 02 AT in Dante Controller
Connect devices to the Dante network one at a time.
Rename each device before making audio subscriptions in Dante Controller.
Rename each device with a unique and meaningful identifier.
Rename each device before the next device is connected to the Dante network.
Device names follow Domain Name System (DNS) hostname rules. Legal characters are
A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and hyphen (-). Names must begin with a letter and cannot begin or end
with a hyphen (-).
Dante Tx and Rx channel names (also known as labels) can be up to 31 characters
in length. Channel labels are not case sensitive. For example, "ANALOG OUT-1"
and "analog out-1" are recognized as the same name. Unicode and non-roman
characters are not supported.
Tx and Rx channel labels can use any character except equals (=), period (.), or @.
Tx and Rx channel labels must be unique on a device but do not need to be unique on
the network.
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