Device Name; Receiver And Transmitter Names; Dante Controller Naming Conventions; Renaming The Axi 22 At Or Axi 44 At In Dante Controller - Extron electronics AXI 22 AT User Manual

Device Name

The default device name consists of the model name, followed by the last six characters of
the Dante device MAC address (for example, AXI44-0a690b).
Multiple devices on the same Dante network with default names can present difficulty in
identifying individual devices. To avoid confusion and difficulty, ensure the following steps are
taken:
• Connect devices to the Dante network one at a time.
Rename each device before making audio subscriptions in Dante Controller (see
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Renaming the AXI 22 AT or AXI 44 AT 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.
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other devices are established. Existing subscriptions are removed when a device is
renamed.

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 (see
Receiver or Transmitter

Dante Controller Naming Conventions

Device names follow Domain Name System (DNS) hostname rules. Legal characters are
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A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and hyphen (-). Names must begin with a letter and cannot end with a
hyphen (-).
Dante Tx and Rx channel names (also known as labels) can be up to 31 characters
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in length. Label names 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 @.
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Tx and Rx channel labels must be unique on a device but do not need to be unique on
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the network.
Renaming the AXI 22 AT or AXI 44 AT in Dante Controller
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other devices are established. Existing subscriptions are removed when a device is
renamed.
NOTE: Dante device naming can also be done via DSP Configurator (see
Tools
1. Ensure that the host PC and the AXI are connected to the same network.
2. From the control computer start menu select:
All Programs>Audinate>Dante Controller>Dante Controller.
It is essential that Dante devices are named before audio subscriptions with
on page 22).
It is essential that Dante devices are named before audio subscriptions with
on page 13).
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