Dante Controller Naming Conventions; Renaming The Matrix In Dante Controller - Extron electronics FOX3 Matrix Series User Manual

Dante Controller Naming Conventions

• 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 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
the network.

Renaming the Matrix in Dante Controller

NOTE: Dante device naming can also be done via DSP Configurator (see the
DSP Configurator Help File available in the software).
1. Ensure that the control computer and a single Matrix are connected to the same
network.
2. From the control computer Start menu select:
All Programs > Audinate > Dante Controller
The Dante Controller - Network View screen opens. All Dante devices on the
3.
network are discovered and listed.
4. From the Device menu, select Device View or
press <Ctrl+D> on the keyboard (see figure ).
The Dante Controller - Device View dialog
5.
opens. Select the device being configured from the
(Select a Dante Device...) drop-down list (see
figure ,
Figure 29.
NOTES:
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Device View and Select a Dante Device Drop-Down
If there are multiple Matrix devices connected to the network that have not
been renamed, obtain the Dante interface media access code (MAC) address
of the desired device from the white label on the rear panel of the device in
order to identify it in Dante Controller.
There are two MAC addresses listed on the rear panel of a Matrix, one for the
LAN port and one for the Dante interface. The Dante interface MAC address is
listed beneath the LAN port MAC address.
Figure 28. Device View
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