How to Use This Guide This guide includes detailed instructions on how to optimize a C-300 Series switch for the Dante protocol based on the requirements and information provided by Audinate. Who Should Read This guide is for network administrators who are responsible for this Guide? operating and maintaining network equipment.
Contents Contents How to Use This Guide ......................3 C-300 Series Dante Configuration via Web Interface ............... 5 Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) ................6 Quality of Service (QoS) ....................... 8 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)....................10 C-300 Series Dante Configuration via config file ..............13 Loading the prepared configuration file ..................14...
Dante Solution Guide C-300 Series Dante Configuration via Web Interface See the Preparation for Web Interface section of the Web Management Guide for how to connect and login to the C-300 Switch - 5 -...
Dante Solution Guide Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) 1. General IGMP Configuration o Navigate to Multicast->IGMP Snooping - > General o Enable IGMP Snooping Status o IGMP Snooping Version (1-3): o Enable Querier Status o Click Apply - 6 -...
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Dante Solution Guide 2. Per VLAN IGMP Configuration o Navigate to Multicast->IGMP Snooping - > Interface o Choose Action: Configure VLAN o Choose the VLAN that the Dante devices will use. By default this is 1 o Enable IGMP Snooping Status o Enable Multicast Router Discovery o Query Interval: o Proxy (Query) Address: 10.0.1.1...
Dante Solution Guide Quality of Service (QoS) 1. Configure Queue Mode o Navigate to Traffic-> Priority - > Queue o Choose Queue Mode: Strict o Click Apply - 8 -...
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Dante Solution Guide 2. Configure Trust Mode o Navigate to Traffic-> Priority - > Trust Mode o Choose Trust Mode: DSCP on all the ports that will have Dante devices connected o Click Apply - 9 -...
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Dante Solution Guide 3. Configure DSCP to Queue Settings o Navigate to Traffic-> Priority - > DSCP to Queue o Enter Queue 2 for DSCP 8 o Enter Queue 6 for DSCP 46 o Leave Queue 7 for DSCP 56 o Enter Queue 0 for all other DSCP values o Click Apply - 10 -...
Dante Solution Guide Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) 1. Disable Energy Efficient Ethernet o Navigate to Interface->Green Ethernet o Disable Power Saving Status on all the ports that will have Dante devices connected. o Click Apply - 11 -...
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Dante Solution Guide Startup Config 1. Saving the configuration file o Click the Save Current Settings green button in the upper right of the screen - 12 -...
Dante Solution Guide C-300 Series Dante Configuration via config file An alternative to configuring the switch via the web interface described in the previous section is loading to the switch the configuration file provided in the link below - 13 -...
Loading the prepared configuration file 2. Download the prepared Dante configuration file Download the prepared configuration file from here: C-300 Series Dante Configuration file Open the zip file and save the .cfg file on your computer. 3. Login to the switch Web Interface...
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Dante Solution Guide 5. Reset the switch o Navigate to System->Reset o Click Apply - 15 -...
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Dante Solution Guide 6. Complete the switch configuration After the switch has completed the reboot process (approximately 90 seconds) you can re-login to the switch and make any localized configuration required (IP address, passwords etc.) - 16 -...
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