Avb Ethernet Audio Interface Setup; Setup For Two Interfaces - MOTU 1248 User Manual

AVB ETHERNET AUDIO INTERFACE SETUP

As an alternative to Thunderbolt or USB, use this
setup if you want to use the your MOTU interface
as an AVB Ethernet audio interface for a recent-
generation Mac (i.e. any Mac with a Thunderbolt
port on it). OS X El Capitan (10.11) or later is
required for AVB audio I/O.
Use a standard CAT-5e or CAT-6 cable.
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Connect to the computer's Ethernet port.
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See "Setup for AVB Ethernet audio interface
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operation" on page 49.
About CAT-5e cables
Use shielded CAT-5e or
CAT-6 cables, which are a
higher grade version of a
standard Ethernet patch
cable. They are available
wherever network cables
are sold.
H A R D W A R E I N S T A L L A T I O N

SETUP FOR TWO INTERFACES

OR
Use this setup if you want to connect two MOTU
interfaces to your computer.
The connection to the computer should be
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Thunderbolt, if possible, to support all the I/O for
the networked interfaces.
Use a standard Thunderbolt cable. Place it at the
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end of the Thunderbolt chain.
Use any standard CAT-5e Ethernet network
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cable to connect the two interfaces together using
their NETWORK ports.
As an alternative, see "Setup for multiple
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Thunderbolt and USB interfaces" on page 46.
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