Networking; Networking Best Practices; Digital Audio Networking - Shure MXW neXt Manual

Audio Out Presentation Mode
Local mix only
Dante 3
Send local audio from automixer to far-end participants
Local mix only
USB
Send local audio from automixer to far-end participants
Enhanced listening to all audio (for accessibility, etc.)
Backchannel
Available on each microphone using USB-C audio
Far end only
AEC Reference Reference for echo cancelling al­
gorithm

Networking

Networking Best Practices

Use the following best practices when setting up a network to ensure reliable communication:
• Always use a "star" network topology by connecting each component directly to the switch or router.
• Connect networked MXW neXt gear to the same network and set to the same subnet. This ensures best system perfor­
mance and maximum microphone count.
• Use only 1 DHCP server per network. Disable DHCP addressing on additional servers.
• Power on the switch and DHCP server prior to MXW neXt equipment.
• To expand the network, use multiple Ethernet switches in a star topology.
• Connect each device directly to the port of an Ethernet switch. Avoid "daisy-chaining" Ethernet port connections between
devices for larger networks.
• Do not loop network connections.
• All devices must be at the same firmware revision level.

Digital Audio Networking

Dante digital audio is carried over standard Ethernet and operates using standard internet protocols. Dante provides low laten­
cy, tight clock synchronization, and high Quality­of­Service (QoS) to provide reliable audio transport to a variety of Dante de­
vices. Dante audio can coexist safely on the same network as IT and control data, or can be configured to use a dedicated net­
work.
Network Audio and Shure Control Data
MXW neXt devices transport two types of data over the network: Shure Control and Network Audio.
Shure Control
Conference Mode
Far end + Analog in
Reference for echo can­
celling algorithm
Analog reference audio (e.g.
speakers used for far­end au­
dio)
Shure Incorporated
Direct Mode
Direct audio output from Analog
In
Matrix mix output from Mic 1, Mic
2, and Analog In
N/A
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