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DANTE-AES67® DIGITAL AUDIO CONVERTER

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Page 1 User Manual DANTE-AES67® DIGITAL AUDIO CONVERTER...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
User Manual Dante16 INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION ........................1 2. INPUTS AND OUTPUTS ......................2 2.1. Power button ..........................2 2.2. USB Ports ............................2 2.3. Audio input and output port ......................2 2.4. Ethernet Ports ..........................2 2.5. HDMI port ............................2 2.6.
Page 3: Introduction
16 channels, which simplifies the administration and conversion of audio from any location. One of the main advantages of Dante16 is its ease of use, allowing efficient and centralized management of audio channels. This not only optimizes operational efficiency but also provides a secure and reliable infrastructure for the management and conversion of digital audio in PA/VA systems.
Page 4: Inputs And Outputs
User Manual Dante16 2. INPUTS AND OUTPUTS Figure 1. Front and back panels of Dante16 device. 2.1. Power button Turn the device on and off. Note that the device turns on automatically when connected to the electrical current. 2.2. USB Ports Allows the connection of standard input and output peripherals, such as a keyboard or a storage unit.
Page 5: Installation
Dante16 3. INSTALLATION 3.1. Rack mounting Along with the Dante16 device, the necessary parts for mounting and rack installation are supplied: Figure 2. Parts supplied for rack mounting A. 1 × Long fixing bracket. B. 1 × Side Binding Plate.
Page 6: Single-Device Rack Mounting
F. 4 × M3 countersunk screws. Mounting the short fixing bracket using two countersunk screws: Figure 3. Short ear assembly Mounting the long fixing bracket using two countersunk screws: Figure 4. Long ear assembly Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 7: Two-Devices Rack Mounting
D. 1 × Rear Junction Plate. E. 2 × M3 pan head screw. F. 8 × M3 countersunk screws. Fastening the short fixing bracket using two countersunk screws: Figure 6. Short ear support Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 8 Figure 7. Side plate fastening On the second Dante16 device, the short clamping bracket and the side joint plate shall be mounted on the opposite sides to those of the first device. In addition, the side joint plate must be placed with...
Page 9 Figure 9. Rear plate fastening Schematic summary of the assembly of two Dante16 devices with all the parts, after which both will be ready for rack installation: Figure 10. Rack-mount scheme for two Dante devices16 Ver.1 - Rev.0 –...
Page 10: Device Connection
3.2. Device connection The Dante16 device can be integrated into a NEO+ and NEXO system, for this you have to connect in one of the ethernet ports to the audio network (Dante and AES67) and the other to the control network of the NEO+ and NEXO system.
Page 11: Hdmi Console
Plugging a monitor into the HDMI port will display the system console where you can display messages regarding: • Starting or ending the Dante16 service, both at startup and at its end after a shutdown or restart of the device or service.
Page 12: Device Configuration Website
To access the web application, it will be necessary to have a computer with an up-to-date web browser and connected to the same local network as the LAN port of the Dante16 device. In the browser's address bar, enter the following device URL, which will have the following format: https://dante16-aabbcc.local...
Page 13 After you have followed all the steps described above, the login page of the local website of the Dante16 device will finally be displayed: Figure 14. Login page Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 ©...
Page 14 Figure 16. Certificate Click on the "Install certificate..." button and select the "Current user" option in the "Storage location" section and click on the "Next" button: Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 15 User Manual Dante16 Figure 17. Certificate installation wizard Select the option "Place all certificates in the following storage" and click the "Browse..." button: Figure 18. Certificate store Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 16 Select the "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" option in the new window and click the "OK" button: Figure 19. Certificate store selection The pop-up window will close, and you would have to press the "Next" button: Figure 20. Certificate store acknowledgment Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 17 Finally, you must click on the "Finish" button: Figure 21. Completing the Install Certificates Wizard Confirm the installation by pressing the "Yes" button: Figure 22. Safety warning when installing certificate Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 18 It is advisable to restart the web browser by closing all its windows. Once restarted, reloading the device's local website will no longer display the notice that the website is not secure: Figure 24. URL to access the website Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 19: Login
Dante16 6. LOGIN Once you access the Dante16 website, the first page shown is the login page. On this page, you must enter the credentials provided, which include the username and password assigned to access the device settings (see section 7.3.3 Administration/Users).
Page 20: Content Distribution
7. CONTENT DISTRIBUTION Once logged in, you access the main Dante page, where you can distinguish three main areas. Figure 26. Content distribution Side menu. Header. Drop-down menu. Logout. Top bar. Content. Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 21: Side Menu
Located in the upper left, it shows the main parameters that identify the device, Model, application version and serial number: Figure 27. Side menu header • Device model: In this case it is a Dante16 model. • Device Version: The number of software version that is running on the device. •...
Page 22: Top Bar
User Manual Dante16 7.2. Top Bar The top bar displays, on its far right, basic information and Dante16 user session control features. 7.2.1. User Panel Figure 30. Top bar On the right is the " " icon that when clicked displays a small window that offers information and basic functions about the logged-in user's account: Figure 31.
Page 23: Content
User Manual Dante16 • Logout: Ends the current session in the Dante16 web application, returning to the authentication page. Figure 33. Logout 7.3. Content 7.3.1. Getting started This section of the website is the one that is displayed by default after accessing the user's correct authentication and offers shortcuts organized according to the groups of content available.
Page 24: Status
Figure 36. Staus Menus Figure 37. Shortcut selection (a) System summary This screen shows a summary of the data from the Dante16 device. The information has the System section and is detailed below: • Serial number: Serial number of the Dante16 device.
Page 25 "Show Logs" button. Figure 39. Logs After pressing this button, the log will be loaded in the content panel, providing detailed information about the activities and events recorded by the Dante16 device. Figure 40. Log downloaded The columns display the following information: •...
Page 26: Administration
The administration submenu gives access to configuration different functional sections of the Dante16 system. Figure 41. Administration submenu (a) Users This section presents a table that lists existing local users. Local users are those who can only access the device's local website through its LAN interface. All users listed here will have an installer profile.
Page 27 The password must contain at least 14 alphanumeric characters, one uppercase and one symbol or special character If any of the fields are left blank or contain an invalid value, a related error message will be displayed: Figure 46. New user: Invalid value Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 28 Figure 49. User Enabled Figure 50. Confirmation to disable user Disabled users will not be able to access the local Dante16 website until they are enabled by another user. Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 ©...
Page 29 The time zone is presented as a drop-down menu that allows you to select from the different options available. To apply the new selected time zone setting, the "Apply Changes" button must be clicked. This button is located at the bottom right of the preference container. Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 30 In this section, you can change the parameters of the device’s ethernet WAN interface. Port A is intended to supply access to the Dante/AES67 network. Figure 56. WAN interface configuration Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 31 To apply any changes to the WAN's interface settings, you will need to click on the "Apply changes" button. The device will automatically restart to apply the new network parameters. Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...
Page 32 • IP: It is the IP address that the device has, it is only allowed to configure the IP address in version 4 (IPv4) of the protocol. By default, it has the value of 192.168.0.251 for Dante16 devices. •...
Page 33 In the "Factory Settings” section, there are two groups of parameters and functions. (e).1. System settings Figure 60. System settings • Serial number: Displays the unique serial number of the Dante16 device. • Model: Displays the model of the device. •...
Page 34 User Manual Dante16 IMPORTANT: Do not turn off or interrupt power to the Dante16 device during the update process, as this may cause damage to the system and take it out of service. During this process, the browser will lose connection with the device, so it will be necessary to close the window or tab where the local website is loaded and reload it in a new window or tab to check that the update has been carried out successfully and all the parameters are still correct.
Page 35: Dante / Aes67 Management
It can be downloaded from the following URL: https://my.audinate.com/support/downloads/dante- controller. 8.1. Audio Default Settings (AES67) The Dante16 device is configured by default with the transmission of 2 AES67 multicast streams: 239.117.1.100:5004 for channels 1 through 8. 239.113.1.100:5004 for channels 9 to 16. Figure 62. AES67 Transmission Configuration To receive an AES67 multicast stream, the first two octets of the transmit address must match those configured in the AES67 Config tab.
Page 36 User Manual Dante16 Dante16 will retransmit any Dante channel routed to an input, to its respective AES67 output. That is, when routing a Dante input to input channel X, it will be immediately available on channel X of AES67 output.
Page 37 User Manual Dante16 TABLE OF CONTENTS OF FIGURES Figure 1. Front and back panels of Dante16 device................2 Figure 2. Parts supplied for rack mounting ..................... 3 Figure 3. Short ear assembly ........................4 Figure 4. Long ear assembly ........................4 Figure 5.
Page 38 Figure 60. System settings ........................31 Figure 61. System reset ......................... 32 Figure 62. AES67 Transmission Configuration ..................33 Figure 63. AES67 Reception Configuration ..................33 Figure 64. Dante Matrix .......................... 34 Ver.1 - Rev.0 – 20/02/2025 © LDA Audio Tech 2025...