ClearOne CONNECT Dante Quick Start Manual

Network audio bridge for converge® pro & sr products

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Network Audio Bridge for CONVERGE
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  • Page 1 CONNECT™ Dante™ Network Audio Bridge for CONVERGE PRO & SR Products ® Quick-Start Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Quick-Start Guide Table of Contents THE CONNECT DANTE THE CONNECT DANTE ..............1 The CONNECT Dante network bridge adds Dante network audio ...........1 oftware and irmware erSionS equired capabilities to CONVERGE PRO and CONVERGE SR products. Up to QuiCk-STArT OvErviEw ..............2 eight CONNECT units can be attached to a single CONVERGE Pro/SR ................2...
  • Page 3: The Connect Dante

    Pro/SR site is subject to the following rules: Set the Device ID of the CONNECT Dante network audio bridge The CONNECT Dante can only be used with CONVERGE Pro/SR using the Device ID rotary selector switch at the back of the device.
  • Page 4: Update The Converge Pro Firmware

    Device ID. Only 8 units are allowed in any site. the 4.3.X versions offer significant upgrades from previous versions. Device ID Rotary ClearOne strongly encourages users to upgrade all firmware to the latest Selection Switch release version. Instructions for updating from version 1.X 2.X and 3X are detailed later in this document.
  • Page 5: Connecting The Connect Dante Unit

    E-bus connections using CAT5/CAT6-24AWG solid conductor RJ45 Beamforming Microphone Array units in the site must be running cables. Power to the CONNECT Dante is supplied by a standard power the same level of firmware (4.3.X) to be compatible with the adapter supplied with the unit.
  • Page 6: Adding Connect Network Bridges To Sites

    CONNECT Dante device. for adding devices. Adding the Bridge Using the CONVERGE Console software, ADD the CONNECT Dante network bridge to the site using the drop-down menu. Editing the CONNECT Network Bridge in Site Select the CONNECT audio network bridge from the Site view tab in Console, and the device appears under the Site button on the right-hand portion of the screen.
  • Page 7 Address - The Primary and Secondary MAC Addresses. ip Address - The IP Addresses of each network port. Dante Device Name - Name of the CONNECT Dante unit set by the Dante Controller. Channel Names - The fixed E-bus Channels (S through Z) and their correlating transmit and receive channel names as set by the Dante Controller .
  • Page 8: Dante Controller Settings

    This feature disables the rear panel analog Mic/Line http://www.clearone.com/resources#professional_audio inputs and instead the uses the audio coming in from a CONNECT Dante Configuring CONNECT Dante with Dante Controller or CobraNet Bridge. This allows microphones on a Dante or CobraNet...
  • Page 9 CONNECT NETwOrk BridgEs QuiCk-sTarT guidE upGrADiNG FrOm OlDEr vErSiONS OF The units will default and reboot after the download of 4.3.X firmware. The 2.X to 4.3.X upgrade requires the firmware to be loaded twice to complete the CONvErGE FirmwArE version upgrade. Please follow the steps listed below to upgrade your firmware: Units are fully upgraded.
  • Page 10 © 2014 ClearOne, Inc. All rights reserved. Dante is a trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd, Audinate is a registered trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. QSG-0017-001 Revision 1.0 June, 2014...

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