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robust management and security was paramount. Thus, the School quickly turned to
Dante Domain Manager.

Dante Domain Manager is network management software that enables user
authentication, role-based security, and audit capabilities for Dante networks while
allowing seamless expansion of Dante systems over any network infrastructure.
Dante Domain Manager organizes a network into zones called “domains” that each
have individual access requirements, making it clear and easy to know who can
access any area of the system. All activity is logged, tagged, and date-stamped so
problems can be quickly identified and solved.

Dante Domain Manager also allows for use across multiple subnets on a single
network – allowing Guildhall to keep its robust network infrastructure intact.

“With Dante Domain Manager we can give access to students in very specific areas,
and without giving them access the rest of the network,” Halpin said. “We use 10
domains to achieve the separation required, but still have a lot of shared audio
channels to provide feeds of room mics and other inputs to the SSL System T.
Support from Audinate EMEA throughout the project has been incredible, as
always.”

Dante workflows bring back the music

Across the campus, a total of 35 rooms are “Dante enabled” by way of 70 different
devices. Those Dante-capable devices include:

• Neutrik NA2-IO-DPRO & DLINE microphones (Preamps and IO units)

• Yamaha (CL, QL &) TF-Rack digital mixers

• I/O units from both SSL and Yamaha

• Multiple computers utilizing Dante Virtual Soundcard

• One SSL System T broadcast platform

“We really are performing together while apart,” Hepple said. “Because of Dante our
entire campus is now one big studio. We have 70 more live performances planned in
the coming months, available to watch online for free
at www.gsmd.ac.uk/autumn_2020. Everything from live music to dramatic
performances will be enabled by this Dante workflow. The faculty is emotional seeing
performances return. The students are excited about this technology and the
creativity it can enable. And the families and friends and fans of the performers get to
see performances again. It’s beautiful what we’ve been able to create with Dante.”