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Dante Controller User Guide

To display this dialog at any other time, click the button in the main toolbar.

Use Shared Dante Interface
With this option selected, the selected primary network interface will be automatically used by other
Audinate software applications installed on that computer (including Dante Via, Dante Virtual Soundcard
and Dante Firmware Update Manager) when they are started. This helps to ensure that all Audinate
applications are connected to the same Dante network.
Only wired Ethernet network interfaces are supported in this mode.
With ‘Use shared Dante interface’ deselected, Dante Controller is able to connect to any available
Ethernet or Wi-Fi network interface, and the selection is fully independent of any other Audinate software
applications.

Wi-Fi Network Connections
To connect to a Dante network via Wi-Fi, a Wi-Fi access point must be present and enabled on the Dante
network - for example, a Wi-Fi router physically connected to a network switch or Dante device in the
Dante network.

Note: Dante audio transmission over Wi-Fi is not supported.

To connect to a Dante network using Wi-Fi:
1. Ensure your Wi-Fi interface is successfully connected to a Wi-Fi network.
2. Ensure ‘Use shared Dante interface’ is deselected.

3. Select your Wi-Fi network interface in the Configure Dante Interfaces dialog.
See also: Using Wi-Fi and Multicast Transmit Flows

Network Interface Configuration Guidelines

Primary only (non-redundant) Dante network
If you only have a primary network, you can only connect one interface to the Dante network.
Example
In the example below, the laptop (running Dante Controller) and the two Dante devices are connected to
the switch via their primary interfaces. This is a typical non-redundant Dante network.

If the laptop has two network interfaces, either can be used.

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