AES67 Network Setup (Audiolan)

AES67 Network Address Setup

Caution

There are two methods to configure AES67, depending on the AES67 daughter board in the MCP4KR2. Refer to the following instructions to configure it with the AudioGrid controller, especially if the setup provided below does not work for you.

To configure the AES67 network address use the built in Audiolan web UI. Your PC needs to be connected to the AES67 network and have its addressing set in the same IP range.

Info

By default the AES67 network interface is set to the static IP address (192.168.4.233)

Caution

To avoid an IP conflicts, connect one device after another and change each units IP to a different one

Note

Avoid any special characters and spaces in the device name

  1. Open a browser and enter the devices AES67 network address in the address bar, press enter
  2. Select the “General settings” tab in the web UI to change the devices IP address
  3. The NGTC-MCP4kR2 should have an IP and Subnet address in the same range as the Dante devices
  4. Apply all settings and reboot the device

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AES67 Stream Address Setup

Caution

The AES67 stream of each device needs to be configured to be received by the Dante/AES67 devices

Note

Avoid any special characters and spaces in the stream name

  1. Open a browser and enter the devices AES67 network address in the address bar, press enter
  2. Select the “Stream provider” tab in the web UI and uncheck the “Use automatic configuration” checkbox
  3. Make sure that the first 2 octets matches the Multicast Address Prefix given in the Dante Controller (239.69.xxx.xxx in the example below). Set the last 2 octets to unique values. always avoid duplicated IP addresses. Best practice is to set them to the same value as the last 2 octets of the AES67 network address
  4. Make sure that the “Activate” checkbox for the stream is checked
  5. Select the “Advanced” tab and ensure that the SAP browsing is enabled

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AES67 Receiving Stream Setup*

  1. Open a browser and enter the devices AES67 network address in the address bar, press enter
  2. Select the “Stream consumer” tab in the web UI and insert the AES Channel information for Channel 1 and Channel 2.

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*Hardware revision B (MCP4kR2B) only