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Making a "Smart" switch "Dumb"
I have a portable audio recording system that uses a Dante network on a Netgear GS310TP Smart Switch. I occasionally need to interface this system to an existing Dante network to get what is essentia...
You “Smart” switch actually comes “Dumb” out of the box. It will stay “Dumb” forever unless somebody changes its configuration. That can happen without your knowledge when you leave your equipment unattended. If you want to make sure that your switch is “Dumb,” reset it to the factory defaults. The switch’s documentation should provide instructions on how to do that.
Yes, but virtually all Ethernet switches support multicast. Dante doesn’t need special multicast features from switches and is designed to work efficiently with advanced multicast features like IGMP Snooping. And of course the said IGMP Snooping must be configured to the appropriate VLAN carrying Dante (and SMPTE ST 2110-30 SMTP A, B, and C flows).
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