Extron electronics DMP 128 Plus - Configuring the DMP 128 Plus at in Dante Controller; Device Name; Receiver and Transmitter Names; Dante Controller Naming Conventions

DMP 128 Plus • Dante Controller 110
Configuring the DMP 128 Plus AT in Dante Controller
Use a standard Ethernet cable to connect the DMP 128 Plus AT to a Dante network via the
rear panel AT port (see figure 2,
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on page5) and power the device.
Device Name
Multiple devices on the same Dante network can present difficulty in identifying individual
devices. To avoid confusion and difficulty, ensure the following steps are taken:
• Connect devices to the Dante network one at a time.
• Rename each device before making audio connections in Dante Controller.
• Rename each device with a unique and meaningful identifier.
• Rename each device before the next device is connected to the Dante network.
ATTENTION: It is essential that a Dante device be named before audio subscriptions
with other devices are established. Existing subscriptions are removed when a device
is renamed.
In Dante Controller, a device can be renamed to identify the device on the audio network.
The default device name of the DMP 128 Plus AT consists of the model name, followed by
the last six characters of the Dante interface MAC address (for example, DMP128P-0ee8ee).
In addition to renaming the device, individual Transmitter (Tx) and Receiver (Rx) channels
can be renamed.
The Dante device name must be set before making any connections to other devices on the
Dante network. Renaming a device after making connections removes existing connections
to and from that device. Refer to Renaming the DMP 128 Plus AT in Dante Controller
on the next page for renaming procedure.
Receiver and Transmitter Names
In addition to renaming a device, individual transmitter and receiver channels can be
renamed in Dante Controller. Rename transmitter and receiver channels to reflect the
location of the device or the purpose of the transmitter or receiver. Ensure transmitter and
receiver channels are renamed before making audio connections between devices. Refer to
Renaming a Receiver or Transmitter on page113 for renaming procedure.
Dante Controller Naming Conventions
• Device names follow Domain Name System (DNS) hostname rules. Legal characters are
A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and hyphen (-). Names must begin with a letter and cannot end with a
hyphen (-).
• Dante Tx and Rx channel names (also known as labels) can be up to 31 characters in
length. Label names are not case-sensitive. For example, “ANALOG OUT-1” and “analog
out-1” are recognized as the same name. Unicode and non-roman characters are not
supported.
• Tx and Rx channel labels can use any character except equals (=), period (.), or @.
• Tx and Rx channel labels must be unique on a device but do not need to be unique on
the network.