RedNet Focusrite - Introduction; System Requirements; Network Switch

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Thank you for purchasing a RedNet Dante interface. Setting up a Dante network is

simple – in fact it’s very likely that an existing network installation is already suitable

for high-quality, low latency Dante audio use. This guide is intended to help get the

system running as quickly as possible. For more comprehensive operation manuals,

please refer to the documentation available online at www.focusrite.com/rednet.

Introduction

For full details please ﬁnd more information online. Basic requirements are

outlined below.

Network switch

Dante systems will almost always require at least one network switch. Complex

systems may require multiple switches. Quality of Service is an important feature

and function of the switch which will need to be set up for complex systems. It is

recommended that managed switches are used as they offer the greatest levels of

conﬁguration and monitoring. Please view full details of this, including switch setup

guides and examples online.

A suitable switch shall:

• be Rated for Gigabit Ethernet

• be Non-blocking

• have Quality of Service (QoS) with at least four queues

• have Diffserv (DSCP) QoS with strict priority

• have EEE (Energy efﬁcient ethernet) switched off

For detailed information on setting up a switch, please refer to the manufacturer’s

documentation.

System requirements