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mating EtherCon socket provided on many pro audio consoles and peripherals . Protective dust caps are also available for EtherCon connectors . control . Remote wall mount controllers in the foyer don ’ t pass audio signals , but they are just as important to creating a successful audio experience come Sunday morning .
IT team . Good practices on Ethernet switches and network design can be found at https :// www . audinate . com / learning / technicaldocumentation . fibreACE The Allen & Heath fibreACE card provides Neutrik OpticalCon sockets for the fiber ( or ‘ fibre ’) link . OpticalCon uses a rugged housing around standard LC connections and is therefore backward compatible with LC . In a fixed installation , standard LC connectors can be used instead . Speaking of LC , it stands for Lucent Connector , Little Connector , or Local Connector , depending on whom you ask ! Whatever the connector stands for , we recommend the use of OM3 or OM4 MultiMode optical cables up to 550m ( 1804 ft ).
We ’ re in Control Remember that every cable in the audio system matters — not just audio transport , but also
The Allen & Heath IP range of controllers utilizes standard Layer 3 Ethernet . For cabling purposes , it can be addressed as any computer or node on a network . Standard CAT5e or higher can be used . When supplying PoE power , note that IP1 and IP6 use PoE IEEE 802.3af , whereas IP8 requires PoE + IEEE 802.3at . s .
Dante Dante is an Ethernet Layer 3-compliant audio networking solution created and developed by Audinate . As most Dante devices support Gigabit Ethernet , CAT5e or CAT6 cables are recommended . Please refer to the Audinate website for further information , they have a great resource area waiting for you and your
Waves SoundGrid SoundGrid is an Audio-over-Ethernet networking and processing technology developed by Waves Audio . CAT6 STP cables are recommended for Waves SoundGrid systems . Information on cable types and cable lengths is available here : https :// www . waves . com / support / ethernetcables-for-soundgrid-systems
Waves includes an important note about CAT7 . If CAT6 is better than CAT5 , CAT7 must be really awesome , right ?! Important note : CAT7 is designed and wired for high – up to 10GB – bandwidth traffic . In a SoundGrid network , using CAT7 might accentuate the risk of impedance matching problems anywhere in
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