Manual

Model 5401A User Guide Issue 2, July 2021
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 37
Dante Primary IP Configuration: This
menu page allows the display and revision
of the method that the Model 5401A’s Dante
interface will use to obtain the Dante prima-
ry IP address and related parameters. The
choices are Automatic and Manual. This
setting has no impact on how the Model
5401A obtains IP addresses for the Dante
secondary interface and management inter-
face webpages.
An arrow icon will display in the upper-right
corner of this menu page. This indicates
that the setting can be changed. If the ac-
tive method is not the desired one, press
the Enter pushbutton switch located on the
front panel. Use the left and right arrow
buttons to select the desired method. Then
again press the Enter button. The entry will
then be stored. To cause the Model 5401A
to use a new setting requires that the unit
be rebooted (restarted). This can be per-
formed using another front-panel menu
page, a selection in one of the management
webpages, or by power cycling the unit.
Selecting the Automatic setting causes
the Model 5401A’s Dante interface to use
DHCP or, if DHCP is not available, the
IPv4 link-local protocol to establish the IP
address used by the Dante primary inter-
face. (An IP address that has the format of
169.254.x.x was assigned using IPv4 link-
local.) Even if the IP address was estab-
lished using link-local the DHCP protocol
will remain active. In this case, the Model
5401A’s Dante interface will continue to
check for the presence of a DHCP server. If
one becomes available then an IP address
will be requested and, when obtained, will
automatically replace the IP address that
was previously established by link-local.
The Manual setting allows the desired
Dante primary IP address and related pa-
rameters to be manually entered. This can
be useful when a fixed or static addressing
scheme has been established. In this way, a
designated IP address can be entered
along with the other necessary network
parameters.
To cause the Model 5401A to use a re
-
vised Dante primary IP address configura-
tion method requires that the unit’s Dante
interface be rebooted (restarted). This can
be performed using the reboot Dante front-
panel menu page or by rebooting the entire
Model 5401A. This latter action can be ac-
complished using the reboot system menu
page, using a function on one of the man-
agement webpages, or by power cycling
the Model 5401A.
Note that to minimize the chance of losing
access to the Dante network, restoring the
Model 5401A’s default configuration values
will not change the stored Dante primary IP
address configuration method.
Dante Primary IP Address:
This menu
page shows the IP address associated with
the Dante primary interface. (This address
has nothing to do with the IP addresses
utilized by the Dante secondary and man-
agement interface ports.) It can be revised
only when the manual mode has been se-
lected for the Dante primary IP configura-
tion. When the IP address configuration has
been selected for Automatic this field cannot
be changed and a lock icon will show in the
upper-right corner of the display. If no Ether-
net connection has been made the text Link
Down will be displayed.
If the network configuration is selected in the
Dante Controller application for Switched or
Switched+Mgmt then the Dante primary IP
address will be associated with a network
connection made to either the primary or the
secondary RJ45 jacks on the Model 5401A’s
back panel. If the network configuration is
selected for Redundant or Redundant+Mgmt
then the Dante primary IP address will be
associated with the RJ45 jack labeled PRI
on the Model 5401A’s back panel.