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NETWORKING

millisecond latency through as many as seven

switches. Audio can be distributed from a

centralized location to anywhere in the venue.

A QUICK GUIDE TO NETWORKING

MOTU AVB networking has been designed to be

powerful, yet straightforward to set up and use.

Here are a few things that are useful to know.

Networking basics

■ Before proceeding below, review the networking

connection diagrams on pages 32-34.

■ To make network connections, use shielded

CAT-5e or CAT-6 cables (a higher grade cable).

■ Network cable lengths can be long: 100 meters

with standard copper wire cables; much longer

with ﬁber-optic network cables.

Working with AVB switches

■ Networks of three or more interfaces require an

AVB-compatible switch. You can use any standard

AVB switch on the market. MOTU offers the ﬁve-

port MOTU AVB Switch™ (sold separately).

☛ A non-AVB compatible switch will not work.

■ Connect MOTU AVB interfaces to any AVB

Switch using their NETWORK ports.

■ On the MOTU AVB Switch, connect MOTU

interfaces to the ﬁve AVB NETWORK ports (not

the Ethernet port). Connect the Ethernet port to a

Wi-Fi router, your Local Area Network (LAN) or

your computer (for running web app only).

■ Expand the network by adding more switches.

Make a single connection from one switch to the

other. On MOTU AVB Switches, use their AVB

NETWORK ports, NOT the Ethernet port.

■ You can daisy-chain switches in serial fashion,

but don’t create loops. For example, in the network

below, do not make any additional connections

between any two switches.

■ AVB audio can’t pass through more than seven

switches. However, you can daisy-chain more than

seven switches and route audio freely among them.

You just won’t be able to create point-to-point

connects that span more than seven switches.

Working with computers on a network

■ Computers are not required for network

operation, as you can control the network from

iPads, tablets and smart phones.

■ To add computers to the network, connect them

to any interface using Thunderbolt (which offers

the highest possible channel counts). If

Thunderbolt is not available, use USB.

■ A computer can be connected to the network

through its Ethernet port, but only for the purposes

of running the web app on the computer for

command and control over the network. (In this

scenario, you won’t be able to stream audio to/from

the network from the computer.)

Wi-Fi router, Ethernet

hub/network, or

computer

MOTU AVB interfaces or

other AVB switches

(Sold separately)

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