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1. 100 128 NA N A 12912 Enable F Disabled 1000489 100 128 NIA WA 13913 Enable J Drsabled 1T000M 100 125 WA N A i4gi4 Enable Forwarding 10000 3 128 32768 d0 67 05 78 3a a2 128 14 15915 Enable y Drsabled 10004 100 128 WA N A 16 g16 Enable 7 Crsabled 1000M 100 128 N A WA 4 b Done GD Internet Protected Made Off fg x 10 r Dell Switch gt Ports gt Spanning Tree gt STP Port Settings Show All STP Port Table 8 Inthe STP Port Table window check all Fast Link check boxes as shown in the screen shot above Note Please ignore the 4 numeric entries in the Path Cost column and the Port State entries since these are derived from your current connection so these values may vary 9 Click on Apply Changes RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide 10 Open the Switch gt Multicast Support gt Global Parameters page J C Del OpenManage Switch x V S gt C 1163254252 Home htm Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Support Help About Powerconned 2816 169 254 252 1 Mullicast Global Parameters tee Multicast Global Parameters E Switch 2 Network Secunty Ports Address Tables VAN Ue Bridge Multicast Filtering Link Aggregation IGMP Snooping Status LAG Membersk E Multicast Support Global Param Bridge Multicas Badge Multicas IGMP Snooping Statistics RMON 5 Qualy of Senica FEX FI FIM FD A
2. General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Use the following IP address Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Advanced cence Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties dialog 14 This time choose the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button 15 Click on OK to accept the settings and close the dialogue Repeat to accept the settings and close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog Switch IP address Now you can log into the switch using http 169 254 252 1 Note If you cannot access the switch once it is set to Obtain an IP address automati cally try setting the adaptor to 169 254 252 2 and retry Ensure that after configuring the switch the setting is changed back to Obtain an IP address automatically RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide Switch Configuration The following steps will help you to configure the Switch for dedicated RAVENNA networking First ensure you can access and log on to the Switch 1 Open the System gt DHCP server gt DHCP Server Properties page Dell OpenManage Switch A gt 1 169 254 252 1 Home htm Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Support Help About Log Out PowerConnect 2816
3. Merging USA Independent Audio 43 Deerfield Road Portland ME 04101 1805 United States of America Phone 1 207 773 2424 Fax 1 207 773 2422 For all documentation inquiries or suggestions for improvement http www merging com y RAVENNA Network Guide Contacting Merging AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide Index C R Connecting Multiple Horus to the Switch 43 RAVENNA Technology 7 Contacting Merging 44 Recommended certified switch 19 CoS Settings 41 S D STP Port Settings 37 DHCP Server Properties 35 DSCP to Queue Mapping 42 T E TimeCode Connections 16 Easy Connect 13 Accessing 13 Activated Connection Example 16 Additional Details 17 Always on top 18 Connection Status 16 Local Computer RAVENNA Host 14 Lock to Pyramix Sampling Rate 17 Making a connection 14 multiple Horus 18 Network Accessible RAVENNA Device 14 TimeCode Connections 16 Troubleshooting 18 IGMP Snooping 40 Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 31 34 Introduction 5 Introduction to RAVENNA Technology 7 IP addressing 32 L Local Area Connection Properties 30 33 M Merging RAVENNA Easy Connect 13 MT Discovery 10 Actions 12 Additional Information 12 Color Coding 12 Groups 11 Overview 10 Using 11 N Network Switch 19 Q Quality of Service 9 y wn WEE
4. 169 254 252 1 DHCP Server Properties amp Home Sarvar Dr amp System DHCP Server Properties ti General E IP Addressing IP Interface Par Diagnostics Management Secu DHCP Serer Status Disable File Management DHCP Pin Enable DHCP Serve Network Pool DHCP Ping Timeout mSec Use Default Excluded Addr Static Hosts Address Bindin Advanced Settings In F Dell DHCP Server gt DHCP Properties page 2 Setthe parameters as in the screen shot above 3 Click on Apply Changes RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide ane Pon Configuration i h jl 1 I asd c hs z Peek ee oa Ponta iem Pest Talii LA Coni Cae Ehen Pai ge d p id Characters s Adder Tables Peet Type T x pagia Ann dn us s ko WAN Meal M aec t amp bint Aggregate Reli Enpi Pas so Mie fan z Bue RON Cierra tata Act Chapt ul ir djan Tenit peme Current Dco Speed deberes Caria Current Dopiez Mode e Nu Eg Cement Aa NEgi Farm Aon acp z Mas Cipatery LETT ti o eral aa a PS Kerra A ae apta Toe Beier Asatamen ini Fac Urri Deae ow Current Dack Petr iuh Pow Contral Eras MMA Seb Cerne eae LA Dell Switch Ports Port Configuration page 5 Setall the Flow Control entries to Disable Fen d eni ean d abin pim zi uh 7 d rs Ense hir Che tte RA corper Uo Dow Wa cocer Up HON l Fabia Chintie Dia aiia Down EO oper Us M ER D
5. Loopback Monitor Loopback Easy Connect ins and outs Making a connection Click on the module to be connected It will be highlighted once clicked Easy Connect Selected I O Module y RAVENNA Network Guide Merging RAVENNA Easy Connect AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide Right click to access the drop down context menu Here you can connect or disconnect the module I O Select All Unselect All Connect Selected to MassCore on OCTO0059 Disconnect Selected from MassCore on OCTO0059 Easy Connect Context Menu Alternatively use the buttons in the lower part of the Easy Connect window to perform the connection or discon nection Connect Selected Disconnect Selected Easy Connect Connect amp Disconnect buttons Double clicking on a RAVENNA module entry will Connect or Disconnect the module Once the module connection is made a Green icon will be displayed AES 1 P MassCore on OCTO0059 0 7 Easy Connect Module Connection RAVENNA Network Guide Merging RAVENNA Easy Connect AMERGING ez RavennaEazy Connect RAVENNA Network Guide Connection Status ME Not connected Connected correctly Connection Error see message displayed at bottom of Easy Connect window for details Partial connection A Partial connection indicates that the connection to the MassCore ASIO or Core Audio host cannot be made Please verify that the MassCore ASIO or Core Audio host is available in the
6. In this case we recommend you access the main page with command Open described above then browse to the setup page in your web browser directly Expand Collapse Only available for Groups shows hides the contents of a folder in the tree view This can also be achieved by clicking on the sign on the left side or by double clicking on the Group name Color Coding The color of RAVENNA Device entries indicates the network they are on Same color same network EX Horus Devices Horus 80063 MassCore Devices MassCore on OCTO0059 Device Network Color Coding Note Horus and MassCore entries must be the same color in order to work together in RAVENNA mode Additional Information y wn The MT Discovery application is located in the following folder On Windows C Program Files Merging Technologies MTDiscovery On Mac TBA On Linux TBA RAVENNA Network Guide MT Discovery RAVENNA Network Guide 5 Merging RAVENNA Easy Connect Overview The RAVENNA Easy Connect utility is installed along Pyramix v8 and included in the ASIO and Core Audio Drivers package This utility enables Horus users to connect the visible RAVENNA streams and route them accordingly to the desired I Os Accessing Easy Connect When Pyramix is launched with the VS3 Control Panel set to RAVENNA mode the RAVENNA Easy Connect utility is launched automatically and appears in the Windows system tray Users who have installed the ASIO and Core A
7. hardware software or documentation Product features and specifications are subject to change without notice Copyright Merging Technologies Inc 2014 All rights reserved Merging Technologies Le Verney 4 1070 Puidoux Switzerland AMERGING Tel 41 21 946 04 44 e Fax 41 21 946 04 45 www merging com RAVENNA Network Guide RAVENNA Network Guide For Merging Technologies Products Contents 1 Introduction 5 Scope 5 2 Read First 6 3 Introduction to RAVENNA Technology 7 4 MT Discovery 10 Overview 10 Using MT Discovery 11 Additional Information 12 5 Merging RAVENNA Easy Connect 13 Overview 13 Accessing Easy Connect 13 Additional Details 17 6 Network Switch 19 Certified switch 19 Before Starting 19 Dell Power Connect 2816 Switch Auto configuration Procedure 20 Dell Power Connect Manual Switch Configuration 30 Switch Configuration 35 Connecting Multiple Horus to the Switch 43 7 Contacting Merging 44 International Office 44 UK 44 USA 44 8 Index 45 RAVENNA Network Guide AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide For Merging Technologies Products Bonjour Document RAVENNA Network Guide rev9 Date 31st March 2014 RAVENNA Network Guide 1 Introduction Scope y wn RAVENNA is a solution for real time distribution of audio and other media content in IP based network environ ments It was designed primarily by a company called ALC NetworX RAVENNA utilizes standardized network pro tocols and
8. left hand Easy Connect column If it is present select the problematic input or output and disconnect it then reconnect it If the MassCore ASIO or Core Audio host is not present please exit and restart the application Note Fach Input and Output module is in blocks of 8 channels except for Monitoring which is 2 channels Once connected the Inputs or Outputs will be available within the Pyramix Mixer for I O connections Activated Connection Example Once a RAVENNA connection has been enabled it will be made available in the Pyramix Mixer In the example below the AD1 input has been enabled Merging Ravenna Easy Connect Ceo rioght 2012 Merging Technelegies Inc 2 mr er rerererie ee ris Day o Diy O Diy Diy hput hput put hput Connect Input t3 vs PETT Horus 50059 ADi E Horus 60053 AJD 4 Horus 80059 D A 3 AES 1 B Return 1 32 AT y wn AES 2 BP DERE Easy Connect amp Pyramix Connections TimeCode Connections Horus TimeCode RAVENNA connections can also be enabled from RAVENNA Easy Connect 4 timecode LTC in J Caribou LTC in LIC out 49 Caribou LTC out TC ref J Caribou TC ref Easy Connect TimeCode Connections RAVENNA Network Guide Merging RAVENNA Easy Connect RAVENNA Network Guide Additional Details y wn A warning red sign on the Horus logo along with a pop message will warn the user that the Horus and Pyramix project are not at the same sampling rate 4
9. o pw h p LY Dell Switch Multicast Support IGMP Snooping page 11 Set both drop downs to Enable as in the screen shot above RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide 12 Open the Switch gt Multicast Support gt IGMP Snooping page J CO Dell OpenManage Switch A x 1 Q 0169254252 1 Home htm Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Support Help About PowerConnect 28185 169 254 252 1 IGMP Snooping Home System IGMP Snooping G General El IP Addressing IP Interface Par H Diagnostics Management Secu E SNMP amp I File Management E DHCP Server VLAN 1 8 Advanced Settings 2 z E Switch IGMP Snooping Status Enable i ene Security Auto Leam Enable t Address Tables IGMP Querer Status Enable i Spanning Tree e ee 5 5 VLAN Quener IP Address 169 254 252 1 H Link Aggregation Host Timeout 60 2147483647 260 Sec El Multicast Support j Global Paramet Multicast Router Timeout 1 2147483647 300 Sec Bridge Multicas a 4i i Bridge Multicas Leave Timeout 0 2147483647 L n 0 IGMP Snoopin O Immediate Leave E Statistics RMON H Quality of Semice Dell Switch Multicast Support IGMP Snooping page 13 Configure IGM Snooping as in the screen shot above Querier IP Address needs to be the fixed IP address of the switch itself 14 Cl
10. technologies and can operate in existing network infrastructures Performance and capacity scale with the capabilities of the underlying network architecture For more information about RAVENNA technology please see Introduction to RAVENNA Technology on page 7 and http ravenna alcnetworx com This document contains information about Merging Technologies RAVENNA systems It has an introduction to RAVENNA technology and details about the two helper applications MT Discovery and Merging RAVENNA Easy Connect There is also information about implementing more complex systems requiring a network switch For detailed information about the Horus interface and Pyramix and Ovation software please see their specific Guides RAVENNA Network Guide Introduction RAVENNA Network Guide 2 Read First y wn Important Do not connect anything other than RAVENNA devices to the Merging Technologies PCle Ethernet Controller Card NET MSC GBEX1 The same applies when the connection from the card goes via the Merging certified Dell Power Connect 2816 switch Important Please avoid changing a network address or disconnecting Ethernet ports on your system when MassCore RAVENNA is running It is possible that this will cause your Horus connection to reset and result in gaps in your recording RAVENNA Network Guide Read First RAVENNA Network Guide 3 Introduction to RAVENNA Technology y wn Scope The information in this chapter
11. B CoS Global Par 4 t y wn Rapid Spanr z Select a Port SIP Fast Link Root Guard Por State Role Path Cost 1 200000000 Default Path Cost Priority Designated Bridge ID Designated Port ID Designated Cost Forward Transitions qi 7 Enable T Disabled 1000M d 128 32768 d0 67 e5 8e ee 4f 128 1 1 Dell Switch gt Ports gt Spanning Tree gt STP Port Settings page RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch RAVENNA Network Guide 7 Click on Show All il STP Port Table Windows Internet Explorer pe E n B hipi IAL coenig stp port table Fbm STPPortTable Filter f Operbtatus 6 E STP Port Table Port STP Fast Root Port Speed Path Default Priority Designated Designs sr Path Cost Bridg ort I Disabled 10009 100 128 NIA 1 gi Enable Jl 2 ge Enable f Forwarding 1000M 4 128 J2T68 dO 5T a5 T5 3a a2 128 2 3 93 Enable j Disabled 1000M 100 128 NA NIA 4 gi Enable 7 Disabled 1000M 100 128 N A N A 5 g5 Enable j Disabled 1000M 100 128 NA N A 6 96 Enable 7 Disabled 100M 100 128 NA N A 7 gf Enable j Disabled 10004 100 128 NIA N A B g8 Enable j Disabled 100009 w 128 N A N A 9 93 Enable 7 Disabled 100048 100 128 NIA N A 10910 Enable 7 Disabled 10004 100 128 NA WA 11gi1 Enable 7 Disabled 100048
12. Network Guide Dell Power Connect Manual Switch Configuration First connect the switch to the RJ45 port on the MassCore PCle Ethernet card NET MSC GBEX1 Configure Network Addressing The Dell PowerConnect 2816 switch comes with a factory default fixed IP of 192 168 2 1 So in order to access the switch s web user interface we first need to set the Merging network card to a fixed IP on the same subnet as the switch 1 Open the Windows Control Panel and open the Network and Sharing Center 2 Select Change adapter settings 3 Locate and select the Merging Technologies PCle Ethernet card connection and Right click on it 4 Select properties from the drop down menu to open the Local Area Connection Properties dialog J Local Area Connection 2 Properties m Networking Sharing Connect using a Merging Technologies PCle 82574L Ethemet Controller This connection uses the following items ud Client for Microsoft Networks JE QoS Packet Scheduler a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks mA Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPvG Coleg temet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 LI 4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver LI Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Install sta Properties Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Local Area Connection Properties dialog 5 Then
13. RAVENNA RAVENNA Network Guide For Merging Technologies Products wu RAVENNA Network Guide No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form whatsoever or be stored in any data retrieval system without prior written permission of the copyright owners This documentation is supplied on an as is basis Information contained within this documenta tion is subject to change at any time without notice and must not be relied upon All company and product names are or Registered Trademarks of their respective owners Windows 7 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Bonjour the Bonjour logo and the Bonjour symbol are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc RAVENNA is a registered trademark of ALC Net worX GmbH and is used here under licence Merging Technologies makes no warranties express or implied regarding this software its qual ity performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The software is supplied as is you the purchaser are assuming the entire risk of the results of using this Merging Technolo gies software In no circumstances will Merging Technologies its owners directors officers employees or agents be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect loss or damages including loss of time loss of business loss of profits loss of data or similar resulting from the use of or inability to use the Merging Technologies hardware and or software or for any defect in the
14. RAVENNA is the Dell PowerConnect 2816 and others from the same series e g Dell PowerConnect 2808 2824 2848 Dell PowerConnect 2816 Network Switch Before Starting Important If you have problems accessing the switch for configuration when con nected to the Merging MassCore PCle Ethernet card NET MSC GBEX1 please connect it to the PC s on board Ethernet port When configuration is completed reconnect the switch to the MassCore Ethernet card Important Please avoid changing a network address or disconnecting Ethernet ports on your system when MassCore RAVENNA is running It is possible that this will cause your Horus connection to reset and result in gaps in your recording y RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide Dell Power Connect 2816 Switch Auto configuration Procedure Note For Dell Switches other than the 2816 and 2808 please use the manual configura tion procedure Please see Dell Power Connect Manual Switch Configuration on page 30 1 Right click on the Network icon in the Windows Task Bar im 2 Select Open Network and Sharing Center 3 Click on Change Adapter Settings on the left of the pane Organize Local Area Connection Local Area Connection 2 U mearging com 9 Unidentified network Intel R 82567V 2 Gigabit Network d Merging Technologies PCle 257 Control panel network and Internet Network Connection RAVENNA Network Guide N
15. When active the MassCore system will always ensure that the Horus connected to it follows its sampling rate set ting Note When running with RAVENNA ASIO and Core Audio drivers the Locked sampling rate option is inactive since Horus is the sampling rate master in such a configuration RAVENNA Network Guide Merging RAVENNA Easy Connect y wn RAVENNA Network Guide Always on top An option to display The RAVENNA Easy Connect window can be set to Always On Top in top from right click con text menu Easy Connect Always on top Easy Connect Always On Top message Working with multiple Horus over a network If you have multiple Horus s in your environment they must all be connected to a Merging certified switch Please see Network Switch on page 19 Each Horus will then appear in your RAVENNA Easy Connect utility where you will see the name of each Horus online You will be able to make each Horus I O connections with the RAVENNA Easy Connect utility Troubleshooting Sudden stoppage of RAVENNA Easy Connect If the RAVENNA Easy Connect utility crashes or stops simply launch it again from the Windows Start menu under All Programs gt Merging Technologies gt RAVENNA Easy Connect gt RAVENNAEasyConnect RAVENNA Network Guide Merging RAVENNA Easy Connect RAVENNA Network Guide 6 Network Switch Certified switch At this time the only network switch certified by Merging Technologies for use with Horus
16. e deployed For example in house distribution in broadcasting centres and WAN connections to satellite studios OB vans where hook up to venues with the same infra structure becomes simple in venues themselves for local signal distribution and connection to just such OB vehicles when required For live events and concerts it offers highly flexible temporary installation possibilities and in theatres opera houses and houses of worship it can provide low cost local signal distribution Notwithstanding all of the above RAVENNA is also an excellent candidate for relatively simple point to point interconnects such as computer to audio interface However RAVENNA leaving aside the other advantages touted is an open standard based on the ubiquitous IP protocol Specifically protocol levels on or above layer 3 of the OSI reference model Since RAVENNA is purely based on layer 3 protocols it can operate in most existing network environments Unlike layer 1 or layer 2 solu tions it does not in principle require its own network infrastructure IP can be therefore be transported on virtu ally any LAN and is used as the base layer for communication across WAN connections including the internet Although in most cases Ethernet will be deployed as the underlying data link layer IP is in general infrastructure agnostic and can be used on virtually any network technology and topology All the protocols and mechanisms used in RAVENNA are based on well establis
17. e devices The different groups are RAVENNA Devices This group contains devices which have the RAVENNA protocol enabled and sorts them into different subgroups Horus Devices MassCore Devices e Asio Core Audio Devices Other RAVENNA Devices Emotion Servers RAVENNA Network Guide MT Discovery AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide Pyramix Servers VCube MXFix Servers Ovation Servers Others The Others group contains all Bonjour devices that could not be identified by MT Discovery Printers are likely to be found in here Note The number in brackets near a collapsed folder indicates how many devices this folder contains Actions Right clicking Ctrl click on Mac on an item on the tree view displays a contextual menu which lists the actions available for the item Open Open is what you will want to do most of the time It will Show the main page of the device in your computer s default web browser This can also be achieved by double clicking on a device or by hitting Enter when the device is selected Open Advanced Open Advanced will attempt to display the main settings page of the device in the computer s default web browser This can also be achieved by holding down Ctrl Cmd on Mac and double clicking on a device or by hitting Ctrl Enter Cmd Enter on Mac when the device is selected Note Some devices will not support this and your web browser will report a 404 page not found error
18. ecu za St Firmware Download Lo LII uus i ration Do E Fite Downlant Configuration Download ae File Upload Restore Default DHCP Server Firmware Download Advanced Settings Server IP Address X X XX wach Statistics RMON Source File Choose File Mo file chosen Quality of Service Destination File Software Image Configuration Download Server IP Address X X X X Source File Choose File MTRavenna_ config ber Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator File Download page 13 Select the Configuration Download and Download via HTTP radio buttons Arrowed in the screenshot above Click Choose File and browse to the MTRAVENNA DPC2816 startup config 1 x ber file Then click Apply Changes Note For the Dell Power Connect model 2808 switch please use the appropriate file RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide Dell OpenManage Switch C O 1921682 1 Home htm Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Support Help About Log Out Powerleenect 2616 File Download from Server File Download from Server IP Addressing yu Diagnostics Management Secu 8 Fae Manag went eere Ei a ger uu Pn ratian Di load Cay ears _ Conhguration Download File Upload Restore Default Advanced Settings Server IP Ade Status Copy Finished Swach v naf scias Byles transferred 1902 e peu TE I S Source File Emor message Dest
19. enarios such as an individual stream between two devices e g a multi channel stream between a console and a recorder DAW This uses a point to point connection between the sender and receiver Since each additional receiver adds its own individual connection network traffic increases with every additional unicast stream Multicast Multicast one to many streaming is used in scenarios where a single source is to be distributed to many poten tial recipients e g program stream to journalists desktops At the sending end this only requires one connection per stream Network switches are aware which participants receivers should receive any particular multicast and forward packets only to registered nodes In multicast set ups the network traffic only increases on the last closest to receiver node segment s of the network path Infrastructure The network infrastructure must be able to transport IP packets and must support a number of standard operat ing protocols e g RTP RTPC for streaming since this is used widely and supports a wide variety of standard pay load formats Some of these formats are mandatory for all RAVENNA devices others are optional For example this protocol offers the possibility of standard media player applications subscribing to RAVENNA streams Synchroni zation across all nodes is achieved via the IEEE1588 2008 PTPv2 Precision Time Protocol This is another standard protocol which can be used on IP PTPv2 provid
20. es Horus 80059 Configuration error Roll the mouse over the Horus red warning to display the exact error a Bl Horus_30063 amp 3 Horus 80059 sample rate mismatch Easy Connect Sampling Rate Warning Or look at the bottom of the dialog Note Horus and Pyramix sampling rates MUST match in order to enable I O connections through RAVENNA Easy Connect Clear All Connections All current connections can be cleared by right clicking on the RAVENNA Easy Connect icon in the Tray to access the context menu and selecting Clear Connections Hide Main Window Clear Connections Quit 2 16 PM 71 19 2012 Easy Connect Tray Icon Context Menu You can also clear all connections using the button at the bottom of the Easy Connect Window Easy Connect Clear All COnnections button This will delete all the local RAVENNA connections made previously for all inputs and outputs A confirmation pop up window will appear Click on OK to clear the connections or Cancel to abort Ctrl Click on the Clear All Connections button will force a delete of ALL existing RAVENNA connections Please be aware that this will clear connections that could be in use by other RAVENNA hosts Ensure that you know what you are doing Lock to Pyramix Sampling Rate RAVENNA Easy Connect also includes an option to lock the Horus to the Pyramix sampling rate Force Host Sampling Rate to all connected Devices v Easy Connect Sampling Rate Lock Check
21. es a means for synchronizing local clocks to a precision as defined in AES 11 Accurate synchronization can even be achieved across WAN connections when GPS is used as a com mon time domain Quality of Service For the QoS Quality of Service protocol DiffServ has been chosen since it is widely supported by most modern managed switches Since other traffic can co exist with RAVENNA on the same network RAVENNA traffic must be on the fast track RAVENNA packets are assigned a high priority classification to ensure expedited transport across the network while other packets with lower priority are treated as best effort traffic Even within RAVENNA there are different priorities assigned to different classes of traffic Synchronization is assigned the highest priority immediately followed by any real time media traffic while control and configuration traffic will be on a lower pri ority level Any non RAVENNA traffic would receive the lowest standard priority and be treated as best effort traf fic Performance and capacity scale with the capabilities of the underlying network architecture RAVENNA Network Guide Introduction to RAVENNA Technology RAVENNA Network Guide 4 MT Discovery Overview MT Discovery is a standalone application that searches your network s for Bonjour Services It enables quick and easy access to Merging Technologies Web Services based on Bonjour such as the Horus configuration page These pages will be open i
22. etwork Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide M Local Area Connection 2 Properties Metworking Sharing Connect using a Merging Technologies PCle 82574L Ethemet Controller This connection uses the following items LI Client for Microsoft Networks L al QoS Packet Scheduler LI i File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks C 4 Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 S Intemet Protocol Version D P w4 C Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Install Uninsta Properties Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Local Area Connection Properties RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IP and Click on Properties Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports apability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Subnet mask 255 255 Default gateway FRI ils t Lg to Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server E Validate settings upon exit Internet Protocol Versi
23. etworking tab should already have been configured as in the above screen shot by the Pyramix install If this is not the case please configure the card as seen above RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 to select it and click on Properties to open the properties dialog Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP TPv4 Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically IP address Subnet mask 755 255 Default gateway a TEES uper ue NT ae UNS server address automactcally IAT ALI Lc LI W a a um hw dd LI iQ Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server If i Validate settings upon exit Advanced Cancel Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties dialog l 7 Choose the Use the following IP address radio button 8 Setthe IP address to 192 168 2 2 9 Setthe Subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 10 Click on OK to accept the settings and close the dialogue Repeat to accept the settings and close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog Configure the Switch 1 Toaccess the switch with a browser the switch needs to be in Managed Mode If the Managed Mode LED on the front pane
24. eue Mapping amp General Erin Refresh H IP Addressing IP Interface Par ii Ven eae 2 DSCP In Queue DSCP In Queue DSCP In Queue EE Management Secu TT 3 SNMP 0 1 21 2 42 3i File Management 1 1 iv 72 2 43 31 4 DHCP Server 4 Advanced Settings 2 Iz Za x z z Switch 3 JE 24 2 45 3 iv Network Secunty 47 D3 Pots 4 ilz 25 2 i 46 3 zj H Address Tables 5 1 T 26 2 AT 3 i Spanning Tree amp VLAN a 2 z H Link Aggregation T 1 28 2 43 4 E Multicast Support 1m ale Global Paramet 5 i 5 2 a ta l Bridge Multicas 9 1i 30 2 51 Hp Bridge Multicas Jm pes Te IGMP Snooping 10 1 31 2 52 4 Statistics RMON 11 TE 32 Je 53 nm H Quality of Semice H CoS Global Param 12 L in 33 3 Lv 4 iiz CoS Settings 13 1 34 3 55 d interface Settim m E Queue Settings 14 1 35 36 4 CoS to Queue 15 1 36 3 51 dle usse 7 2 37 3 58 4 17 2 38 3 59 4 18 2 gt 39 3 60 d e 19 2 40 3 61 4v 20 2 41 3 62 4 63 4iv Restore Defaults It Dell Switch Quality of Service DSCP to Queue Mapping page 19 Configure DSCP to Queue Mapping as in the screen shot above 20 Click on Apply Changes 21 Log out of the switch which is now configured properly RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide Connectin
25. g Multiple Horus to the Switch Once the switch is configured everything is prepared for connecting multiple Horus to the switch ports y wn 1 Connect an RJ45 Ethernet patch cable CAT5E or 6 STP from the Merging PCle Ethernet card NET MSC GBEX1 to the switch Connect an RJ45 Ethernet patch cable CAT5E or 6 STP from each of your Horus devices Pri primary port to ports on the Switch Once you power up the Horus one of the Horus will automatically be chosen as Master PTP and the other Horus will be PTP Slaves Note When several Horus are on the same network then one of them will be elevated automatically to PTP Master and the others configured as PTP slaves see Horus User Manual You are now ready to work in RAVENNA mode Note PTP sync does not permit synchronization to word clock or an audio input How ever this is not an issue since all Horus will be synchronous Only one Horus can lock to an external source it then becomes the PTP master other Horus switch automatically to PTP slave see Horus User Manual RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch RAVENNA Network Guide 7 Contacting Merging International Office Merging Technologies S A Le Verney 4 CH 1070 Puidoux Switzerland Phone 41 21 946 0444 Fax 41 21 946 0445 UK Merging UK St Clare House St Clare Business Park Holly Road Hampton Hill Middx UK TW12 1QQ Phone 44 0 20 894 16547 Fax 44 0 870 1231747 USA
26. gs assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically j Use the following IP address j Use the following DNS server addresses Validate settings upon exit Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide 18 The switch is now configured and ready to use and the Merging RAVENNA Network Card should have auto configured itself with an IP in the 169 254 x x range You can verify this by opening a browser and typing 169 254 252 1 in the address bar Log in username admin password admin C U 169254252 1 config authentication page htm Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator 153 254 252 1 lf a screen does not appear please refresh Type in Username and Password then click OK Usemarme Password Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Log In Screen 19 The switch is ready and accessible at 169 254 252 1 Dell OpenManage Switch V7 C O 163254252 1 Home htm _ Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Help Log Out PewerCconnect 2316 1693 254 2521 System Click on the Companent item to view its details Component Quality of Serice Sanet Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Home Screen RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA
27. hed and commonly used methods from the IT and audio industries and comply with various standards defined and maintained by the international standards bodies RAVENNA Network Guide Introduction to RAVENNA Technology RAVENNA Network Guide Audio l O a po Audio I O a y wn Ext Reference IP net i TEXET t Audiol O mm Audio I O RAVENNA Network Basic Components Example A RAVENNA system requires a carefully configured IP network a master clock device and any number of RAVENNA enabled I O nodes The master clock can be either a dedicated device or any RAVENNA node capable of serving as a grandmaster The preferred time domain reference is GPS Simple streaming across a network can be achieved without any synchronization at all but in pro audio applications tight synchronization between all devices and streams is absolutely mandatory While playback synchronization in most applications requires sample accuracy one goal for RAVENNA is to provide superior performance by offering phase accurate synchronization as an option thus rendering separate reference word clock distribution throughout a facility or venue redundant Flexibility The system design approach allows for operation with or without centralized services for configuration connec tion management ALC NetworX recommends that basic device configuration e g initial settings and setup of audio streams should be executed via a web i
28. ick on Apply Changes RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide T Dell OpenManage Switch A x Wo Y Q 00168254252 1 Home htm Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Support Help About PowerConnect 28185 169 254 252 1 CoS Settings Home c Ei System CoS Settings General E IP Addressing IP Interface T H Diagnostics H Management Se SNMP Cos Mode Enable I File Managemet Trust Mode DSCP T Iti DHCP Server DO E Advanced Scttir E Switch Network Securit o Ports H Address Tables amp Spanning Tree VLAN E Link Aggregatio Ei Multicast Supp Global Parar Bridge Multi Bridge Multic IGMP Snoop Ei Statistics RMON Quality of Semice 3 CoS Global Par Interface Set Queue Settir CoS to Quer DSCP to Qu E 4 nr k Dell Switch Quality of Service CoS Global Parameters CoS Settings 16 Configure CoS settings as in the screen shot above 17 Click on Apply Changes RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide 18 Open the Quality of Service gt DSCP to Queue Mapping page a N 2 Dell OpenManage Switch A x Yo C 109169254252 1 Home htm J Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Support Help PowerConnect 2616 169 254 252 1 DSCP to Queue Mapping 3 Home a lasan DSCP to Qu
29. ination File Configuration Download Server IP Address XX X XJ Source File Choose File No file chosen Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator File Copy message 14 When the download completes Copy Finished click Close The message box below will open f The page at 192 168 2 1 says am The downloaded configuration will be activated after reseting the device Message Box 15 The downloaded configuration will be activated after reseting the device Click OK RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide PowerConnect 2616 182 168 2 1 Thank you for using OpenManage Switch Administrator You have successfully logged eut of Openldanage Switch Administrator Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Log Out message Next operation is to restore the Merging RAVENNA Network Card s IP configuration back to automatic Auto con figured IP addresses are in the range 169 254 x x range on which the switch is now configured 17 In the Network Connections window see steps 4 5 and 6 above right click the Merging Technologies PCle 8257 RAVENNA Network Card and select Properties select the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button and also select Obtain DNS server address automatically click on OK Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP TPv4 Properties General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settin
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31. is provided as background of the philosophy and technology behind RAVENNA Overview RAVENNA is a technology for real time distribution of audio and other media content in IP based network environ ments Utilizing standardized network protocols and technologies RAVENNA can operate on existing network infrastructures RAVENNA is designed to meet the strict requirements of the pro audio market featuring low latency full signal transparency and high reliability RAVENNA is suitable for deployment in many pro audio market segments including broadcast live sound studios the install market and location music recording Possible fields of application include but are not limited to in house signal distribution in broadcasting houses theaters concert halls and other fixed installations flexible set ups at venues and live events OB van support interfacility links across WAN connections and in production amp recording applications In short it represents a new take on the third generation form of audio interconnect where the first generation of interconnect is analogue point to point copper the second generation uses digital codes representing the ana logue signal conveyed point to point over copper or fibre optic cabling and the third generation also employs digital codes representing the analogue audio but transported as packets over network infrastructure RAVENNA is very well suited to areas where complex audio routing mixing systems ar
32. l of the switch is not lit use a paper clip to press the Managed Mode button through the small hole on the front right of the switch Once the Managed Mode led is lit the switch offers a web gui It is also possible to configure the switch using the 9 pin serial connection at the back of the switch If this is how you want to configure it please refer to the switch s documentation 2 Open a Web Browser Internet Explorer is recommended for this configuration process 3 Enter http 192 168 2 1 in the address bar and hit Return to access the Switch 4 Login using the default credentials user admin password admin Depending on the exact switch this field may need to be left blank If in doubt consult the Dell 2816 Switch user guide Note If you cannot access the Switch remotely perform a reset to default factory set tings On the Dell Power Connect use a paper clip and press and hold for around ten sec onds the button accessed via the small hole labeled Managed Mode to the right of the RJ 45 connectors Afterwards make sure the indicator light Managed Mode to the left of RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide the RJ 45 connectors is lit in order to access and configure the switch Press the button once again briefly if necessary Repeat the reset procedure in the future if remote access does not work first time It may take two or three minutes for the switch to become avail able after a re
33. l then be lost since the Merging Network card still has a fixed IP in a different range Continue with points 9 to 12 to put the card back in IP auto configure mode 9 Open the Windows Control Panel and open the Network and Sharing Center 10 Select Change adapter settings 11 Locate and select the Merging Technologies PCle Ethernet card connection and Right click on it 12 Select properties from the drop down menu to open the Local Area Connection Properties dialog J Local Area Connection 2 Properties Networking Sharing Connect using a Merging Technologies PCle 82574L Ethemet Controller This connection uses the following items L o Client for Microsoft Networks O dB Gos Packet Scheduler CO JB File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Cs intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 Claud Intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 L 4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver A Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Install Lininsta Froperties Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Local Area Connection Properties dialog RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide 13 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 to select it and click on Properties to open the properties dialog Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP TPv4 Properties
34. n your computer s default browser MT Discovery can be used to update the Horus Firmware Please refer to the Horus User Manual for detailed information about this procedure Note The default web browser is determined by a computer setting not from MT Dis covery It will most probably be one of the following applications Microsoft Internet Explorer Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Google Chrome or Apple Safari are recommended for use with Merging Technologies products y RAVENNA Network Guide MT Discovery AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide Using MT Discovery Launch MTDiscovery Launch the MT Discovery application from the Windows Start Menu All Programs gt Merging Technologies gt MT Discovery or by clicking on the desktop icon MTDiscovery 0O ie 09 VIT Discover qp MERGING SERVICES BONJOUR ery Copyright 2012 Mergina Technologies Inc all rights reserved OAM 4 3 Ravenna Devices Horus Devices MassCore Devices Asio Devices CoreAudio Devices L3 Other Ravenna Devices Emotion Servers Pyramix Servers VCube MXFix Servers Hg Ovation Servers F9 Others MT Discovery Window The MT Discovery application window displays a tree view of all the devices it finds on the Bonjour Network It refreshes automatically when a device is connected or disconnected Groups MT Discovery will sort all devices into groups automatically displayed like folders depending on the characteris tics of th
35. nterface http However other methods may be used in addition or as an alternative Device discovery is accomplished with DNS SD via an mDNS or DNS service In small networks without DHCP DNS servers the zeroconf mechanism a fully automatic self configuring method is used for auto IP assignment and service advertisement amp discovery Streams available on the network are represented by SDP records with extended information i e a clock domain identifier RTP time stamp association etc Clients can connect to streams via RTSP or SDP http Resilience As you would expect RAVENNA supports redundancy Although modern network infrastructures can be config ured to guarantee a high level of transport security and reliable 24 7 operation for added security there is the option of full network redundancy Each RAVENNA device can include two independent network interfaces which can be connected to independent physical networks By duplicating any outgoing stream to both network links any destination device will receive the full stream data on both network interfaces independently If data from one link is corrupted or one network link fails completely the uncorrupted data is still present on the other link Changeover in the event of the failure of a network link is automatic RAVENNA Network Guide Introduction to RAVENNA Technology y wn RAVENNA Network Guide Streaming Unicast Unicast one to one is used in application sc
36. on 4 TCP IPv4 Properties 6 Click on the Use the following IP address radio button and enter 192 168 2 2 the DELL PowerConnect 28xx switch has a factory default IP address of 192 168 2 1 Click on the OK button to accept the settings and close the dialog 7 Before connecting to the switch it must be put into Managed Mode since the factory default is non managed mode To change the switch to Managed Mode use a paper clip to press the Managed Mode button through the small hole as indicated by the arrow in the image below Dell PowerConnect 2816 Gigabit Managed Switch RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide 8 Open a browser and type 192 168 2 1 in the address bar username admin password admin Click on the OK button to log in Py Leg In oe Men gt 192 168 2 1 config authentication page htrr Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator PowerConnect 28165 192 168 2 1 Log In If screen does not appear please refresh Type in Username and Password then click OK Usemame admin Password hee Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Log In Screen RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide The Restore Saved Configuration page will open E Restore Saved Configuratie gt C 0 192 168 2 1 config restore_saved htm Restore Saved Configuration Restore Saved Configuration 3 Local Configurati
37. on Server IP Address File Name Use Saved IP 192 168 2 1 Use Current IP 192 168 2 1 Use Saved User Name Password Use Default User Name Password Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Restore Saved Configuration Screen 9 Click on the Apply Changes button The device will reset message will appear Click on the OK button and wait for around 2 minutes The page at 192 168 2 1 says a The device will reset Message Box y RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide PowerConnect 28516 192 168 2 1 Log In If screen does not appear please refresh Type in Username and Password then click OK Usemame Fassword Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Log In Screen 11 Download the latest Dell Switch Configuration file named MT RAVENNA DPC2816 startup config 1 x ber available here http www merging com products horus downloads The Merging RAVENNA configuration file will auto configures various settings protocols to optimize the RAVENNA network and also sets the definitive fixed IP address of the switch 169 254 252 1 Note A Dell Switch Configuration file is also available for the Dell Power Connect 2808 switch y RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide Powerconnect 2216 132 168 2 1 Fas hinnad Eois Suner Sj Home 5 B System File Download from Server H General IP Addressing Diagnostics Management S
38. set Pitas 192 368241 config restore saved htm pr Bex 3 Restore Saved Confsguration x Restore Saved Configuration Refrash Restore Saved Configuration Lecal Configuration Server IP Address X X X X File Name D Use Saved IP Use Current IF 0 Use Saved User Name Password Use Default User Name Password Restore Saved Configuration dialog 5 Click on Apply Changes 6 Oncelogged into the switch select Change Configuration Note The switch will then reboot taking 2 3 minutes to do so In the left hand pane click on System IP addressing to expand it and click on IP Interface parameters Q 169 254 252 1 Home htm Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator Support Help PowerConnect 2816 Lh 169 254 252 1 IP Interface Parameters Home eter IP Interface Parameters General Print Refresh EP IP Addressing IP Interface P amp Diagnostics t Management Secu e auem DHCP Disable amp File Management IP Address 169 254 252 1 LXX X amp DHCP Serer amp Advanced Settings Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 XX X swatch Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 ju i Stalistics RMON amp Quality of Serice Dell IP Addressing gt IP Interface Parameters page 7 Setthe IP Address to 169 254 252 1 see screen shot above RAVENNA Network Guide Network Switch AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide 8 Click on Apply Changes The connection to the switch wil
39. udio Drivers will also have the utility running in the respective tray i SEES Easy Connect Tray icon Pyramix The RAVENNA Easy Connect dialog is opened by View Windows Tools RAVENNA Easy Connect It can also can be opened by clicking on the Pyramix toolbar icon Pyramix Toolbar icon Once the dialog is open the connection tree is displayed Easy Connect will see all the RAVENNA connections which are activated in the Horus module pages as RAVENNA RAVENNA Network Guide Merging RAVENNA Easy Connect AMERGING RAVENNA Network Guide Local Computer RAVENNA Host The left hand column of the Easy Connect window shows the connections used on your MassCore system ASIO or Core Audio host Local Computer Ravenna Host s a FY MassCore on OCTO0059 Ins outs Easy Connect Local Ravenna Hosts Network Accessible RAVENNA Device The top right hand entry in the Easy Connect window shows the available Horus units Network Accessible Ravenna Device Easy Connect Network RAVENNARAVENNA Expanding the Horus entry displays the ins inputs and outs Outputs available These can be connected or dis connected from drop down menu If a Module Output Source is not set to RAVENNA it will not appear in the Easy Connect Inputs and Outputs list 4 outs AES 1 AES 2 AES 3 D A 4 MADI 1 1 MADI 1 2 MADI 1 3 MADI 1 4 MADI 1 4 MADI 1 5 MADI 1 5 MADI 1 6 MADI 1 6 MADI 1 7 MADI 1 7 MADI 1 8 MADI 1 8

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