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Connecting the connect dante unit – ClearOne Connect Dante User Manual

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CONNECT NETwOrk BridgEs

QuiCk-sTarT guidE

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upDATiNG CONNECT AND BEAmFOrmiNG
miCrOpHONE ArrAy FirmwArE

NOTE: All CONNECT Dante, CONNECT CobraNet, and
Beamforming Microphone Array units in the site must be running
the same level of firmware (4.3.X) to be compatible with the
CONVERGE Pro/SR units in the site.

1. Connect the E-bus cable between the CONVERGE Pro units and

the CONNECT audio network bridge or Beamforming Microphone
Array.

2. Connect the CONVERGE Pro units with CONVERGE Console.
3. Open the Firmware loader screen.
4. Browse for the corresponding firmware file:

connect_dante.mdo for the CONNECT AVB
cobranet.mdo for the CONNECT CobraNet
bf_mic.mdo for the Beamforming microphone Array

5. Download the firmware.
6. The CONNECT audio network bridge will default and reboot after

the download of the firmware. (Check the unit properties screen
for the device to verify the level.)

7. Units are fully upgraded. (All units connected via the E-bus on the

site are simultaneously updated.)

8. Restore the saved site file to the system using CONVERGE

Console.

Device ID

Switch

E-bus LINK IN from Stack

E-bus LINK OUT

LAN Passthrough

- Connects to

CONVERGE, PC,

or any device

requiring Ethernet

5V DC

Power

Input

Primary to Dante Network

Secondary to
Dante Network

CONNECTiNG THE CONNECT DANTE uNiT

Connect the CONNECT Dante units to the CONVERGE Pro/SR stack via
the E-bus connections using CAT5/CAT6-24AWG solid conductor RJ45
cables. Power to the CONNECT Dante is supplied by a standard power
adapter supplied with the unit.