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  • Page 1

    PLM ™ Series Powered Loudspeaker Management ™ systems Rev. 1.0.5 Item no. NCG-PLM Network Configuration Guide[...]

  • Page 2

    2 PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 1 CON T EN T s 1 CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................2 2 INTROD UCTION .....................................................................................................................[...]

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    PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 3 2 .1 O v e r v i e w Thank you for choosing the L ab.gruppen PLM Series of Power ed Loudspeak er Management syst ems f or your sound rein forcement needs. We are confident that you will be p leased with the per formance, unique feat ures, configuration flexibility , reliabili t y , and long - term dura[...]

  • Page 4

    4 PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 2 INT RODUC T ION From the Star t menu, open the C ontrol Panel. 1 . Under Net work and Int ernet, cho ose V iew Network Status and T asks. Underneath Net work, to the right of Connection 2. / Loc al Area Connection, cho ose View Status. In the d ialog box, click on Proper ties, and click 3. Continue in t[...]

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    PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 5 PL M S eRIe S a ND Da N T e Ne T w ORk INg Fe aT URe S 3 3. 1 Net working Over view Designed for use on an Ethernet ne t work, the PLM Series Po wered Loud speak er Management system allows configur ation, control, and monitoring of mul - tiple PL M Series devices from a P C running DLC PL M Edition soft[...]

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    6 PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 4. 1 SPF Ov e r view Critical network c onfigurations (such as those trans - por ting audio signals ) should avoid “Single Point of F ailur e ” (S PF ) scenarios to the great est extent possible. S PF failur es can occur when a net work has been designed in such a way that failu re of a single par t [...]

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    PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 7 a v OID INg SINgLe P OI N T OF FaIL URe ( S PF ) IS SUe S 4 4. 1. 1 Sig nal t y pe r ed und anc y Use of this topolo gy allows a PL M to receive audio and control signals from a source device using dif fer - ent output t y pes, i.e. a device which can output b oth analog and A ES sig nals simult aneously [...]

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    8 PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 5.2 PLM Series T o pology O ve r v i ew T h a n k s t o t h e a u t o - s e n s e a n d a u t o - u p l i n k f e a t u r e s o f the PL M Ser ies ’ Ethernet por ts, connecting multiple units is a simple task. A free -topolog y net work c an be implement ed easily , including external switches or hubs a[...]

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    PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 9 Ne T wORk CONNe CT IONS a ND T OP OL Og Ie S 5 5. 2. 3 Dai sy- c hai ne d swi tc he s In such a topolog y , eac h group of PLM Series units (t ypically those inside the same rack) have a switch inside the rack to which ea ch has a direct c onnection. These “loc al” switches are c onnected in a daisy c[...]

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    10 PLM Series Net work Configuration Guide may be to place a group of loc al switches in e ach “z o n e ”, w h i c h a r e fi r s t i n t e r c o n n e c t e d t o f o r m a “ l o c a l area network” (e.g. Stage Lef t). These area net works are then inte rconnected with a main back bone. A different topology for the main b ackbone than th[...]

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    PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 11 5.4 PLM / Dante Net work Size Limitations The inf orm ation below is provided to give an over view of the terminology and concepts that are used w hen describing a PL M network and its functions. Fur ther explanations of terminolog y used can b e found in section 7 , Re fer en ce s an d Defi ni tio ns .[...]

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    12 PLM Series Net work Configuration Guide for use in larger venues ; however local legal restrictions may appl y in some countries. Please contact your La b. gruppen distributor for advice if necess ar y . 5. 6 Improving Wir ele ss A c cessibility Pri mar y an d Se co nda r y PC I n a p p l i c a t i o n s w h e r e m a i n t a i n i n g c o n t [...]

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    PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 13 Co de Point (DSCP) pro tocol, and it must implement strict pr iorit y control over at least the top t wo priorit y leve ls. (3 Com is an example of a provider that t ypi - cally prioritizes only the top level.) See Refer ences and Defi nitions in section 7 for more on DSC P . Int ern al switch forwardin[...]

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    1 4 P LM Series Net work Confi guration Guide 6 Ne T wORk H a RD w a R e Re COMMe NDaTIONS only guarantees the per formance of the Ether Con for 1 0 0 0 mating cycles. In order to provide a more reliable long -term so lu- tion, L ab.gruppen recommends the circu lar metal push - pull connector from LEMO ® . T hese c onnectors are rated to withstan[...]

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    PLM S eries Network C onfiguration Guide 15 RE FER ENCE s A ND DEFINIT IONs 7 The following definitions will help the user better underst and some sp ecific terms used in this guide, and in other PLM Series technical documentation. L ab.gruppen has made every effor t to make sur e that the inf ormation here is correct and accurate. Te r m Descri[...]

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    16 PLM Series Net work Configuration Guide 8 A DDIT IONA l INFOR m ATION Con tac t: Lab.gruppen AB Faktorvägen 1 SE-434 37 Kungsbacka SWEDEN Phone: +46 300 56 28 00 Fax: +46 300 56 28 99 plmsupport@labgruppen.com info@labgruppen.com www.labgruppen.com Intercooler and Class TD are national and/or international registered trademarks of Lab.gruppen [...]

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    L ab .gr upp en a b • S weden interna tion aL conta ct • info@L a bgru ppen.co m uS c ontact • infouS@tceLectronic. com ww w.labg ruppen .com[...]