Dante Training at NAMM 2023 - Anaheim, CA

Audinate will be hosting Dante Certification training courses for beginner, intermediate and advanced Dante users, as well as introductory classes for Dante AV Ultra, Dante AV-H, and managed switches at NAMM on Thursday, April 13th and Friday, April 14th.

In addition to registering for Dante training, you must register for a badge to The 2023 NAMM Show, or you will not be able to enter the convention center to attend the training sessions.

To obtain a badge to The NAMM Show:

• If you ARE a NAMM member:
  • Authorized contacts of NAMM member companies can register themselves and invite staff and guests.
  • Please email NAMM at [email protected] if you are unsure who the authorized contact(s) is at your company.
• If you are NOT a NAMM member:
  • Register for Dante training before Monday, April 10.
  • You will also need to register for a NAMM Show badge.
•  If you don’t qualify for NAMM membership:
  • • When you register for Dante training, please check the box “Yes” to the question “Do you need a NAMM badge?”
    • You will need to accept the invitation for a NAMM Show badge. If you don’t receive it, please let us know at [email protected].

Agenda

April 13 courses (day one)

Dante Certification Level 1, Second Edition (9:00AM to 12:00PM - 180 Minutes)

April 13: 9:00 am -12:00 pm

Requirements: Hands-on portion requires a PC or Apple Computer with a USB C port or bring your own dongle with network capabilities (No Chromes books or Tablets).

After completing Dante Certification Level 1 (2nd Edition), students can comfortably design, set up and operate a Dante audio/video system on a single network switch. Demonstrations offer attendees a practical feel for Dante's breadth, reach and simplicity.

During Dante Certification Level 1 (2nd Edition), you will learn the basics of using Dante, and have the opportunity for hands-on experiments. You’ll learn some simple, practical guidelines for connecting and working with Dante.

For the hands-on portion, if you have never worked with AVoIP before, this will give you a solid understanding of using Dante and setting up a network. The Dante Certification Program takes the practical skills you learn with the hands- portion and begins to show you why these things work.

This “Live Prep Session” is an abridged version of the classes that are available “on-demand” at https://audinate.com/certify. The focused live session addresses topics most people understand least and will cover the essential skills to set those topics up.

For the best score on the Dante Certification Tests, it is still recommended that students also watch the on-demand classes, which do cover all tested topics. The benefit of the live class is the opportunity to ask questions of the instructors and work with a live system.

The certification tests are taken online. Time is not allocated for the certification tests in this session, though students are welcome to remain after the class to take the test or complete them at another time.

Upon completion, attendees will:

• be able to design, set up and operate a Dante audio/video system on a single network switch.
• gain an improved understanding of fundamentals in digital audio, digital video, and networking.
• be able to explain the benefits of a complete networked solution as opposed to point-to-point connections, digital snakes or AVoIP protocols.
• know how to connect devices to a single network switch and get audio sent around a network using Dante Controller

Dante Certification Level 2, Second Edition (1:00PM to 3:30PM - 150 Minutes)

Prerequisite – Dante Certification Level 1, Second Edition

After completing Dante Certification Level 2 (2nd Edition), students can confidently design, set up, operate, and troubleshoot Dante systems that span multiple network switches. A combination of live and pre-recorded demonstrations (due to required scale or elapsed time) will bring these features to life.

This “Live Prep Session” is an abridged version of the classes that are available “on-demand” at https://audinate.com/certify. The focused live session addresses topics most people understand least and will cover the essential skills to set those topics up.

For the best score on the Dante Certification Tests, it is still recommended that students also watch the on-demand classes, which do cover all tested topics. The benefit of the live class is the opportunity to ask questions of the instructors and work with a live system.

The certification tests are taken online. Time is not allocated for the certification tests in this session, though students are welcome to remain after the class to take the test or complete them at another time.

Upon completion, attendees will:

• be able to design, set up, operate, and troubleshoot a Dante audio/video system that spans multiple network switches.
• attain increased confidence in networking and the underlying principles to build truly robust, reliable systems.
• gain an understanding of networking that should foster informed conversations with IT departments.3. 

Introduction to Managed Switches (3:30PM to 5:00PM - 90 Minutes)

Requirements: Hands-on portion requires a PC or Apple Computer with a USB C port or bring your own dongle with network capabilities (No Chromes books or Tablets).
Intended audience: Intermediate to advanced Dante users
Prerequisite – Dante Certification Level 2, Second Edition

Level 2 will lead straight into Introduction to Managed Switch configuration. You do not need to attend to become Dante Certified Level 2. The information that is presented in Level 2 goes hand in hand with this session to help solidify your skills.

This session offers a hands-on experience, with each table having its own Cisco CBS-350 switch to configure. Using the web interface, we will establish administrative access, turn off EEE and optimize traffic using QoS and IGMP Snooping. For high-bandwidth links, a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) will be established. As time permits, we may also tackle VLANs and trunk lines.

The hands-on portion is for those who have never used a managed switch and would like a brief introduction. This is ideal for AV technicians who are taking on more responsibility with network management or whose Dante networks are growing to the point that it may be wise to engage some managed switch features.

Upon completion, attendees will have receive a primer on how to program a Managed Network Switch for a Dante Network using the Managed Switch Tutorial Guide

April 14 courses (day two)

Dante Certification Level 3, Second Edition with DDM Demo – Live Prep Session (9:00AM to 12:00PM - 180 Minutes)

Requirements: Hands-on portion requires a PC or Apple Computer with a USB C port or bring your own dongle with network capabilities (No Chrome Books or Tablets).
Prerequisite – Dante Certification Level 2, Second Edition

After completing Dante Certification Level 3 (2nd Edition), students will understand the fundamentals of Layer 3 enterprise networks and how Dante Domain Manager™ helps span massive network topologies for discovery, synchronization, and media transport. Since this class covers the individual streams Dante uses, students will also be prepared to engage with converged networks where IT policies block all traffic by default.

Before attending this class, students should have passed Dante Certification Level 2, Second Edition. The original Level 2 class will not be sufficient for the topics that will be discussed in this session – the new Level 2 class has substantial new content that must be understood to succeed in this class.

After going through Level 3, students will have a chance to see a Dante ecosystem using Dante Domain Manager. Students then will be able to connect networks together and use Dante Domain Manager to add DDM features to their own Dante Ecosystem.

This “Live Prep Session” is an abridged version of the classes that are available “on-demand” at https://audinate.com/certify. The focused live session addresses topics most people understand least and will cover the essential skills to set those topics up.

For the best score on the Dante Certification Tests, it is still recommended that students also watch the on-demand classes, which do cover all tested topics. The benefit of the live class is the opportunity to ask questions of the instructors and work with a live system.

The certification tests are taken online. Time is not allocated for the certification tests in this session, though students are welcome to remain after the class (up to 45 minutes) to take the test or complete them at another time. If the after-class time is not enough to complete the test,

Upon completion, attendees will:

• understand the basics of Layer 3 networking commonly employed in enterprise networks and appreciate why networks are designed that way at scale.
• be able to design, setup and maintain a Dante system in a Layer 3 environment using Dante Domain Manager.
• gain an understanding of networking that should foster exceptionally informed conversations with IT departments, helping attendees build a better, collaborative relationship with members of that department.
• have brought in Dante Domain Manager into their networks they built in Level 1 and Level 2 to help manage their devicesld like a brief introduction. This is ideal for AV technicians who are taking on more responsibility with network management or whose Dante networks are growing to the point that it may be wise to engage some managed switch features.  

Registration Notes: Because this class requires a network switch per student, the number of seats is limited. This course is ideal for technical associates or business partners to take the class together. When the class fills up, we will have a link for wait list so you can be bumped in if someone drops out. 

An Introduction/Demonstration of Dante AV Ultra and Dante AV-H (1:00PM to 3:00PM - 120 minutes)

Attendees with audio or video backgrounds will each get something different from this course. Those with audio backgrounds will learn video fundamentals, from basic synchronization to video compression and how Dante AV products produce broadcast quality, visually lossless images across a variety of signal types. Those with video backgrounds will appreciate seeing live demonstrations of Dante AV systems with beautiful imagery and tight synchronization and performance on simple 1Gbps switches.

Attendees will learn the fundamental operation and specifications for Dante AV Ultra, Dante AV-H, including latency requirements, a comparison of H.264 and JPEG2000 video compression, and bandwidth planning.

During the second hour of the class, attendees will be able to use a hands-on demo of a Dante Ecosystem that is using Dante AV and Dante AV-H. They will take different media signals and send them to multiple locations firsthand.