Improved support for Dante Director and Dante AV Ultra

What's New:

Dante Controller 4.13.0

• Improved support for Dante Director and Dante AV Ultra
• The 'Use Shared Dante Interface' option has been reinstated
• Added button to open the Dante AV Ultra configuration web interface
• Updated the Dante AV Ultra plugin to support both J2K and Colibri codecs

Dante Updater 2.6.2

• Improvements to the network interface selection workflow

Dante Updater 2.6.0 & 2.6.1

• Improved support for Dante Director
• The Dante Interface can now be manually selected (in unmanaged mode)
• User interface language can be set to 'auto-detect' (this is now the default setting)

Dante Activator 2.6.0

• Improved support for Dante Director
• User interface language can be set to 'auto-detect' (when selected in Dante Controller)

Supported Platforms:

• Windows 11
• Windows 10

Requirements:

• All operating systems should be updated to the latest available version.
• Note: Dante Controller requires 64-bit capable hardware.

Notes:

Installing or Updating Dante Controller

• To install Dante Controller you will need to be logged on with administrator privileges.
• Note: You do not need to uninstall the previous version before installing this update.
• To install Dante Controller:
• Ensure you are logged on to your computer as an administrator.
• Navigate to and double-click the downloaded Dante Controller installer file.
• Read the license agreement. If you agree to the terms, select the 'I agree' checkbox and click Install.
• If you do not agree to the terms, click Close.
• Confirm / acknowledge any Windows security prompts that are displayed.

Bug Fixes:

Dante Controller v4.13.0

• CS-1182: Dante Controller should check that a device is capable of contacting Director before allowing it to be enrolled
• CS-1203: Dante Controller does not authenticate to Director on first URL launch after fresh install
• CS-1143: Devices don't show up in the Dante Controller routing matrix when enrolled in Dante Director
• CS-1116: Dante Controller should use the host O/S certificate store. By using the host O/S certificate store, we allow system administrators to implement security schemes without needing to directly interface with Dante Controller or creating out-of-policy exceptions.
• CS-1212: Dante Controller filter panel doesn't recognise Dante AV Ultra Rx Infrared channel
• CS-1220: Packet errors not cleared on Zync IP Core, AVIO, DVS (or not counted on Via)
• CS-1209: The 'Use Shared Dante Interface' option has been reinstated

Dante Updater v2.6.2

• ETS-5120: Previously imported files, saved library items, and user preferences are not available after updating to Dante Updater 2.6.0/2.6.1

Dante Updater v2.6.1

• CS-1298: Device details cannot be retrieved after changing the network interface in Dante Updater.
• CS-1300: If logged into Director or Dante Domain Manger, changing the network interface in Dante Updater prevents a different Site/Domain from being selected.
• CS-1302: If logged into Director or Dante Domain Manger, the select all option limits selection to devices on the current interface.

Dante Updater v2.6.0

• CS-1266: Dante Updater does not warn on disconnection from a Domain Manager
• CS-1157: Specific conditions create issues with devices being discovered in Dante Updater
• CS-628: Dante Updater is unable to discover devices over Wi-Fi

Dante Activator v2.6.0

• LT-861: Security updates
• NIMBUS-1544: Fixed Manufacturer / Model Id filtering was not working

Known Issues:

Dante Controller v4.13.0

• No new known issues

Pre-existing known issues (from Dante Controller v4.12.0)

• ETS-4467: Column sort for event log does not sort alphanumerically
• CS-673: Windows About dialog incorrectly identifies OS version
• CS-664: DC for Windows crashes with > 255 devices in a single unmanaged subnet (no DDM)
• CS-477: Software update window language may not match the Dante Controller Language
• KAS-233: Unmanaged multicast bandwidth value does not include video media
• CM-1402: DDM interop: Dante Controller incorrectly allows enrolled Brooklyn II devices at v4.0.9.2 firmware to create AES67 flows. Workaround: Reboot the Brooklyn II device.
• CM-1424: DDM interop: The 'Create Multicast Flow' dialog incorrectly reports support for 64 channels / flow for SMPTE configs that only support 8.
• CM-1432: DDM interop: Dante Controller shows SMPTE clock domains 1, 2 and 3 as sample rate pull-up clock domains in the clocking status tab.
• CS-1191: On some systems the Dante Activator application can take up to a minute to launch

Dante Updater v2.6.2

• No new known issues

Pre-existing known issues (from Dante Updater v2.6.1)

• PP-78: DDM interop: No prompt shown when DDM is down
• NIMBUS-670: The Select All Button in Library does not react to the search filter

Dante Activator v2.6.0

• None