How to recover and reset your Dante module’s fixed IP settings

Step by Step Guide – Reset your KLANG’s Dante Module

You have accidentally misconfigured your Dante settings or IP address, or you got a unit that has probably been configured for another network that is not yours? Don’t be afraid, this can be fixed in all cases.

If you just want to quickly find out a forgotten fixed IP of the Dante Device, JUMP TO STEP 5 below!

The problem is that either the Dante switch configuration mode (only available for KLANG:fabrik and KLANG:vier) or a fixed IP address of the Dante module (all KLANG Dante enabled products) has been set to a totally different subnet than your computer running Dante controller.

Audinate has released a step by step guide to “recover” devices that seem to hide from Dante controller. But before you start with this procedure, we highly recommend to check the following steps first.

Check again in Dante controller, if the device appears now.

Make sure to run the latest version of Dante Controller 4.17.x. If your version is older, immediately install a new version and try again.

If not configured otherwise, your computer and your Dante module should get a self-assigned link-local IP address and not one from a DHCP server. This self assigned IP is in the range 169.254.x.y/16.

Unplug ALL network cables from the KLANG product and make sure the unit is switched off!

Close Dante controller if opened on your computer.

Plug an Ethernet cable to your computer (Wifi must be disabled).

Plug this cable – without any additional router or switch in between – to the Dante port of the KLANG device.

• KLANG:fabrik: Dante 1 – NOT Dante 2 or Control
• KLANG:vier: Dante – NOT Control
• KLANG:quelle: Connect to the only Network/Dante port
• KLANG:vokal: Dante / Control. NOT Front or Control A / B.
• KLANG:quelle XDM: Dante 1.

Power up KLANG device with Dante.

Check if network LED on KLANG device shows activity. If not, the network connection between your KLANG product and your computer does not work. Check network cable first!

Check if Dante Controller uses the correct network port of your computer.

E.g. an Apple iPhone connected via USB to your MAC can automatically set the primary network to this USB iPhone connection instead of the default Ethernet port.

In Dante Controller, we usually search for devices in the Routing view.

Go to Device Info. If e.g. your KLANG:fabrik’s Dante module was configured for Dante Redundancy, this might cause the device to not show up.

Instructional Video – Fastest Recovery

Download our simple automatic KLANG Dante Discovery tool for MAC OS to find out the fixed IP address.

Unzip and go to either Windows or Mac folder depending on the operating system used.

• For Windows: Run KLANGDanteDiscoveryWIN.bat
• For MacOS: Run KLANGDanteDiscoveryMAC.command

You will be asked for your administrator or computer user password.

All IP addresses of Dante Devices will be shown.

Screenshot for Mac OS:

Screenshot for Windows:

Please note, the Windows tool will show the actual IP address (4 numbers, e.g. 192.168.1.44) followed by the port (.1034). Hence, you need to only take the first 4 numbers:
192.168.1.44.1034

Go to your network settings. In the following, we use screenshots for Mac OS X.

In Network Preferences go to Ethernet. Your screen should look like this.

You need to unlock your settings and hence you need administrator password. 

• Self-Assigned IP.
• Status: Connected
• IP Address: 169.x.x.x

If not please configure it to Configure IPv4:

Now, Set Configure IPv4 to “Using DHCP with manual address” and set address to 192.168.1.2

Check again in Dante controller and hit refresh and wait at least 60 seconds.

If the unit does not appear in the routing tab check in the device list as well:

Double click on the device and set its IP address like in this screenshot.

Please procede with the step by step guide from Audinate. https://www.audinate.com/faq/how-can-i-locate-dante-device-static-ip-address-unknown-subnet

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