AV Networking

Ethernet, AV-over-IP, Dante, and network troubleshooting

Modern commercial AV rides the network. Understand Ethernet addressing, switches, VLANs, PoE, AV-over-IP with multicast and IGMP, and Dante audio networking. Finish able to plan an IP scheme and diagnose the common faults that take AV systems down.

Key Competency

Plan and troubleshoot a commercial AV network segment.

AV Institute · Week 5AV Networking

Field Assignment

Create a Network Diagram with Switch Ports, VLANs & IP Device Schedule

Est. 60 minCompetency: Produce a network diagram and device schedule.

Learning objectives

Draw a network diagram with switch ports.
Show VLAN assignments per port.
Produce an IP device schedule.

Assignment brief & submission

Submit a network diagram with switch port assignments, VLANs, and an IP device schedule for the meeting suite.

Deliverables

1A network diagram: switch with ports labeled by device and VLAN.
2An IP device schedule: device | IP | subnet | VLAN | MAC | port | PoE class.
3Notes on QoS/IGMP settings for the AV VLANs.

What 'done' looks like

A network technician could cable and configure the switch from your diagram and schedule without asking a single question.

Implementation checklist

✓Network diagram with per-port VLAN labels.
✓IP device schedule complete.
✓QoS/IGMP notes included.
✓Self-check: a stranger could build it.

Downloadable study guide

study-guide.txtcopy-paste ready

01. Deliverables: network diagram + IP device schedule + QoS/IGMP notes.
02. Label each switch port with device and VLAN.
03. Self-check: someone else could build it from your docs.