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

Practical Lab

Develop an IP Address & Logical Network Plan for a Meeting Suite

Est. 90 minCompetency: Produce a complete IP plan and logical network design.

Learning objectives

Choose a subnet and reserve address ranges.
Assign static IPs and DHCP reservations.
Segment traffic with VLANs.
Document the plan as an IP schedule.

Lab brief & instructions

Design the network for a meeting suite: four huddle rooms and one conference room sharing a core switch, with control, Dante, and AV-over-IP video.

Deliverables

1A subnet and address plan with reserved ranges for AV infrastructure and management.
2VLAN assignments for control, Dante, and video.
3An IP schedule: device | IP | subnet | VLAN | MAC | port.
4PoE budget check for powered devices.

Equipment-free alternative

Build the plan in a spreadsheet. The deliverable is the plan and the schedule, not hardware. A complete, collision-free IP schedule is a complete lab.

Implementation checklist

✓Subnet and reserved ranges defined.
✓VLANs assigned to control, Dante, video.
✓IP schedule complete with MAC and port.
✓PoE budget checked.

Downloadable study guide

study-guide.txtcopy-paste ready

01. Lab deliverable: subnet plan + VLAN assignments + IP schedule + PoE budget.
02. Reserve AV infrastructure in a stable range; management separate.
03. Keep control/Dante/video on separate VLANs.