AV Institute LLCAV 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.
Plan and troubleshoot a commercial AV network segment.
AV Networking — Knowledge Quiz
10 multiple-choice questions, four choices each (A–D), exactly one correct answer. Pass mark is 80%. Retakes are enabled.
Key competency tested: Plan and troubleshoot a commercial AV network segment.
- 01
A device has IP 10.20.30.20 with mask 255.255.255.0. What is its network (subnet)?
- 02
Which is the best practice for AV infrastructure devices (processors, DSPs, codecs)?
- 03
Why use a managed switch for AV-over-IP instead of an unmanaged one?
- 04
A switch has 24 PoE ports but a PoE budget of 195 W. Each touchpanel draws ~13 W (PoE+). How many can it power?
- 05
What does IGMP snooping do for multicast video?
- 06
On a Dante network, why disable Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE)?
- 07
What keeps all Dante devices sample-accurate with each other?
- 08
A touchpanel has a link light but no discovery and no ping reply. The control processor is on VLAN 100; the panel is on the corporate VLAN. What is the fault?
- 09
Two AV devices intermittently fail and work on the same IP address. What is the likely cause?
- 10
What is the correct first layer to check when a networked AV device will not communicate?
Answer key verified with explanations. This is an AV Institute LLC assessment; it does not imply manufacturer endorsement or official third-party certification.