One of our theaters uses a Yamaha MTX 5d to process lobby feeds, backstage feeds, paging, etc.
Previously our house console was a Yamaha m7cl-es and any console feed was sent analog to the MTX. We are in the process of changing over to a Yamaha CL system... I would like to take advantage of the Dante option within the MTX 5d to facilitate some bi-directional sending of audio... A Direct console feed to the MTX5d, and then the ability for the console to pickup a couple inputs from the MTX, specifically our emergency evac announcements to the building, as well as the various com paging feeds...
The MTX 5d does its configuration over the primary Dante Port. This is also the port that must be used for wireless DCP (their control scheme for iphones, ipads, etc). Currently with the M7, as there is no other dante, and no dante audio being transmitted, this port is connected to the theater's wireless control network, hitting a switch back to a router/wap. Obviously I want to keep the Dante off of this network, as it hits a number of other devices for wireless control.
Any thoughts on how I can keep the DCP control options available through the current wireless, but keep the dante traffic off of it? I had thought possibly, adding a router, keeping dante traffic on the LAN side, and connecting the WAN side to our current network, and putting the DCP in the DMZ... Am I over complicating? Would that even work? I have a solid grasp of basic networking, but this is pushing just a tad beyond my comfort zone.
Thanks all....
