ANI4IN - Audio Network Interface (Dante Only)

Improvements

• Enhancements to support Designer 6.0.0
• Additional hardware support

Known Issues

• AES67 support is only available on UltimoX hardware
  • ANI4IN devices manufactured as of January 2018 are compatible with AES67
• In AES67 mode - Audio does not pass after changing Dante Device name, followed by a reboot
• When exporting Presets using Safari on a Mac OS, the file type is saved incorrectly and must be renamed to .json to be imported

Notes

• User Guide
• Command Strings
• To operate this version of ANI4IN with Dante Controller, reference the following minimum versions:
  • v3.10.2.4 (Windows)
  • v3.10.2.3 (Mac OS X)
• Updating all devices used together to the same firmware version is recommended.
• To operate this version of ANI4IN with other Shure networked systems, reference the following list of recommended versions supported:
  • ANI22/ANI4IN/ANI4OUT 6.0.41
  • ANIUSB 6.0.44
  • MXA310 6.0.23
  • MXA910 6.0.24
  • MXA920 6.0.38
  • MXA901 6.0.39
  • MXA902 6.0.32
  • MXW 10.0.X
  • P300 6.0.38
  • ULXD4D/4Q 2.8.7
  • SCM820 1.4.3
  • Shure Update Utility 2.8.4
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 1.2.17

Improvements

• Bug fixes

Known Issues

• AES67 support is only available on UltimoX hardware
  • ANI4IN devices manufactured as of January 2018 are compatible with AES67
• In AES67 mode - Audio does not pass after changing Dante Device name, followed by a reboot
• When exporting Presets using Safari on a Mac OS, the file type is saved incorrectly and must be renamed to .json to be imported
• Shure Network Audio Encryption is not backward compatible; all devices must be on version 4.1 firmware to use this feature
• When attempting to load the device’s web page after using SUU to upgrade or downgrade between MXA 4.3 and earlier releases, the browser may appear to be stuck on the “Loading” screen with the progress bar continually moving.
  • Workaround: hold your Shift key and click the Refresh button in your browser (or press Ctrl+Shift+R [Win]/Ctrl+F5 [Win]/Cmd+Shift+R [Mac]; note the keyboard shortcut doesn't work on Safari)

Notes

• User Guide
• Command Strings
• To operate this version of ANI4IN with Dante Controller, reference the following minimum versions:
  • v3.10.2.4 (Windows)
  • v3.10.2.3 (Mac OS X)
• Updating all devices used together to the same firmware version is recommended.
• To operate this version of ANI4IN with other Shure networked systems, reference the following list of recommended versions supported:
  • ANI22 4.7.6
  • ANI4OUT 4.7.6
  • ANIUSB-MATRIX 4.7.16
  • MXA310 4.7.8
  • MXA910 4.7.13
  • Microflex Wireless 10.0.6
  • P300 4.7.11
  • ULXD4D/4Q 2.6.3
  • SCM820 1.4.3
  • Shure Update Utility 2.7.1
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 1.2.17

Improvements

• Bug fixes

Known Issues

• AES67 support is only available on UltimoX hardware
  • ANI4IN devices manufactured as of January 2018 are compatible with AES67
• In AES67 mode - Audio does not pass after changing Dante Device name, followed by reboot
• When exporting Presets using Safari on a Mac OS, the file type is saved incorrectly and must be renamed to .json to be imported
• Shure Network Audio Encryption is not backwards compatible; all devices must be on version 4.1 firmware to use this feature
• When attempting to load the device’s web page after using SUU to upgrade or downgrade between MXA 4.3 and earlier releases, the browser may appear to be stuck on the “Loading” screen with the progress bar continually moving. This will typically happen if two upgrades or downgrades are performed within a one-hour period.
  • Workaround: hold your Shift key and click the Refresh button in your browser (or press Ctrl+Shift+R [Win]/Ctrl+F5 [Win]/Cmd+Shift+R [Mac]; note the keyboard shortcut doesn't work on Safari)

Notes

• User Guide
• Command Strings
• This version of ANI4IN is compatible with ANI4IN devices running older firmware versions, but updating all devices used together to the same firmware version is recommended.
• To operate this version of ANI4IN with Dante Controller, reference the following minimum versions:
  • v3.10.2.4 (Windows)
  • v3.10.2.3 (Mac OS X)
• To operate this version of ANI4IN with other Shure networked systems, reference the following list of minimum versions supported:
  • ANI22 4.6.6
  • ANI4OUT 4.6.6
  • ANIUSB-MATRIX 4.6.7
  • MXA310 4.6.3
  • MXA910 4.6.6
  • Microflex Wireless 9.0.4
  • P300 4.6.6
  • ULXD4D/4Q 2.5.0
  • SCM820 1.4.3
  • Shure Update Utility 2.6.1
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 1.2.17

New Features 

• Services – ability to configure network services

Improvements 

• Bug fixes

Known Issues 

• AES67 support is only available on UltimoX hardware
  • ANI4IN devices manufactured as of January 2018 are compatible with AES67
• In AES67 mode - Audio does not pass after changing Dante Device name, followed by reboot
• When exporting Presets using Safari on a Mac OS, the file type is saved incorrectly and must be renamed to .json to be imported
• Shure Network Audio Encryption is not backwards compatible; all devices must be on version 4.1 firmware to use this feature
• When attempting to load the device’s web page after using SUU to upgrade or downgrade between MXA 4.3 and earlier releases, the browser may appear to be stuck on the “Loading” screen with the progress bar continually moving. This will typically happen if two upgrades or downgrades are performed within a one-hour period.
  • Workaround: hold your Shift key and click the Refresh button in your browser (or press Ctrl+Shift+R [Win]/Ctrl+F5 [Win]/Cmd+Shift+R [Mac]; note the keyboard shortcut doesn't work on Safari)

Notes 

• User Guide
• Command Strings
• This version of ANI4IN is compatible with ANI4IN devices running older firmware versions, but updating all devices used together to the same firmware version is recommended.
• To operate this version of ANI4IN with Dante Controller, reference the following minimum versions:
  • v3.10.2.4 (Windows)
  • v3.10.2.3 (Mac OS X)
• To operate this version of ANI4IN with other Shure networked systems, reference the following list of minimum versions supported:
  • ANI22 4.5.22
  • ANI4OUT 4.5.22
  • ANIUSB-MATRIX 4.5.23
  • MXA310 4.5.8
  • MXA910 4.5.8
  • Microflex Wireless 9.0.4
  • P300 4.5.13
  • ULXD4D/4Q 2.5.0
  • SCM820 1.4.3
  • Shure Update Utility 2.6.1
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 1.2.9

Known Issues

• AES67 support is only available on UltimoX hardware
• ANI4IN devices manufactured as of January 2018 are compatible with AES67
• When exporting Presets using Safari on a Mac OS, the file type is saved incorrectly and must be renamed to .json to be imported
• Shure Network Audio Encryption is not backwards compatible; all devices must be on version 4.1 firmware to use this feature

Notes

• User Guide
• Command Strings
• ANI4IN version 4.4.8 is compatible with ANI4IN devices running older firmware versions, but updating all devices used together to the same firmware version is recommended.
• To operate ANI4IN version 4.4.8 with Dante Controller, reference the following minimum versions: v3.10.2.4 (Windows) and v3.10.2.3 (Mac OS X)
• To operate ANI4IN version 4.4.8 with other Shure networked systems, reference the following list of minimum versions supported:
  • ANI22 4.4.8
  • ANI4OUT 4.4.8
  • ANIUSB-MATRIX 4.4.14
  • MXA310 4.4.9
  • MXA910 4.4.11
  • Microflex Wireless 8.0.3
  • P300 4.4.13
  • ULXD4D/4Q 2.4.25
  • SCM820 1.3.3
  • Shure Update Utility 2.5.1
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 1.2.9

Improvements

• Bug fixes

Known Issues

• AES67 support is only available on UltimoX hardware
• ANI4IN devices manufactured as of January 2018 are compatible with AES67
• When exporting Presets using Safari on a Mac OS, the file type is saved incorrectly and must be renamed to .json to be imported
• Shure Audio Encryption is not backwards compatible; all devices must be on version 4.1 firmware to use this feature

Notes

• User Guide
• Command Strings
• ANI4IN version 4.3.7 is compatible with ANI4IN devices running older firmware versions, but updating all devices used together to the same firmware version is recommended.
• To operate ANI4IN version 4.1.7 with Dante Controller, reference the following minimum versions: v3.10.2.4 (Windows) and v3.10.2.3 (Mac OS X)
• To operate ANI4IN version 4.1.7 with other Shure networked systems, reference the following list of minimum versions supported:
  • ANI22 4.3.7
  • ANI4OUT 4.3.7
  • ANIUSB-MATRIX 4.3.11
  • MXA310 4.3.6
  • MXA910 4.3.2
  • Microflex Wireless 8.0.3
  • P300 4.3.7
  • ULXD4D/4Q 2.4.9
  • SCM820 1.3.3
  • Shure Update Utility 2.5.0
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 1.2.9

Bug Fixes

• Failure to clear the encryption key when encryption is disabled

Known Issues

• Factory reset occasionally fails to reset Dante settings and/or fully disable encryption. Solution: Reboot the device if unable to route audio after factory reset
• AES67 support is only available on UltimoX hardware
  • ANI4IN devices manufactured as of July 2017January 2018 are compatible with AES67
• When exporting Presets using Safari on a Mac OS, the file type is saved incorrectly and must be renamed to .json to be imported
• Shure Audio Encryption is not backwards compatible; all devices must be on version 4.1 firmware to use this feature

Notes

• User Guide
• Command Strings
• ANI4IN version 4.2.18 is compatible with ANI4IN devices running version 4.2.18 and below, but updating all devices used together to the same firmware version is recommended.
• To operate ANI4IN version 4.2.18 with Dante Controller, reference the following minimum versions: v3.10.2.4 (Windows) and v3.10.2.3 (Mac OS X)
• To operate ANI4IN version 4.2.184.1.39 with other Shure networked systems, reference the following list of minimum versions supported:
  • ANI22 4.2.18
  • ANI4OUT 4.2.18
  • ANIUSB-MATRIX 4.2.19
  • MXA310 4.2.18
  • MXA910 4.2.18
  • Microflex Wireless 8.0.3
  • P300 4.2.4
  • ULXD4D/4Q 2.4.9
  • SCM820 1.3.3
  • Shure Update Utility 2.4.8
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 1.2.9

新功能

• 支持Dante Domain Manager
• 支持Dante Device Lock
• 支持AES67

改进

• 为增强安全性，首次访问用户界面时将提示用户设置密码。用户可以选择不设置密码继续运行，让舒尔Designer配置软件在某一位置内能够安全地配置设备。
  • 密码长度必须至少8个字符，最多64个字符，所有字符均可接受
  • 首次登录后可禁用密码
  • 降级警告：
    • 升级4.1.37版本后，设备的新密码（和/或其音频加密密码）可能超过其先前固件版本允许的长度。在这种情况下降级，需要执行以下过程以确保密码的兼容性：
      • 降级前，请登录并禁用密码，或将密码更改为先前固件允许的字符长度。
      • 执行固件降级；根据需要启用密码。
  • 使用Designer软件：
• 使用舒尔Designer软件将多个具有不同固件级别的设备应用于某个位置时，这些设备的位置密码必须遵守原固件的长度和字符集限制。建议将该位置的所有设备更新为最新固件，以使用防护级别更高的密码。

问题修复

• 修复了使用静态IP设置重启后，音频可能会丢失的问题。

已知问题

• AES67支持仅在UltimoX硬件上可用
  • 2018年1月前制造的ANI4IN设备与AES67兼容
• 在Mac OS上使用Safari导出预设时，会出现文件类型保存不正确的情况，必须将其重命名为.json才能导入
• 舒尔网络音频加密不向后兼容；所有设备都必须使用4.1版本固件才能应用此功能

说明

• 用户指南
• 指令字符串
• ANI4IN 4.1.39版本与运行4.1.39及以下版本的ANI4IN设备兼容，但仍建议将所有一起使用的设备更新为相同的固件版本
• 要使用Dante Controller操作ANI4IN版本 4.1.39，请参考以下最低版本：v3.10.2.4（Windows）和v3.10.2.3（Mac OS X）
• 要使用舒尔软件或其它舒尔联网系统上运行ANI4IN 版本4.1.39，请参考以下支持的最低版本列表：
  • ANI22 版本 4.1.39
  • ANI4OUT 版本 4.1.39
  • ANIUSB-MATRIX 版本 4.1.39
  • MXA310 版本 4.1.37
  • MXA910 版本 4.1.41
  • Microflex Wireless 版本 8.0.3
  • P300 版本 4.1.11
  • ULXD4D/4Q 版本 2.4.9
  • SCM820 版本 1.3.3
  • Shure Update Utility 版本 2.4.6
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 版本 1.2.5

Improvement

• Reduces the loading time over VPN for the web-based graphical user interface (GUI)

Known Issue

• When exporting Presets using Safari on a Mac OS, the file type is saved incorrectly and must be renamed to .json to be imported

Notes

• User Guide
• Command Strings
• ANI4IN version 2.0.18 is compatible with ANI4IN devices running version 2.0.18 and below, but it is recommended to update all devices used together to the same firmware version.
• To operate ANI4IN version 2.0.18 with Dante Controller, reference the following minimum versions: v3.10.2.4 (Windows) and v3.10.2.3 (Mac OS X)
• To operate ANI4IN version 2.0.18 with other Shure networked systems, reference the following list of minimum versions supported:
  • ANI22 2.0.18
  • ANI4OUT 2.0.18
  • ANIUSB-MATRIX 2.0.19
  • MXA310 2.0.19
  • MXA910 2.0.19
  • Microflex Wireless 5.1.26
  • ULXD4D/4Q 2.1.16
  • SCM820 1.3.3
  • Shure Update Utility 2.4.1
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 1.1

New Features

• Audio Encryption support with MXA910, MXA310, ANI4IN, ANI4OUT, ANIUSB-MATRIX, ANI22 and P300-IMX.
• Packet Bridge
• PEQ copy/paste and import/export options

Improvements

• Integrates Audinate's Dante™ Ultimo firmware update, which resolves a rare audio loss issue that can occur when devices are static for longer than 1 month.
• Configuration
  • PEQ tab added
• Presets
  • "Default Settings" added as a preset
  • Name of the active preset displays above the Preset drop-down
  • "Clear Preset" option added to "Save As Preset"
• Device names can now begin with a number
• New commands strings
• Fixed an IP configuration issue in manual mode that prevents setting IP address w.x.y.z with subnet mask 255.0.0.0 for class A networks.
• General bug fixes

Known Issue

• When exporting Presets using Safari on a Mac OS, the file type is saved incorrectly and must be renamed to .json to be imported

Notes

• ANI4IN: User Guide | Command Strings
• ANI4IN version 2.0.7 is compatible with ANI4IN devices running version 2.0.7 and below, but it is recommended to update all devices used together to the same firmware version.
• To operate ANI4IN version 2.0.7 with Dante Controller, reference the following minimum versions: v3.10.2.4 (Windows) and v3.10.2.3 (Mac OS X)
• To operate ANI4IN version 2.0.7 with other Shure networked systems, reference the following list of minimum versions supported:
  • ANI4IN 2.0.7
  • ANI4OUT 2.0.8
  • MXA910 2.0.8
  • Microflex Wireless 5.1.23
  • ULXD4D/4Q 2.1.16
  • SCM820 1.3.3
  • Shure Update Utility 2.3.0.18
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 1.1

Improvements

• Network Audio LED turns off when no Dante Channels are routed
• Push to Dante feature now appends a -d to the Dante Device Name, preventing discovery issues
• Bug fixes

Known Issue

• When exporting Presets using Safari on a Mac OS, the file type is saved incorrectly and must be renamed to .json to be imported

Notes

• ANI4IN version 1.2.6 is compatible with microphones running version 1.2.6 and below, but it is recommended to update all devices used together to the same firmware version.
• For operation of ANI4IN version 1.2.6 with other Shure networked systems, reference the following list of minimum versions supported:
  • ANI4OUT 1.1.6
  • MXA310 1.1.4
  • MXA910 1.1.3
  • Microflex Wireless 4.0.7
  • ULXD4 1.7.34
  • ULXD4Q 1.7.34
  • SCM820 1.3.3
  • Shure Update Utility 2.2.2
  • Shure Web Device Discovery 1.0.18

New Feature

• Initial release