What are Dante AVIO Adapters?

With so many Dante-enabled devices available today, it's easier than ever to route audio and video over a network. Kyle Mathias from ‪@AudioUniversity‬ explains how Dante AVIO Adapters allow you to connect additional devices to a Dante system-even if those devices don't have ports.
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[@cymruav664]

Dante in full is great running on network switches. I've also see it used point-to-point from mics to DSPs, can you use these adapters like this? Say to tap the audio from a Sennheiser TCC2 > direct-cat-cable > AVIO-USB > users laptop? or is its JUST for tapping it via network switch (setup in dante controller)?

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Hi @cymruav664, Yes, Dante devices can work point to point once their configuration has been setup in Controller. This will require a network switch, so the computer and the devices can be accessed. USB AVIO adapters do not allow standard data traffic, so you have to use a second network adapter for that setup and communication.
Once the setup has been done and audio is working, you can connect the devices directly together and the settings will be remembered.
Keep in mind that any PoE powered device will require a PoE switch, or a PoE injector to function. While the USB AVIO can be powered from the USB port of a computer, it is a suggested practice to use Power over Ethernet, especially if the adapter plans to be connected to multiple machines throughout the day.