Audinate, the creator of the Dante audio networking platform, announces the launch of Dante Director Professional, a comprehensive web-based management solution designed for remote management of any size AV installation – from 50 devices to many thousands. The software solution is designed to address the growing challenge of maintaining distributed AV infrastructure at scale by providing centralized monitoring, management, and security authentication capabilities.
“As organizations expand their AV footprints across campuses, office buildings, and global facilities, managing a large number of networked devices has become increasingly complex. Dante Director Professional delivers an easily accessible solution that enables IT and AV teams to monitor device health, diagnose issues remotely, and ensure systems remain operational without requiring on-site presence,” the announcement states.
"Organizations are deploying both large and widespread Dante-enabled AV systems at unprecedented scale," says Laurence Crew, Product Manager at Audinate. "Dante Director Professional gives technical teams the tools they need to manage these distributed networks efficiently while maintaining the security and reliability that mission-critical communication systems demand."
Audinate lists core capabilities as:
- Remote Management: Web-based dashboard provides real-time visibility into device status, network performance, and system health across all sites, enabling IT teams to proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact users.
- Enhanced Security: Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication and role-based access controls ensure only authorized personnel can make network changes and protect corporate AV signals from unauthorized routing.
- Scalability: Support for Dante installations ranging from a few rooms to thousands of devices distributed globally.
- System Integration: API and webhook capabilities allow Dante Director Professional to integrate with existing IT support ticketing systems and monitoring platforms, streamlining incident response workflows.
- Ongoing Data Retention: Extended log-file retention with latency graphing helps technical teams identify and resolve intermittent issues that might otherwise go undetected.
From campus-wide large university installations to worldwide corporate deployments, early adopters of Dante Director Professional report better insight into their Dante networks.
“At Rutgers University - New Brunswick, we support close to 300 general-purpose classes and learning environments across four campuses spread over 12 miles, and Dante Director Professional is an invaluable tool for remote monitoring and diagnosis of our AV systems,” says Ed Rebert, AV Systems Manager at Rutgers. “This tool is so valuable to us, you’d have to pry Dante Director Professional from my cold, dead fingers to give it up!”
The ability to segment, organize, and monitor devices on the networks, combined with performance collection and retention, is designed to elevate AV management techniques across many different use cases.
“Dante Director Professional gives us full control over our global Dante network from one place,” says Aljohn Mogol, Sr. AV Engineer at Spotify. “This is a huge win because many of our remote offices don't have any AV/IT staff on-site, but we can still monitor, manage, and fix Dante-related issues from anywhere.”
Dante Director Professional is available now with elevated support services for onboarding, deployment, and product acquisition. Organizations interested in evaluating the platform can start a free trial at https://getdante.com/director.
