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Dante Controller v4.16.1.5 Package (Windows)

Release Date: 16th of September 2025

Dante Controller v4.16.1 package is a maintenance release that delivers various bug fixes.

The installer includes 3 applications: Dante Controller v4.16.1, Dante Updater v2.8.4 and Dante Activator v2.7.1.

User Guide

Supported Platforms

  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10

Requirements

All operating systems should be updated to the latest available version.

Note: Dante Controller requires 64-bit capable hardware.

Notes

Installing or Updating Dante Controller

To install Dante Controller you will need to be logged on with administrator privileges.

Note: You do not need to uninstall the previous version before installing this update.

To install Dante Controller:

  1. Ensure you are logged on to your computer as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to and double-click the downloaded Dante Controller installer file.
  3. Read the license agreement. If you agree to the terms, select the ‘I agree’ checkbox and click Install.
  4. If you do not agree to the terms, click Close.
  5. Confirm / acknowledge any Windows security prompts that are displayed.

New Features in Dante Controller v4.16.1

  • N/A (maintenance release)

New Features in Dante Updater v2.8.4

  • N/A (maintenance release)

Dante Controller v4.16.1

  • ETS-5978 / CS-1837: Domain Manager auto discovery locked on startup with fresh install
  • ETS-6008 / CS-1865: Investigate for Memory Leaks
  • CS-1850: Muted icon not shown in Devices Clocking View
  • CS-1839: Add missing logout menu on the controller frame when logged into a domain manager

Dante Updater v2.8.4

  • ETS-5998 / CS-1880: Remove timeout making Skye HC update appear to fail
  • CS-1802: Missing device list in support submission

Dante Controller v4.16.1

  • No new known issues

Pre-existing known issues (from Dante Controller v4.16.0)

  • CS-1704: Column headers are not translated when copying the table
  • CS-673: Windows About dialog incorrectly identifies OS version
  • CS-664: DC for Windows crashes with > 255 devices in a single unmanaged subnet (no DDM)
  • KAS-233: Unmanaged multicast bandwidth value does not include video media
  • CM-1402: DDM interop: Dante Controller incorrectly allows enrolled Brooklyn II devices at v4.0.9.2 firmware to create AES67 flows. Workaround: Reboot the Brooklyn II device.
  • CM-1424: DDM interop: The ‘Create Multicast Flow’ dialog incorrectly reports support for 64 channels / flow for SMPTE configs that only support 8.
  • CM-1432: DDM interop: Dante Controller shows SMPTE clock domains 1, 2 and 3 as sample rate pull-up clock domains in the clocking status tab.
  • CS-1191: On some systems the Dante Activator application can take up to a minute to launch

Dante Updater v2.8.4

  • No new known issues

Pre-existing known issues (from Dante Updater v2.8.3)

  • CS-1489: When a firmware file is uploaded in the Library, the device does not immediately display in the Imported Firmware Files section. Workaround: Toggle the network interface on DU to find the imported firmware file.
  • ETS-5541: Dante Updater does not work when a previously selected interface is no longer available
  • ETS-5547: Unable to update using local firmware imported to the Dante Updater Library
  • PP-78: DDM interop: No prompt shown when DDM is down
  • NIMBUS-670: The Select All Button in Library does not react to the search filter

Dante Activator v2.7.1

  • None

Audinate’s Support for Inclusive Language

To our customers: some of the terminology used in Dante products has been changed to align with modern usage. Specifically, areas related to Dante clocking now refer to “Primary Leader Clock”, “Leader Clocks” and “Follower Clocks” to describe the functions of each role more clearly.