This topic describes how to navigate and work with the HOME Web UI.

HOME UI Overview

The HOME user interface appears in one of two views, depending on the width of the browser window. The only difference is the location of the page menu.

  • In a full-width window, the page menu appears in a sidebar on the left of the screen.
  • If the width is reduced, then the sidebar disappears and the page menu moves to the headline bar.

The example below shows the Devices page (on a wide screen).

All pages have five main elements.

1. LAWO Logo – click here to view the HOME UI release version and get directed to the debug information and application log file screens.

2. Page Menu – click here to select a page.

3. Working Area – shows the page contents. For the Devices page, there are three areas: filters (3a), available functions (3b) and the devices list (3c).

4. Health – the health icon shows the number of issues reported by HOME-native devices. For more information, click on the icon to open the Health page.

5. Theme – the HOME UI can be viewed in either light or dark mode. Click on the Theme icon to toggle between the two modes.

Below is the same page at reduced-width. The sidebar is gone. To change page, click on the current page name (2) to open the drop-down menu.

Page Navigation

You can navigate to a different page by clicking on an option in the sidebar or drop-down menu.

In the current release, there are eight main pages. 

  • Devices - lists all devices known to HOME. From here you can open the device details to configure a specific device (e.g. to setup the Senders and Receivers).
  • Stream Routing - manages the streaming connections. From here you can connect a sender to a receiver, or interrogate the existing connections.
  • Signal Ownership Groups - manages the ownership of signal parameters. For example, to allocate mic preamp control to a particular audio console.
  • Snapshots - lists the system snapshots. Snapshots can be used to create a backup of the complete configuration (i.e. all devices and stream routing).
  • Health - shows all active issues reported to HOME.
  • Files - can be used to upload files to HOME. For example, to add some new perpetual licenses.
  • Licenses - shows the available perpetual licenses and Lawo Flex credits.
  • Settings - access to the HOME system settings.

Most of the work is done in the first two pages: "Devices" and "Stream Routing".

Sorting Lists

If the page contents are listed in a table, then the header row describes each column.

Click on a column header to sort the table alphabetically (e.g. to sort by Label).

Each click toggles the sort mode between ascending (A -> Z) and descending (Z -> A). An up or down arrow appears beside the header to indicate the current sort mode.

Making Selections

In order to unlock some functions, you must first select an entry in the table. For example, to Quarantine or Reboot a device (in the Devices page).

Each row can be selected (or deselected) by clicking on the box in the first column. Selected rows are highlighted in blue, with a blue tick in the box.

You can select more than one row by ticking several boxes.

To select (or deselect) all rows, click on the tick box in the header row. This allows you to work in reverse by selecting all devices and then editing the selections.

Applying Filters

The Filters button can be used to filter the contents of a table. For example, to view only the devices in a particular location.

How to apply and combine filters is explained in the next topic.