The HOME user interface (UI) 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.

Page Layout & Elements

The example below shows the 'Devices' page (at full width).

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 user interface 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.

Available Pages

In the current release of HOME, there are eight main pages. Usually, most of the work is done in the first two pages: 'Devices' and 'Stream Routing'.

The list below summarizes the page functions. For more information, please click on the links below.

  • Devices - lists all devices, apps and services known to HOME.
    From here, you can manage the devices (e.g. approve or quarantine a device, create a new app) or click on a device label (to access the device-specific pages).
  • Stream Routing - manages the media network connections.
    From here, you can connect a sender to a receiver, interrogate and lock existing connections, disable the sending streams and view or edit the stream configuration parameters.
  • 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 backup the configuration of an individual device or the complete HOME system (i.e. all devices and stream routing).
  • Health - shows all active issues reported to HOME.
  • Files - lists the files stored locally on the HOME system.
    From here, you can manage the files. For example, to upload a new licensing file (to add more perpetual licenses).
  • Licenses - provides a comprehensive overview of the Perpetual licenses or Credits.
    In each case, you can see what's available and the current usage. From the Credits tab, you can check and, if necessary, refresh the validity of the credits.
  • Settings - provides access to the HOME system settings.
    This page is organized into a series of sub-pages for Admissions, Device Proxies, DHCP, etc. 

Page Navigation

Depending on the width of the browser window, you can navigate to a different page by clicking on an option in the sidebar or drop-down menu.