Session

MA devices are connected in Sessions.

Controlling devices (grandMA3 onPC, grandMA3 replay unit, and grandMA3 consoles) are referred to as Stations.

Multiple sessions can exist in the same network and are identified by a session name and location.

MA devices recognized in the network can be seen in the Network menu.

The menu can be accessed in multiple ways.

Open the Menu Using the Command Line

Type the following command in the command line input and execute it:

Open the Menu from the Menu Pop-up

This is a combination of keys and buttons. It executes the same command as above.

1. Press the Menu key.
2. Tap the Network button in the setup menu.

Open the Menu Using the Dedicated Button

The Command Line has a dedicated button for the network menu:

Tap this button to open the menu.

The title bar has the normal close button () and the display preference button. Next to this is a button that displays the current status for this device.

The menu on the left side has three buttons: Stations, Keys, and Interfaces.

The menu at the bottom has buttons two buttons on the left: Invite Station and Dismiss stations in the session. There are input buttons that change the session settings for the station you are looking at.

This is a short explanation of each field:

• Station:
  The name for this device. The name can be changed freely. It does not influence the session. It can be used to identify individual devices.
• Session:
  The name of the session. There are three elements that need to match before devices can connect to each other in the session. The session name, the Location and the Key.
• Location:
  The session location. Read more in the description above.
• Interface:
  Tapping the Interface field opens a small Select Interface pop-up. This lists the possible network interfaces. Read more in Interfaces and IP.
• WorldServer:
  This input field is used to define what server to contact. Read more in the World Server topic.
• Key:
  The key is a password for the session. Tapping this field opens a small Select Key pop-up that lists the possible keys - including the option to create a new one. Read more about key creation in Create a custom key.
• MasterPriority:
  This field is used to set the priority for this device. Tapping this field opens the small Select MasterPriority pop-up.
  There are several levels of priority: Never (not able to be master), Low, Normal, and High. If stations have the same priority then the station with the lowest slot number becomes master. Slot numbers are automatically assigned depending on the order the devices joined the session.

Each station in a session has a priority. The session needs to have one station that is the master in the session.

• Web Remote:
  This On/Off button toggles the Web Remote access. Turning this off prevents web remote connections.
• Invite:
  This On/Off button toggles Invites. Disabling this prevents this station from being invited into a session. It is still possible to join a session from this station, but it is an action that needs to be performed locally at the station.
• Enable button:
  This button enables or disables the network connections. A green icon means that the station is connected.

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The Stations view of this menu displays all the MA devices organized in types. The devices with the green background are connected devices.

This is a short description of the columns:

• Lock:
  A Yes in this column indicates that the row is locked.
• No:
  This is the row number. Notice that a row can be a child of a parent object. If there is a number in parentheses, then it is the number of children in the parent object.
• Name:
  This is the name of the device or device type.
• Type:
  This shows the type for each device. OnPCs might be listed as "Undefined".
• IP:
  This is the IP address for the device.
• Session:
  This is the name of the session the device is a part of.
• Location:
  This is the location for the session. Both session name and location have to match for devices to connect.
• Showfile:
  This is the name of the show file active in the device.
• Status:
  This is the session status for the device.
• Prio:
  This is the priority for the station.
• Enabled:
  This shows if the network connection is enabled.
• Online Time:
  This is the time the device has been online in the network.
• Session Index:
  Each session is automatically assigned a number. This is the session number for each device. There is a maximum of 32 sessions in the same network.
• Session Slot:
  Each station in a session has a unique slot ID. This is the ID number for each device.
• Remote IP:
  Some MA devices are connected to a station. For instance the grandMA3 extension. This field shows the IP address of the station these devices are connected to.
• Version:
  This is the software version for the device. The versions need to match for devices to connect.
• Prefix:
  This is the Sub-Net mask of the station.