Station Control

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Version 2.2

The Station Control menu gives quick access to settings regarding the station and session communication.

Many of the settings in this menu can be found at other locations in the system.

The menu is split into two sides. The left side is settings related to this specific station. The right side is settings that relate to the entire session.

Station

The station side has two columns: General and Session Data Merge.

General has the following toggle buttons:

Invite:
This is the same as the Invite setting in the Network Menu.
Web Remote:
This is the same as the Web Remote setting in the Network Menu.
Remote HID:
This is the same as the Remote HID setting in the Network Menu.
SFTP Access:
This setting toggles whether this station can be accessed using the SFTP connection. Learn more about SFTP in the SFTP Connection topic.
Send Art-Net If IdleMaster:
This is the same as the Send Art-Net If IdleMaster setting in the Art-Net Menu.
Send sACN If IdleMaster:
This is the same as the Send sACN If IdleMaster setting in the sACN Menu.

Session Data Merge only has one toggle button:

Include Playbacks:
This defines if the changes of playbacks are to be considered in the Session Data Merge. If it is enabled, the changes made on playbacks will be taken into account.
Session Data Merge happens when stations connect in a session, and the data from two stations are merged.

Session

The session side has three columns: General, In & Out, and DMX Protocols.

General only has the following buttons:

RDM:
This is the same as the RDM setting in the Network Menu.
DSCP:
DSCP settings define the Quality of Service (QoS) setting for the data packages. This is information added to the package, and the network switches have settings defining the prioritization of the data packages. Read more below.
Data Merge Default Mode:
This defines the default data merge mode. This is the preselected option in the Session Data Merge pop-up. This option will be selected when the timeout (read below) expires unless the user manually selects an option. The options are:
- Cancel:
  The connecting stations will not join the session of the Master side and be made Standalone. Then, it can be investigated which show file is correct, back up each show file, etc.
- Merge All Data:
  Merges the changes of all connecting stations into one show file.
- Keep Only Master Data:
  The changes in the show file data of the connecting devices are ignored. The show file of the Master side is maintained. Before overriding the show file of the connecting devices, the show file will be saved automatically on the connecting stations.
This pop-up allows the user to select how data is merged between the session and connecting stations. It is described in the Join a Session topic.
Data Merge Default Timeout:
This defines the timeout time for the Session Data Merge pop-up. Unlimited is an option. This disables the timeout, and the user must make a manual selection. If the time is set to 0, then the pop-up will not appear and the default mode (see above) is used.
This pop-up allows the user to select how data is merged between the session and connecting stations. It is described in the Join a Session topic.
TTL (Time To Live):
The TTL value specifies the lifespan of an IP packet. Each time the packet passes the next hop (for example, a router or gateway), its TTL is reduced by one, and the packet is discarded when the value reaches zero. Tap TTL and set a value using the calculator. The Default value is "8".

	Hint:
	Admin rights are needed to change DSCP, Data Merge Default Mode, Data Merge Default Timeout, and TTL.

In & Out has the following toggle buttons:

DC Remotes:
This is the same as the Enable Input setting in the DC Remotes menu.
MIDI Remotes:
This is the same as the Enable Input setting in the MIDI Remotes menu.
DMX Remotes:
This is the same as the Enable Input setting in the DMX Remotes menu.
OSC Input:
This is the same as the Enable Input setting in the OSC menu.
OSC Output:
This is the same as the Enable Output setting in the OSC menu.
PSN:
This is the same as the Enable Input setting in the PSN menu.
MVR-xchange:
This is the same as the Enable setting in the MVR menu.

DMX Protocols has the following toggle buttons:

Art-Net Input:
This is the same as the Art-Net Input setting in the Art-Net Menu.
Art-Net Output:
This is the same as the Art-Net Output setting in the Art-Net Menu.
Art-Net Setup:
This is the same as the Art-Net Setup setting in the Art-Net Menu.
sACN Input:
This is the same as the sACN Input setting in the sACN Menu.
sACN Output:
This is the same as the sACN Output setting in the sACN Menu.
sACN Setup:
This is the same as the sACN Setup setting in the sACN Menu.

DSCP

The network data packages from a session are divided into five different categories. Each category has a setting defining the DSCP value. The higher the value, the higher the priority.

Read about the setting above. Editing the DSCP setting opens the Edit DSCP Configuration pop-up.

The five categories are:

MA-Net DMX
MA-Net Data
Network Update
DMX Protocols
In/Out Protocols

The different options for each category are:

CS0 - DSCP Value 0
CS1 - DSCP Value 8
AF11 - DSCP Value 10
AF12 - DSCP Value 12
AF13 - DSCP Value 14
CS2 - DSCP Value 16
AF21 - DSCP Value 18
AF22 - DSCP Value 20
AF23 - DSCP Value 22
CS3 - DSCP Value 24
AF31 - DSCP Value 26
AF32 - DSCP Value 28
AF33 - DSCP Value 30
CS4 - DSCP Value 32
AF41 - DSCP Value 34
AF42 - DSCP Value 36
AF43 - DSCP Value 38
CS5 - DSCP Value 40
Voice-Admit - DSCP Value 44
EF - DSCP Value 46
CS6 - DSCP Value 48
CS7 - DSCP Value 56

It is recommended that the default value be changed only if there is a specific need to do so.

Learn more about DSCP on Wikipedia (external link) or iana.org (external link).

	Restriction:
	On grandMA3 onPC for Windows® the DSCP values are overwritten with the default value CS0.