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Security Overview

The Q-SYS system provides security capabilities for all of the Q-SYS networked hardware, and for specific features in a Q-SYS design. Q-SYS security is administered in the Configurator, and in the Administrator.

Q-SYS Configurator

Q-SYS networked hardware comes with a default hostname, IP Address and other network settings. When you connect the hardware to the Q-LAN network, the Configurator enables you to change or set the network settings and set a password for each piece of Q-SYS hardware on the Q-LAN network. Refer to the Configurator topic for details.

Once a password is set, the following areas on that networked device are protected, and you must provide the password for access.

• Network Settings - You cannot view or change the network settings for a device. This applies to any networked device having a password set.
• Saving a design to the Core and running it (F5) - This includes updating the Q-SYS Designer software/firmware, and only applies to Cores.

NOTE:  The password for each networked device is set separately. The passwords are not related.

Q-SYS Administrator

The Administrator provides access control to:

• Administrator (set in Users)
• External Control (set in Users)
• File Management Protocol (manage audio files via an external connection) (set in Users)
• Load from Core and Connect (set in Users)
• User Control Interfaces (set in User Control Interfaces)
• Page Stations and various functions within the PA System (set in Page Stations)

Users

In a Q-SYS system, you create Users as part of the scheme to control access to various functions and features. If a User has permission to access the Administrator, that person may create, delete and edit any User. Once a User is created, and a PIN assigned, the PIN cannot be viewed, it is replaced by the Change PIN button.

Users are:

• Created in the Administrator, Users tab.
• Given a Name and PIN.
• Can be given permission to access the features listed above.
• Can be assigned a Tag or Tags. (Assigning a Tag to multiple Users forms a group of Users, to which you can control various aspects of the Users as a group.)

For instruction on assigning User's permissions, refer to one of the following topics: Page Stations, User Control Interfaces, Users.