Services (Network)
Use the Services page to manage the Q-SYS Core's ability to communicate with devices through its network interfaces. System administrators can:
- Disable unused network services on a per-network adapter level (LAN A, LAN B, AUX LAN, etc.). Disabling unused network services can increase the security of the Q-SYS system and help to satisfy customer-specific security requirements.
- Easily see a summary of all currently-enabled network services and protocols, per network adapter, on the Q-SYS Core.
CAUTION: By default, all network services are enabled on the Q-SYS Core. QSC recommends disabling unneeded network services.
Audit
The Audit tab provides a read-only listing of all active network protocols on the Q-SYS Core and the network adapters on which they are enabled.
For any active network protocol, click + to see a list of the network services using that particular protocol.
Management
The Management tab provides a list of high-level network services on the Q-SYS Core. A check mark indicates if a network service is active for a particular LAN adapter.
- Click Edit to enable or disable (select or deselect) a network service for a LAN adapter, and then click Save.
Note: Some network services can only be toggled on or off for all LAN adapters at once.
- Click + to expand a high-level network service to see a list of protocols used by that service.
- Expand the Network Protocols drop-down menu to see a summary of protocol usage on the Q-SYS Core. The number in the green circle indicates how many network services are using that protocol across all LAN adapters. For example:
Tip: In the Network Protocols drop-down menu, click a protocol name to filter the High-Level Network Services list to show only those services that use the selected protocol. To turn the filter off, click the protocol name again.
Use Cases and Recommendations
Notes
- Some protocols are used by multiple network services – for example, Q-SYS Discovery Protocol. A protocol remains active on the Core until all network services using it are disabled for a particular LAN adapter.
- The Q-SYS Designer Communications - Secure network service uses self-signed, encrypted HTTPS communications between the Core and Q-SYS Designer, so is active on all network ports at all times.
- To avoid issues, ensure that design-specific settings (such as Core Redundancy) are compatible with the Core's Network Services configuration.