User ID

When multiple users are on an Eos Family network, they can all act as one combined user, all as separate users, or any of the varying degrees between.

Any Eos Family console can be a separate user on an Eos Family network. Certain devices work well as independent users while others are intended to share a user ID with another device. For example, consoles and RPUs are likely candidates for working with a unique user ID while RVIs and client PCs can be useful sharing an ID with another device to track programming information from a second location.

Set in the Setup (see Users), User ID is a console-specific identifier that can be set uniquely for each Eos device or can be shared between multiple devices allowing for certain data to be shared between consoles. The user ID can be set anywhere from 1 to 99.

The decision to share a user ID is based on the desire to share a common work environment and command line. It is often common for a designer to be the same user as a programmer so his displays and operating modes follow a programmer, and his command line mimics the programmer's. Alternatively, mirror mode of a user can be called. It is also possible to set the designer up as a completely separate user, adding a command line object to a magic sheet to allow a view into programming activities.

Assigning User ID

User ID can be defined in Setup > System > Users. See Users.

To quickly change the User ID, you can click on the User ID displayed above the CIA. A pop-up window will open with the available User ID options.

When multiple programmers are working on the system, partitioned control can be used to restrict a specific user’s access to certain channels. This can help avoid overlapping control of channels by multiple programmers at once.

For more information on partitioned control, see Using Partitions

Data Sharing & User ID

Data shared between Eos Family devices with the same User ID:

• Command line
• Null channels in live
• Selected channels
• Filters
• Selected cue
• Live / Blind mode
• Setup > User

Data specific to the Eos Family device, regardless of User ID:

• current fader page
• current encoder page
• focus on displays without command line
• display configuration (layout, format, visible parameters, flexichannel)
• paging without changing selected target or channels

Data identical between all Eos Family devices, regardless of User ID:

• all stage levels and edits
• all data stored in the show file
• playback, fader and grandmaster contents and progress

The default User ID for any Eos Family device is 1. You may change this based on your preference to allow/ restrict the functionality described above.