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16 dic 2024
All you need to know about common and personal web sources in control rooms
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Accessing web pages is important in all aspects of today’s life. Control rooms are no exception. It is no surprise that the accessibility of web sources is an important feature in Barco CTRL. There is however an important distinction between personal and common web sources. Both are possible in Barco CTRL, but use cases are completely different. Interesting enough to explore this in full.
For Barco CTRL, we try to keep things simple and straightforward. This applies to the user interface, but also to the features in place. However, we notice that we keep getting quite some questions about the difference between common and personal web sources.
Personal web sources
Personal web sources are intended for individual use. They are designed to cater to specific tasks and needs of a single user, and are therefore linked to a personal user account. When using a personal web source, the browser profile of the user (containing saved passwords, browser history, settings and cookies) is saved. This profile will follow the user when logging in to another desk, providing a satisfying user experience. Examples of personal web sources are a user’s personal mailbox and personal monitoring tools.
Because of the nature of personal web sources, they can only be shown on a desk. It is important to know that each source operates as a standalone session, which means that multiple instances of the same personal source do not interact with one another. Actions such as scrolling or navigating within one session will not be reflected in other instances.
Common web sources
Common web sources are intended for shared use among multiple people. They can be used to show the same web source content to multiple people, across locations at the same time. Because of security, it is not advised to use personal credentials to access common web sources, as these credentials (and the personal content) could be exposed to all viewers.
Common web sources can be accessed both on desks and walls, providing flexibility in how the information is displayed and shared. When a common source is opened, the content is displayed identically to all participants, ensuring that everyone is viewing the same information at the same time. Actions such as scrolling or navigating within one session will also be reflected in other instances. This synchronization is achieved through a web gateway. The source is opened on the gateway and then streamed to all connected consumers.
Common dashboards and common news feeds are examples of common web sources.
We hope this clearly explains the difference between common and personal web sources. This functionality is fully available in Barco CTRL, together with lots of other exciting features. We gradually update Barco CTRL with new functionality, on a bimonthly basis. This month, version 1.6 was released.
Do you have more questions? Then don’t hesitate to contact us!
