Menu Group Access

Disable certain menu groups to improve DashBoard performance.

Menu group access disables certain DashBoard menu groups for the DashBoard port (5253, 5255, 5256, or 5257) that you are using. When a menu group is disabled, the data for those menus are not sent to that port. Without the data the menus are grayed out and the nodes do not appear in the DashBoard tree view.

Keep the following in mind:

Keep the following in mind when working with the menu group access:

  • When you disable a menu group, the data for those menus are no longer sent to any DashBoard on the same port as you. This can greatly speed up DashBoard connection times.
  • When you change a menu access setting, all DashBoard connections, on all ports, to that frame are reset and reconnect.
  • If you disable a menu group, any controls on a CustomPanel that were added from that port will no longer function.
  • If you are connecting to the switcher using Caprica or Lightning you should set all menu groups to On for the port they are connecting on.
  • You cannot disable the Personality menu.
  • The menu access settings are not stored with Personality in a switcher set.
  • Menu access settings are persistent after a factory default.
  • Any change to the menu access resets all DashBoard connections to the frame on all ports.
  • A list of all DashBoard connection to the frame and the ports they are using is shown on the Status menu.