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Configure channel maps

A channel map is a reusable template that decides how a device’s capture channels become the outputs of a recording — Mono, Stereo, Mono To Stereo Mix, or Multichannel. Maps let you apply the same routing to many nodes at once instead of configuring each recording by hand.

Who can do this: viewing needs settings:read; creating and editing need settings:manage.

Where to find them

Open Settings and scroll to Channel Maps (“Reusable node and interface routing.”).

Create or edit a channel map

  1. Click New (or the pencil on an existing map). A channel map is a target-agnostic template — it defines routing, not which hardware it runs on.
  2. Set the template’s Name, Mode, and Tags, then define each per-channel entry — how each capture channel maps to an output. The Mode is one of Mono, Stereo, Mono To Stereo Mix, or Multichannel.
  3. Promote the revision (Promote Rev N) to save it; use Reset to discard unsaved changes.

Assign, stage, and roll back

Channel maps are built for fleet management:

  • Bind a map to hardware with Assign Target (a single node or interface) or Bulk Targets (many at once) — a target can be a whole node or a specific interface.
  • Changes are staged behind an explicit apply step, so nothing changes on the hardware until you apply it.
  • Maps are versioned and can be rolled back if an apply causes trouble.

Because inventory reconcile matches interfaces by a stable identity, a map’s assignment survives node restarts and hardware re-discovery — see Enroll & configure nodes.

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