The DashBoard is a free application, designed for remote control and monitoring of the open architecture, openGear platform by Ross Video. Designed from the ground up with TCP / IP connectivity and based on Java, DashBoard is designed to meet the needs of the broadcast industry with the ability to add feature plug-ins allowing end-users to customize the application to meet their needs at a price that fits their budget. DashBoard is the only application that allows full and complete native control to multiple vendors. All openGear compatible solutions from any of the openGear partners can be controlled using DashBoard without the need to upload custom GUI's or install propriety software. DashBoard offers the ability to view multiple frames with full control and alarming of all populated slots inside a frame. This simplifies the setup of numerous devices in a large installation and offers the ability to centralize monitoring. The openGear devices define their controllable parameters and layout to DashBoard, so the control interface is always up to date. Alarms raised by devices in the frame bubble up to the upper most level making it quick and easy to identify potential failures or problems at the frame level.