WinControl Server is an industrial-standard PC running a proprietary “Service Version” of the WinControl software. This combination allows complete control and monitoring of the audio system from a central point, plus full control and configuration of the AXYS components. The inclusion of Cerberus units extends the scope of the monitoring to include third-party components. All AXYS DANTE™ enabled devices offer control and multichannel digital audio transport over Ethernet. WinControl offers the system supervisor a user-friendly GUI overview of the whole audio system, with rapid access to every parameter of each system component. Faults are reported on-screen and recorded in an event log. With Internet access, WinControl can be configured to generate email alerts in response to definable fault conditions. The Wave Player plays uncompressed sound files recorded in .wav format at a 48 kHz sample rate. The files may be of any duration and can be set to repeat if desired continuously. An essential feature of the Wave player is that a pilot tone may be permanently enabled at the audio outputs. The frequency and level of the tone are adjustable. Other AXYS system components (and some third-party equipment) then monitor the pilot tone to confirm the validity of the audio routing.