--- title: "Group Audio Devices into Zones and Groups – Simpleway CX" slug: "zoning-your-audio-devices-ent" description: "Rename zone labels, build zone groups, and assign them to OpsUI, FlexUI and individual users." updated: 2023-12-04T11:04:08Z published: 2023-12-04T11:04:08Z canonical: "docs.simpleway.cloud/zoning-your-audio-devices-ent" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.simpleway.cloud/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Zoning your audio devices The *Zones* tab enables you to assign display configurations and/or audio device outputs to zones, while the *Zone groups* tab allows you to group zones as well as other zone groups. There is no restriction to how many times each zone or zone group can be used in other zone groups, leaving the structure of zone grouping up to the user. Since the zones are generated on the Audio devices tab, each zone is created once, see the tutorial on [nnounce - Cloud voice configuration](/v1/docs/nnounce-cloud-voice-configuration). In this tutorial, we will rename zone labels, create zone groups and assign zones to them. Therefore, it is assumed that you already have audio devices connected and configured. Once zones are configured, they can be assigned and used by: - **UI configuration** of **OpsUI**, **FlexUI** use those zones for announcement playback. - directly to **users** so that they could use those zones **in addition** to the zones already assigned in **OpsUI** configuration. Topics covered: - Zones tab - Zone groups tab - UI configurations tab - Users tab --- **TUTORIAL STEPS:** | A) **Edit an automatically preconfigured zone** 1. Open the *Zones* tab. 2. Click an already preconfigured *QSC zone*. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide1(209).JPG) | | --- | --- | | B) **Renaming your zone label** 1. Rename the zone *label*. 2. Click the *Save* button. Note: In the **zone selection** section of any **Simpleway user interface,** **users** will see zone **labels** rather than their actual names displayed on the **Zones** tab. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide2(64).JPG) | | C) **Create a new zone group** 1. Open the *Zone groups* tab. 2. Click the *New zone* group button. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide2(249).JPG) | | D) **Configure your zone group** 1. *Name* your zone group. 2. Enter the name of the zone *label*. 3. Drag & drop zones and/or zone groups to be used in your zone group from the *Available zones & zone groups* section to the *Selected zones & zone groups* section. 4. Click the *Save* button. Note: In the **zone selection** section of any **Simpleway user interface**, **users** will see zone group **labels** rather than their actual names displayed on the **Zone groups** tab. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide4(46).JPG) | | E) **UI configurations tab** 1. Open the *UI configurations* tab. 2. Select an existing *UI configuration* for **OpsUI** | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide5(41).JPG) | | F) **Assign zones and zone groups to UI configurations** 1. Drag & drop zones and/or zone groups from the *Available zones & zone groups* section to the *Selected zones & zone groups* section. 2. Click the *Save* button. Now users with access to this user interface will be able to use these selected zones & zone groups for announcement playback. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide6(35).JPG) | | G) **Users tab** 1. Open the *Users* tab. 2. Select an existing user. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide5(39).JPG) | | H) **Assign zones and zone groups to user** 1. Drag & drop zones and/or zone groups from the *Available zones & zone groups* section to the *Selected zones & zone groups* section. 2. Click the *Save* button. Now, this user will be able to use these selected zones & zone groups in addition to the ones already selected in **OpsUI** configuration for announcement playback. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide6(32).JPG) | ### Advanced feature - custom field configuration, paging split: | A) **Zones tab** You can categorize zones by *Custom field* */* *Asset* values and for paging split. 1. Open the *Zones* tab. 2. Click the **cog** button in the upper right corner of the page. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide9(75).JPG) | | --- | --- | | B) **Select assets** 1. Click the *Add new asset* button and create a new custom field. If the required asset already exists, skip this step. 2. Drag & drop assets from the *Available assets* section to the *Selected assets* section. 3. Tick the *Paging split* checkbox for the selected asset. 4. Click the *Save* button. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide10(66).JPG) | | C) **Edit zone page** 1. Open your zone for modification. 2. Select the asset value for your zone. 3. Click the *Save* button. Set up other zones and zone groups using different asset values in the same way. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide11(39).JPG) To optimize the announcement flow and expedite the process, it's recommended to carefully choose the Paging split when configuring the system. This may be particularly useful for paging into several locations that are far away from each other. For example, by selecting a custom field type such as "Location" with values such as "Location 1" and "Location 2", the announcement will be played as two separate actions. The announcement for "Location 1" will be played when all zones in that location are available, without needing to wait for zones in "Location 2" to become free. This can significantly improve the speed and efficiency of the announcement delivery. |