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title: "Enable Secure WSS and API Token Enforcement – nnounce"
slug: "device-control"
description: "Toggle the network connection, secure WebSocket, and API key generation for user accounts."
updated: 2026-02-13T09:14:22Z
published: 2026-02-13T09:14:22Z
canonical: "docs.simpleway.cloud/device-control"
---

> ## 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.

# Device Control

> [!NOTE]
> Description
> 
> The device connection can be enabled and disabled.
> 
> Secure connection (WSS) can be activated.
> 
> API token enforcement can be enabled and disabled.

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![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/image-5TP4MEE1.png)

1. Toggle to **enable or disable network connection** of the nnounce device.
2. Toggle **enforcing secure connection (WSS)**

> [!WARNING]
> Important
> 
> The secure connection must be turned off when Q-SYS plugins are used in the installation.
3. The third toggle **enables API key generation for user accounts**.

Admin can create API tokens for individual user accounts in the [*Users*](/nnounce/docs/users) section.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> API token is used for user authentification in Q-SYS plugin.