---
title: "Add a QSC Q-SYS Core as an Audio Device – Airport CX"
slug: "3rd-party-cloud-audio-configuration-air"
description: "Add a QSC Q-SYS Core as a third-party audio device using its IP address and SHA-256 certificate fingerprint."
updated: 2023-06-20T10:52:02Z
published: 2023-06-20T10:52:22Z
canonical: "docs.simpleway.cloud/3rd-party-cloud-audio-configuration-air"
---

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# 3rd party - Cloud voice configuration

Now we will create an Q-SYS Core audio device configuration in your Simpleway Cloud instance, which you set up in the previous audio configuration tutorials.

Topics covered:

- Audio devices tab

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**TUTORIAL STEPS:**

| A) **Audio devices tab** 1. Open the *Audio devices* tab. 2. Click the *Add new device* button. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide1(147).JPG) |
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| B) **Add new device window** 1. Select the *3rd party device* option. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide2(185).JPG) |
| C) **Audio device configuration - part 1** 1. Select the *QSC Q-SYS Core* option from the *Device type* drop-down box. 2. Set a unique *ID*. You can think of this *ID* as a device name assigned by a specific user. It is reasonable to name it after some functional purpose, location or technical room, etc. 3. Insert the IP address of the device in the *Host* field. 4. Select the *Secure* checkbox. A new *Certificate fingerprint* field will appear under the *Secure* checkbox. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide3(181).JPG) |
| D) **Q-SYS core manager** 1. Login to the Q-SYS core manager in a separate browser window. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide4(147).JPG) |
| E) **Fingerprint** 1. Open the *Certificates* tab in the *Network* category. 2. Copy the **SHA-256** fingerprint. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide5(123).JPG) |
| F) **Audio device configuration - part 2** 1. Paste the **SHA-256** fingerprint into the *Certificate* *fingerprint* field. 2. Type user credentials that you have set in Q-SYS Core Manager and Q-SYS Designer during the [QSC Core Installation](/v1/docs/tutorial-name). 3. Click the *Enable* checkbox to activate the connection to the device. 4. Click the *Save* button. The audio device configuration *Outputs* will be configured automatically based on the configurations in the Q-SYS Designer, and the *zones* for these outputs will be automatically created in the *Zones* tab. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide6(99).JPG) |
| G) **Check if the connection is established** 1. Locate the previously created audio device configuration. 2. Check the audio device configuration status icon: if the icon is **green**, the connection is successful, otherwise, the icon is **red**. | ![](https://cdn.document360.io/a3e67867-6316-451b-94ad-ec727ac9102a/Images/Documentation/Slide7(86).JPG) |

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