Smart SDR Guest Account

[Deleted User]

This has been mentioned before - is there going to be a facility where I can have a sub section “guest account”. ? I use my 6600 both local and remote - there are others at the local radio club that would enjoy the “Flex Experience” but I don’t want to make my login openly available to all, so a guest login that would also allow TX inhibit for those who are preparing for their exams would also be very useful. I also have friends in other countries eager to try the radio - so please can we have a “dual login” I know I can create a second smart SDR account, but this is no use to me if I am away and working remote because I will to de register then re-connect - you cant have the transceiver logged into two accounts at the same time. Is this in the list of wanted features ? 73 Phil G4UDU

Ha Gei

David

Dan Trainor

Nick RN3KK

Control access need function! Also need billing control, if need monetize

Lee, N2LC

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User]

That should have been   " a shack and antennas"   my bad typing and auto correct !

Thats why I stay off the "digi modes" !

Phil G4UDU

Dan Trainor

Another idea for Flex beyond user privilege controls would be to enable multiple Flex radios to communicate with each other in a matrix like arrangement such that you could have authorized users login and select from to/from one or more radio servers in the matrix and operate the radio that best suits them in terms of making contacts.  The Flex radios would communicate with each other behind the scenes creating a virtual pool of RX/TX resources. The user would only have to login in once (single sign on) and have access to all in the "pool" and be able to switch quickly between each. The idea is you could locate the radios in different geographical areas.  One aspect of this is if you have a slice tuned into a particular station(s), the radios in the matrix can communicate / negotiate with each other to determine which has the best S/N and recommend you switch to another radio in the matrix for more optimum communication without logging out and back in.  Another aspect is you would be able to listen on one radio (RX slice) and transmit on another radio (TX slice).  There is probably other scenarios that would come into play also with this idea of a connected and coordinated matrix of Flex server radios.  The virtual matrix would be owned by an individual, group or club and have central management by one administration person.  Just a wild idea...…..dan WA1QZX 

John WA7UAR

Great thought @Dan/WA1QZX! A similar idea was raised in a previous thread about what an update to the VITA-49 protocol, used within the Flex ecosystem, would allow users to do. Take a look at the video given to in the thread:
https://community.flexradio.com/flexr...

John WA7UAR

If you want you can skip to the reference specific to your idea at time stamp 13:50.

Dan Trainor

Thanks John, I will check it out. dan

RadioPhil

Just a follow up to my original question. Today is Dayton Hamvention day - I would have been there as I have been for many years and would have asked in person about this idea. I would still like to see a "Guest Account" for my Smart Sdr remote access - I have fellow hams just waiting to try out the setup and wanting this to happen. Yes I know I could setup an alternative account and then un-register the 6600 then log to new account then register/un-register re-register again - but really - do I want to do this ? So "Flex" can I ask how near the "to do" list is this option. CU you all next year at Hamvention - I have deferred my entry tickets for 2021 delivery. Phil G4UDU

Nick RN3KK

I also wait guest access to radio.

Ha Gei

Nick RN3KK

Any news about here?

Tim - W4TME

I apologize to anyone if their expectations were set incorrectly, but the ability to have different levels of SmartSDR logins with different permission levels, like a guest account is not going to be included in the next release of SmartSDR. This capability is in our Feature Enhancement database, but it has not been scheduled for an upcoming release of SmartSDR.