# Guide # Interface Overview [![awh-guide-overview.png](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/scaled-1680-/awh-guide-overview.png)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/awh-guide-overview.png) 1. **Listening Port** - Specify the port for Ayva WebSocket Hub to monitor incoming connections. Any [TCode](https://osr.wiki/books/communication-protocols/page/tcode "TCode") received on this port will be routed to the connected outputs. Click the *Start* button to begin monitoring for incoming connections. Data forwarding will commence immediately upon establishing a connection. 2. **Add Output** - Use this dropdown menu to select and add output streams. 3. **Outputs** - This table lists all configured outputs—which are saved across sessions—along with their connection status. You can enable or disable streaming to any listed output by using the checkbox in the *Enabled* column. 4. **Incoming Connection State** - This indicates the status of the incoming connection, which can be *Disconnected*, *Listening* or *Connected.* 5. **Patreon Link** - Ayva Software is supported by the community. This is a link to the [Patreon](https://patreon.com/soritesparadox). # Output Types [![awh-guide-outputs.png](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/scaled-1680-/awh-guide-outputs.png)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/awh-guide-outputs.png) There are two main types of outputs: **Network** and **Serial**. ##### **Network** [![add-buss-driver-serial.PNG](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/add-buss-driver-serial.PNG)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/add-buss-driver-serial.PNG) Network outputs enable connections to devices or software via [TCP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_Control_Protocol) or [UDP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Datagram_Protocol) protocols. In TCP mode, Ayva WebSocket Hub attempts to establish a connection to a WebSocket at the `/ws` endpoint on the specified host and port. In UDP mode, packets are sent directly to the designated host and port. Note that because UDP is *connectionless*, a UDP output will always be displayed as *Connected*, even if no application or device is actively listening at the specified host and port. TCP is typically used to connect to WiFi-enabled devices, while UDP is typically used to stream to a [Virt-a-mate](https://osr.wiki/books/glossary/page/virt-a-mate) plugin such as [BusDriver](https://osr.wiki/books/busdriver) (though it can also be used for WiFi-enabled devices that support UDP). ##### **Serial** **[![awh-guide-3.PNG](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/awh-guide-3.PNG)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/awh-guide-3.PNG)** **[![awh-guide-4.PNG](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/awh-guide-4.PNG)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/awh-guide-4.PNG)** Serial outputs facilitate device connections via the Serial protocol, typically through USB. However, they can also operate over [virtual serial ports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_COM_port) that emulate physical connections for other protocols, including Bluetooth Classic. # Appendix ##### **To be incorporated into the Guide** [![awh-guide-5.PNG](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/awh-guide-5.PNG)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/awh-guide-5.PNG) [![awh-guide-6.PNG](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/awh-guide-6.PNG)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/awh-guide-6.PNG) [![add-buss-driver-serial.PNG](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/add-buss-driver-serial.PNG)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/add-buss-driver-serial.PNG) [![virt-a-mate bus driver.png](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/virt-a-mate-bus-driver.png)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/virt-a-mate-bus-driver.png) [![serial-bus-driver-streaming.PNG](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/serial-bus-driver-streaming.PNG)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/serial-bus-driver-streaming.PNG) ##### **Example**: Streaming from Ayva Stroker Lite [![ayva-stroker-awh-1.png](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/ayva-stroker-awh-1.png)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/ayva-stroker-awh-1.png) [![ayva-stroker-awh.png](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/ayva-stroker-awh.png)](https://osr.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/ayva-stroker-awh.png)