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title: "Assigning Sources to Input Channels"
slug: "assigning-sources-to-input-channels"
updated: 2024-11-01T07:51:14Z
published: 2024-11-01T07:51:14Z
canonical: "docs.telosalliance.com/assigning-sources-to-input-channels"
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# Assigning Sources to Input Channels

Once Sources have been created, they must be assigned to input channels on the Quasar Engine and then saved to a Show Profile.

Show Profiles can be created in one of two ways:

- Sources can be assigned directly from the console and the resulting configuration captured as a Show.
- A Show Profile can be created from the web GUI by assigning sources to channels.

### Creating a Show Profile from the Console

- Push the top encoder of the channel strip to which you want to assign a source, then select the "Source" tab in the Master Touchscreen module.
- All configured and active sources on the network will appear; it may be necessary to use the touchscreen to scroll down to show more sources.
- Push the "Load Source" button.

![Figure 1 - Creating a Show Profile from the console](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/console.png)

Figure 1 - Creating a Show Profile from the console

> [!NOTE]
> **Note -** Inactive sources - that is, those generated by devices that are disconnected from the network or turned off - will not be detected by Quasar and will therefore not appear in the list.

### Creating a Show Profile from the Web GUI

- Using a PC connected to your studio network, enter the IP address of the Quasar Surface to display the web GUI.
- Navigate to the Profiles menu, then to the Shows menu.
- Click on the Create new show profile button.
- Enter a name for the new Profile and confirm.

![Figure 2 - Creating a Show Profile from the web GUI](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/gui.png)

Figure 2 - Creating a Show Profile from the web GUI

A new Show Profile diagnostics page will appear where Sources can be assigned to input channels from a dropdown menu.

![Figure 3 - Show profile dropdown](https://cdn.document360.io/57e3cd80-d493-453c-9672-ad1b043dadc3/Images/Documentation/dropdown.png)

Figure 3 - Show profile dropdown

For more detailed information on how to create and configure Network sources, please refer to the Quasar User Manual.