# Configuration groups

*Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nexus, Pearl Nano*

The following table describes what settings are saved with each configuration group.

**Configuration group definitions**

| **Group Name** | **Settings included in the configuration group** |
| --- | --- |
| **System** | Date and time settings, serial port settings, remote support settings, custom disk check schedule, access passwords, LDAP configuration settings, and deny/allow lists. |
| **Network** | Network settings. |
| **Inputs** | All audio and video source configuration settings (including no signal images) except EDID settings, which are in their own group. |
| **EDID** | EDID settings for sources. Applying configuration presets with this group automatically applies the included EDIDs. This process can take a while. |
| **Channel(s)** | All channel configuration data and current recording state, all layout images used in layouts, streaming state, all recording configuration data and current recording state. |
| **AFU** | Automatic file upload type, parameters and schedules. SFTP/SCP **private keys** are included (in encrypted format) in the automatic file upload preset. |
| **CMS** | Include CMS settings for integrations. |
| **Epiphan Edge** | Epiphan Edge pairing and encoder selection information. |
| **Output ports** | All configuration settings for the output ports. |

**Device differences**
- **Pearl-2 and Pearl Mini:** an additional **Touch screen** group exists — "Permitted touch screen use settings."
- **Pearl Nano:** the equivalent group is called **Front screen**, covering "Front screen PIN settings" (Nano uses a PIN, not a touch interface). Nano's own table also labels the channel group singular ("Channel"), reflecting its single-channel design.
- **Pearl Nexus:** has no touch/front screen, so no equivalent configuration group exists at all.

> product: pearl-family · topic: configuration · source: pearl-family-common.md · updated: Oct 13, 2026