# Unique id for instance of dashboard

**URL:** <https://rossvideo.community/t/unique-id-for-instance-of-dashboard/9007>\
**Category:** Automation & Control\
**Created:** [July 30, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/unique-id-for-instance-of-dashboard/9007 "2025-07-30T11:56:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![richardhills](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@richardhills](https://rossvideo.community/u/richardhills)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/unique-id-for-instance-of-dashboard/9007/1 "2025-07-30T11:56:00Z")

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I have a custom panel file running on multiple Ultritouch HR panels. There is some customisation of the layout I wish to automate based on which Ultritouch it is running on. Is there a way to get a unique id, preferably the device name or IP address?

If this is possible, can it also be applied to dashboard running on a multiple PCs using host name or IP addrress?

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**Author:** ![richardhills](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/50afbb/32.png) [@richardhills](https://rossvideo.community/u/richardhills)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/unique-id-for-instance-of-dashboard/9007/2 "2025-07-31T09:03:00Z")

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Daniel Bailey directed me to the following post:

[https://rossvideo.community/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?MessageKey=5e71d5e8-e301-4508-9e3b-499eef3b8475&CommunityKey=94781415-eb0f-4f9a-b891-c44d41d870c8](https://rossvideo.community/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?MessageKey=5e71d5e8-e301-4508-9e3b-499eef3b8475&CommunityKey=94781415-eb0f-4f9a-b891-c44d41d870c8)

This solution is not as generic as I hoped. I had hoped to simply find the name (hostname of PC) running dashboard. However, it has been useful.

The only thing that confused me was extracting the parameter into a string so I could use it elsewhere in the file.  
You have to specify the context first rather than the normal params.getValueAsString(‘0xFF01’, 0):  
UlrtritouchDevName = params.getParam(‘ultritouch-context’, ‘0xFF01’, 0).getValueAsString();