MAGNUM ROUTER is a software module that unifies control and interfacing to Evertz and 3rd Party routers. MAGNUM provides a central location for configuring, managing, and controlling all Evertz routing products (such as EQX, Xenon, and EMR) in addition to 3rd party routers and router control system (using protocol translators). This module allows users configure and manage systems that range from small single router systems (ten's of sources and destinations) to large enterprise sized systems (thousands of sources and destinations) that utilizes tie-lines.