diff --git a/modules/admin.js b/modules/admin.js
index 18658f8..80fdbd4 100644
--- a/modules/admin.js
+++ b/modules/admin.js
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ class admin {
          *
          * @type {object}
          */
-        let previewInstances = [];
         let io = sharedIO.of("/admin-" + displayId);
         this.io = io;
         this.displayId = displayId;
         this.dispatcher = dispatcher;
-
+        this.screenView = screenView;
         this.bundleManager = bundleManager;
+        this.previewInstances = [];
+
         let self = this;
         // helper callback for global announce
         dispatcher.on("announce", function (obj) {
@@ -60,18 +61,18 @@ class admin {
 
             socket.on('error', function (error) {
                 cli.error(error, "WS error on socket id:" + socket.id);
-                for (let i in previewInstances) {
-                    if (previewInstances[i].adminId === socket.id || previewInstances[i].preview === socket) {
-                        delete previewInstances[i];
+                for (let i in self.previewInstances) {
+                    if (self.previewInstances[i].adminId === socket.id || self.previewInstances[i].preview === socket) {
+                        self.previewInstances.splice(i, 1);
                         break;
                     }
                 }
             });
 
             socket.on('disconnect', function (reason) {
-                for (let i in previewInstances) {
-                    if (previewInstances[i].adminId === socket.id || previewInstances[i].preview === socket) {
-                        delete previewInstances[i];
+                for (let i in self.previewInstances) {
+                    if (self.previewInstances[i].adminId === socket.id || self.previewInstances[i].preview === socket) {
+                        self.previewInstances.splice(i, 1);
                         break;
                     }
                 }
@@ -79,9 +80,9 @@ class admin {
             });
 
             socket.on('sync.preview', function (socketId) {
-                for (let i in previewInstances) {
-                    if (previewInstances[i].adminId === decodeURIComponent(socketId)) {
-                        previewInstances[i].preview = socket;
+                for (let i in self.previewInstances) {
+                    if (self.previewInstances[i].adminId === decodeURIComponent(socketId)) {
+                        self.previewInstances[i].preview = socket;
                     }
                 }
             });
@@ -91,32 +92,36 @@ class admin {
             });
 
             // toggle time
-            socket.on('controls.time.toggle', function (data) {
-                let view = getView();
+            socket.on('controls.time.toggle', function () {
+                let view = self.getView();
                 let bool = !view.serverOptions.displayTime;
 
                 view.getBundle().bundleData.displayTime = bool;
                 view.serverOptions.displayTime = bool;
 
                 view.io.emit("callback.time", bool);
-                updateDashboard(io);
+                self.updateDashboard(io);
             });
 
-            socket.on('controls.previous', function (data) {
-                let view = getView();
-                view.serverOptions.loopIndex -= 2;
-                view.mainLoop();
+            socket.on('controls.previous', function () {
+                self.controls('previous');
             });
 
-            socket.on('controls.play', function (data) {
-                getServerOptions().loop = true;
-                getView().mainLoop();
-                updateDashboard(io);
+            socket.on('controls.play', function () {
+                self.controls('play');
             });
+            socket.on('controls.pause', function () {
+                self.controls('pause');
+            });
+
+            socket.on('controls.next', function () {
+                self.controls('next');
+            });
+
 
             socket.on('controls.startStream', function (data) {
-                let view = getView();
-                let serverOptions = getServerOptions();
+                let view = self.getView();
+                let serverOptions = self.getServerOptions();
 
                 if (serverOptions.isStreaming === false) {
                     serverOptions.loop = false;
@@ -131,27 +136,16 @@ class admin {
                     cli.success("stop stream");
                 }
                 view.io.emit("callback.load", view.getSlideData());
-                updateDashboard(io);
+                self.updateDashboard(io);
             });
 
 
-            socket.on('controls.pause', function (data) {
-                let view = getView();
-                view.clearTimers();
-                getServerOptions().loop = false;
-                updateDashboard(io);
-            });
-
-            socket.on('controls.next', function (data) {
-                getView().mainLoop();
-            });
-
-            socket.on('controls.blackout', function (data) {
-                let view = getView();
+            socket.on('controls.blackout', function () {
+                let view = self.getView();
                 view.serverOptions.blackout = view.serverOptions.blackout === false;
 
                 view.io.emit("callback.blackout", {serverOptions: view.serverOptions});
-                updateDashboard(io);
+                self.updateDashboard(io);
             });
 
             socket.on("controls.preview", function (data) {
@@ -162,7 +156,7 @@ class admin {
                 }
 
                 try {
-                    getPreview(socket).preview.emit("callback.preview",
+                    self.getPreview(socket).preview.emit("callback.preview",
                         {
                             bundleData: bundle.getBundleData(),
                             json: json,
@@ -177,19 +171,19 @@ class admin {
             });
 
             socket.on("controls.skipTo", function (data) {
-                let bundleSettings = getView().getBundle();
+                let bundleSettings = self.getView().getBundle();
                 let slides = bundleSettings.enabledSlides;
 
                 let idx = slides.indexOf(data.fileName);
                 if (idx >= 0) {
-                    getServerOptions().loopIndex = idx;
+                    self.getServerOptions().loopIndex = idx;
                 }
-                getView().mainLoop();
+                self.getView().mainLoop();
             });
 
             socket.on('controls.toggle', function (data) {
                 let fileName = data.fileName;
-                let bundleSettings = getView().getBundle();
+                let bundleSettings = self.getView().getBundle();
                 let idx = bundleSettings.disabledSlides.indexOf(fileName);
 
                 if (idx > -1) {
@@ -198,7 +192,7 @@ class admin {
                     bundleSettings.setSlideStatus(fileName, false);
                 }
 
-                updateDashboard(socket);
+                self.updateDashboard(socket);
             });
 
             // override
@@ -210,7 +204,7 @@ class admin {
                         }
                         dispatcher.emit("all.override", data);
                     } else {
-                        let view = getView();
+                        let view = self.getView();
                         view.overrideSlide(data.json, data.png, data.duration, data.transition);
                     }
                 } catch (err) {
@@ -219,23 +213,23 @@ class admin {
             });
 
             socket.on('admin.setBundle', function (data) {
-                let view = getView();
+                let view = self.getView();
                 view.changeBundle(data.bundle);
                 view.displayCurrentSlide();
-                updateDashboard(io);
+                self.updateDashboard(io);
             });
 
             socket.on('admin.dashboard.sync', function () {
-                syncDashboard(socket);
-                updateDashboard(socket);
+                self.syncDashboard(socket);
+                self.updateDashboard(socket);
             });
 
-            socket.on('admin.listSlides', function (data) {
-                updateDashboard(socket);
+            socket.on('admin.listSlides', function () {
+                self.updateDashboard(socket);
             });
 
-            socket.on('admin.listBundles', function (data) {
-                updateDashboard(socket);
+            socket.on('admin.listBundles', function () {
+                self.updateDashboard(socket);
             });
 
 
@@ -292,10 +286,10 @@ class admin {
 
                         fs.copyFileSync("templates/bundle/slides.json", "data/bundles/" + data.dir + "/slides.json");
                         bundleManager.getBundle(data.dir);
-                        syncDashboard(io);
+                        self.syncDashboard(io);
                     } else {
                         socket.emit("callback.error", "Error: bundle already exists.");
-                        syncDashboard(io);
+                        self.syncDashboard(io);
                     }
                 } catch (err) {
                     cli.error(err, "Error while creating new bundle");
@@ -399,8 +393,8 @@ class admin {
                     transition = null;
                 }
 
-                getServerOptions().transition = transition;
-                updateDashboard(io);
+                self.getServerOptions().transition = transition;
+                self.updateDashboard(io);
             });
 
             socket.on('edit.save', function (data) {
@@ -499,89 +493,98 @@ class admin {
             });
 
         }); // io
-
-
-        /** helper functions  */
-
-        /**
-         * @param {object} socket
-         */
-        function updateDashboard(socket) {
-            let view = getView();
-            let serverOptions = view.serverOptions;
-            let bundleSettings = view.getBundle();
-
-            socket.emit("callback.dashboard.update", {
-                bundleSettings: bundleSettings,
-                allSlides: bundleSettings.allSlides,
-                serverOptions: serverOptions,
-                displayId: displayId
-            });
-        }
-
-        function updateSlides(socket, bundlename, bundle) {
-            socket.emit("callback.dashboard.updateSlides", {
-                bundleName: bundlename,
-                bundleSettings: bundle
-            });
-        }
-
-        function syncDashboard(socket) {
-            previewInstances.push({adminId: socket.id, preview: {}, currentView: {}});
-            let serverOptions = getView().serverOptions;
-            let bundleDirs = self.bundleManager.getBundleInfos();
-
-
-            socket.emit("callback.dashboard.sync", {
-                displayId: displayId,
-                bundleDirs: bundleDirs,
-                serverOptions: serverOptions,
-                displays: config.displays
-            });
-        }
-
-        function getDirectories(path) {
-            return fs.readdirSync(path).filter(function (file) {
-                return fs.statSync(path + '/' + file).isDirectory();
-            });
-        }
-
-        function getPreview(socket) {
-            for (let i in previewInstances) {
-                if (previewInstances[i].adminId === socket.id) {
-                    return previewInstances[i];
-                }
-            }
-
-            throw "error";
-        }
-
-        /** Generate an uuid
-         * @url https://stackoverflow.com/questions/105034/create-guid-uuid-in-javascript#2117523 **/
-        function uuidv4() {
-            return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, function (c) {
-                let r = Math.random() * 16 | 0, v = c === 'x' ? r : (r & 0x3 | 0x8);
-                return v.toString(16);
-            });
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * @return infoscreen3/display.serverOptions
-         */
-        function getServerOptions() {
-            return getView().serverOptions;
-
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * @return display
-         */
-        function getView() {
-            return screenView;
-        }
     }
 
-} // admin
+    /** helper functions  */
+
+    /**
+     * @param {object} socket
+     */
+    updateDashboard(socket) {
+        let view = this.getView();
+        let serverOptions = view.serverOptions;
+        let bundleSettings = view.getBundle();
+
+        socket.emit("callback.dashboard.update", {
+            bundleSettings: bundleSettings,
+            allSlides: bundleSettings.allSlides,
+            serverOptions: serverOptions,
+            displayId: this.displayId
+        });
+
+        this.dispatcher.emit("dashboard.update", {displayId: this.displayId, serverOptions: serverOptions});
+
+    }
+
+    static updateSlides(socket, bundlename, bundle) {
+        socket.emit("callback.dashboard.updateSlides", {
+            bundleName: bundlename,
+            bundleSettings: bundle
+        });
+    }
+
+    syncDashboard(socket) {
+        this.previewInstances.push({adminId: socket.id, preview: {}, currentView: {}});
+        let serverOptions = this.getView().serverOptions;
+        let bundleDirs = this.bundleManager.getBundleInfos();
+
+
+        socket.emit("callback.dashboard.sync", {
+            displayId: displayId,
+            bundleDirs: bundleDirs,
+            serverOptions: serverOptions,
+            displays: config.displays
+        });
+    }
+
+    getPreview(socket) {
+        for (let i in this.previewInstances) {
+            if (this.previewInstances[i].adminId === socket.id) {
+                return this.previewInstances[i];
+            }
+        }
+        throw "error";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return infoscreen3/display.serverOptions
+     */
+    getServerOptions() {
+        return this.getView().serverOptions;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return display
+     */
+    getView() {
+        return this.screenView;
+    }
+
+
+    controls(action) {
+        switch (action) {
+            case "previous":
+                let view = this.getView();
+                view.serverOptions.loopIndex -= 2;
+                view.mainLoop();
+                break;
+            case "play":
+                this.getServerOptions().loop = true;
+                this.getView().mainLoop();
+                this.updateDashboard(this.io);
+                break
+            case "pause":
+                this.getView().clearTimers();
+                this.getServerOptions().loop = false;
+                this.updateDashboard(this.io);
+                break;
+            case "next":
+                this.getView().mainLoop();
+                break;
+        }
+
+    } // admin
+}
 
 /**
  * @type {admin}
diff --git a/modules/bundleManager.js b/modules/bundleManager.js
index a767309..cfb379a 100644
--- a/modules/bundleManager.js
+++ b/modules/bundleManager.js
@@ -87,4 +87,7 @@ function getJson(file) {
     return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file).toString());
 }
 
+/**
+ * @type {bundleManager}
+ */
 module.exports = bundleManager;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/cli.js b/modules/cli.js
index 66cd475..140a765 100644
--- a/modules/cli.js
+++ b/modules/cli.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
     },
 
     log: function (string) {
-
         console.log(getDateTime() + " " + string);
     }
 };
diff --git a/modules/db.js b/modules/db.js
index be8d84a..d8e54c7 100644
--- a/modules/db.js
+++ b/modules/db.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-var records = require("../config.js").admins;
+const records = require(`../config.js`).admins;
+
 module.exports = {
 
-    findById: function(id, cb) {
+    findById: function (id, cb) {
         process.nextTick(function () {
-            var idx = id - 1;
+            let idx = id - 1;
             if (records[idx]) {
                 cb(null, records[idx]);
             } else {
@@ -12,10 +13,10 @@ module.exports = {
         });
     },
 
-     findByUsername: function(username, cb) {
+    findByUsername: function (username, cb) {
         process.nextTick(function () {
-            for (var i = 0, len = records.length; i < len; i++) {
-                var record = records[i];
+            for (let i = 0, len = records.length; i < len; i++) {
+                let record = records[i];
                 if (record.username === username) {
                     return cb(null, record);
                 }
diff --git a/modules/display.js b/modules/display.js
index 10ef5be..b687ab0 100644
--- a/modules/display.js
+++ b/modules/display.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 let fs = require("fs");
-let path = require("path");
 let cli = require(`./cli.js`);
 let bundleManager = require(`./bundleManager.js`);
 
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ class display {
             let that = this;
 
             // override slide timeout if set by slide
-            var slideTimeout = this.serverOptions.slideDuration * 1000;
+            let slideTimeout = this.serverOptions.slideDuration * 1000;
             if (this.serverOptions.currentMeta.duration > 5) {
                 slideTimeout = parseFloat(this.serverOptions.currentMeta.duration) * 1000;
             }
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ class display {
 
     overrideSlide(json, pngData, duration, transition) {
         this.clearTimers();
-        var _transition = this.serverOptions.transition;
+        let _transition = this.serverOptions.transition;
         this.serverOptions.transition = transition;
         this.serverOptions.loop = false;
         this.serverOptions.isAnnounce = true;
diff --git a/modules/websocket.js b/modules/websocket.js
index c86ce10..c38e7af 100644
--- a/modules/websocket.js
+++ b/modules/websocket.js
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ let _bundleManager = require(`./bundleManager.js`);
 let chalk = require('chalk');
 let fs = require('fs');
 
-/**
- * @type {display[]}
- */
-let screenView = [];
-/** @type {admin[]} */
-let adminView = [];
+
 
 /**
  * @param server
@@ -21,6 +16,14 @@ let adminView = [];
  * @return {{screenView: display[], adminView: admin[], bundleManager: bundleManager}}
  */
 module.exports = function (server, app, io, dispatcher) {
+    /**
+     * @type {display[]}
+     */
+    let screenView = [];
+
+    /** @type {admin[]} */
+    let adminView = [];
+
     console.log(chalk.green(">> ") + "InfoScreen3" + chalk.green("<<"));
     cli.log("Checking for write permissions...");
 
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ module.exports = function (server, app, io, dispatcher) {
 
     let screenId = 0;
 
+    // create screens and admin socket interfaces
     for (let metadata of availableDisplays) {
         let view = new display(io, dispatcher, metadata, screenId, bundleManager);
         screenView.push(view);
@@ -66,7 +70,48 @@ module.exports = function (server, app, io, dispatcher) {
         screenId += 1;
     }
 
+    // create overview admin lobby
+    io.of("/admin").on("connection", function (socket) {
 
+        let arr = [];
+        for (let display of screenView) {
+            arr.push({displayId: display.serverOptions.displayId, serverOptions: display.serverOptions});
+        }
+        socket.emit("callback.serverOptions", arr);
+
+
+        // handle other events
+        cli.info("WS/" + socket.conn.remoteAddress + " connect");
+        socket.on('error', function (error) {
+            cli.error(error, "WS/ error");
+        });
+        socket.on('disconnect', function (reason) {
+            cli.info("WS/ " + reason + " " + socket.conn.remoteAddress);
+        });
+
+        socket.on('controls.previous', function (data) {
+            getAdminView(data.displayId).controls("previous");
+        });
+
+        socket.on('controls.play', function (data) {
+            getAdminView(data.displayId).controls("play");
+        });
+
+        socket.on('controls.next', function (data) {
+            getAdminView(data.displayId).controls("next");
+        });
+
+        socket.on('controls.pause', function (data) {
+            getAdminView(data.displayId).controls("pause");
+        });
+
+        dispatcher.on("dashboard.update", function (data) {
+            socket.emit("callback.serverOptions", [data]);
+        });
+
+    });
+
+    // create lobby
     io.of("/lobby").on("connection", function (socket) {
         cli.info("WS/" + socket.conn.remoteAddress + " connect");
 
@@ -91,5 +136,17 @@ module.exports = function (server, app, io, dispatcher) {
         });
     });
 
+    /**
+     * @return admin
+     */
+    function getAdminView(index) {
+        try {
+            return adminView[index];
+        } catch (err) {
+            cli.log(err);
+        }
+    }
+
     return {screenView: screenView, adminView: adminView, bundleManager: bundleManager};
 };
+
diff --git a/views/admin/overview.twig b/views/admin/overview.twig
index ad87f36..119dbc2 100644
--- a/views/admin/overview.twig
+++ b/views/admin/overview.twig
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
                             <h3 class="ui center aligned header">{{ display.name }}</h3>
                         </div>
                         <div class="extra content">
-                            <a href="/admin/display/{{ loop.index0 }}" class="ui icon button">  <i class="wrench icon"></i></a>
+                            <a href="/admin/display/{{ loop.index0 }}" class="ui icon button"> <i
+                                        class="wrench icon"></i></a>
                             <!-- Controls -->
                             <div class="ui inverted buttons">
                                 <button class="ui icon button"
@@ -59,24 +60,12 @@
         var bundleData = {};
         var displayCount = {{ config.displays.length }};
 
-        for (var i = 0; i < displayCount; i++) {
-            socket.emit('admin.dashboard.sync', {displayId: i});
-        }
-
-        socket.on('callback.update', function (data) {
-            serverOptions = data.serverOptions;
-            updateControls(serverOptions);
+        socket.on('callback.serverOptions', function (data) {
+            for (var obj of data) {
+                updateControls(obj.serverOptions);
+            }
         });
 
-        socket.on("callback.dashboard.sync", function (data) {
-            updateControls(data.serverOptions);
-        });
-
-        socket.on("callback.dashboard.update", function (data) {
-            updateControls(data.serverOptions);
-        });
-
-
         function updateControls(serverOptions) {
             var id = serverOptions.displayId;