1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor, a request to manage one or more settings related to routing audio or visual information through a plurality of components of a device; in response to the request: determining if a relationship exists between at least a first component of the plurality of components and a second component of the plurality of components; if the relationship exists, generating a single user interface control for managing a setting common to both the first component and the second component; and in response to selection of the single interface control, configuring both of the first component and the second component to reflect the selection, the first component and the second component including at least a particular component that is built-in to the device or external to the device, wherein each of the first component and the second component are connectable to the device via a plurality of ports at the device, and wherein each of the plurality of ports is one of an input port of the device, an output port of the device, or both an input port and an output port of the device.