diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/utils.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/utils.js
index 8a56871bf..1b897db5c 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/utils.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/utils.js
@@ -641,9 +641,22 @@
   };
 
   context.JK.getGoodAudioConfigs = function() {
-    return context.jamClient.FTUEGetGoodAudioConfigurations();
+    var result = context.jamClient.FTUEGetGoodAudioConfigurations();
+    console.log("goodAudioConfigs=%o", result);
+    return result;
   };
 
+  context.JK.getGoodConfigMap = function() {
+    var goodConfigMap = [];
+    var goodConfigs = context.JK.getGoodAudioConfigs();
+    $.each(goodConfigs, function(index, profileKey) {
+      var friendlyName = context.jamClient.FTUEGetConfigurationDevice(profileKey);
+      goodConfigMap.push({key: profileKey, name: friendlyName});
+    });
+
+    return goodConfigMap;
+  }
+
   context.JK.getBadAudioConfigs = function() {
     var badAudioConfigs = [];
     var allAudioConfigs = context.jamClient.FTUEGetAllAudioConfigurations();
@@ -655,9 +668,56 @@
       }
     }
 
+    console.log("badAudioConfigs=%o", badAudioConfigs);
+
     return badAudioConfigs;
   };
 
+  context.JK.getBadConfigMap = function() {
+    var badConfigMap = [];
+    var badConfigs = context.JK.getBadAudioConfigs();
+    $.each(badConfigs, function(index, profileKey) {
+      var friendlyName = context.jamClient.FTUEGetConfigurationDevice(profileKey);
+      badConfigMap.push({key: profileKey, name: friendlyName});
+    });
+
+    return badConfigMap;
+  }
+
+  context.JK.getFirstGoodDevice = function(preferredDeviceId) {
+    var badConfigs = context.JK.getBadAudioConfigs();
+    console.log("badConfigs=%o", badConfigs);
+
+    function getGoodDevice() {
+      var goodConfigs = context.JK.getGoodAudioConfigs();
+      console.log("goodConfigs = %o", goodConfigs);
+      if (goodConfigs && goodConfigs.length > 0) {
+        deviceId = goodConfigs[0];
+      }
+      else {
+        deviceId = null;
+      }
+      return deviceId;
+    }
+    
+    var deviceId = null;
+
+    if (preferredDeviceId) {
+
+      // if the preferred device is not in the list of invalid configs, use it
+      if ($.inArray(preferredDeviceId, badConfigs) === -1) {
+        console.log("preferred device is good");
+        deviceId = preferredDeviceId;
+      }
+      else {
+        deviceId = getGoodDevice();
+      }        
+    }
+    else {
+      deviceId = getGoodDevice();
+    }
+    return deviceId;
+  }
 
   /*
    * A JavaScript implementation of the RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message