The Server Program
The server program runs under Windows 2000 and greater. It allows you to set up
a database of accounts and upload new contents to the players immediately or at
scheduled times. You can also remotely adjust the audio volume within the range
set by the manual volume dial. Each account contains contact information such as
name, address, phone number and email address. It also contains the player infor-
mation such as IP address and password. Each account may have only one player
associated with it. For multi-location applications, each location should be consid-
ered as one account.
Software Installation
Run setup.exe on the software CD to begin the installation process. Prerequisite
software such as Microsoft .net and SQL server (compact edition) are also included
on the CD and will be installed.
If an older version was previously installed, it must be uninstalled first. When the
new version installs, the program will ask you whether you want to replace the old
database file “Accounts.sdf”. Answer “no” if you want to keep your old database
file of accounts you previously set up. You will not be asked this question if this
software has never been installed on the managing PC before.
The server program allows you to set up tasks (file transfers) for immediate or
future execution. However, the server program needs to be running at the time
when the scheduled tasks are supposed to be executed. If the server program is not
running at the time, the scheduled tasks will not be executed until the next time the
server program runs. Therefore by default a shortcut to the server program is in-
stalled in the Programs | Startup folder. This causes the server program to be launched
every time the software’s owner logs in. The shortcut in the Startup folder can be
deleted if this behavior is not needed.
When using Windows Vista it may be necessary to run the server program as the
system Administrator.
The first time the server program is run the event log is created. After that server
activity will be written to the event log.
Make sure firewall and anti-virus software is correctly configured to allow the server
program to access the players.
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