Barco R9830350 User Manual

R9830350 Octopus User Guide  (2001-08)

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The 

 dialog allows the user to specify the computer(s) on the network that is the

wallboard display. In an environment where there are multiple computers to be accessed, it is possible to
connect to multiple servers simultaneously.

Figure 15

Configure Connections dialog

The 

 dialog has several functional areas:

 this lists all of the servers that can be accessed by the O

CTOPUS 

. Each of

the computers is entered manually via the 

 

 button and the 

. The server

information area has five columns:
 

 the name of the computer that is running the O

CTOPUS 

S

ERVER

 application.

 

 this indicates whether the client is in one of three states, with respect to the server: 

, 

, 

. When connected, it is possible for the user to control the wallboard

display by activating the client. Its default state is 

. If the server is in 

 state,

then the activate button will pertain to that server.  There can only be one 

 server.

 

 this item indicates whether the client should automatically connect to the server the next

time the client is executed. This automates the application startup process. Its default state is 

.

 

 this item indicates whether the client should try to reconnect to the server if the

connection is broken because of a network error. Its default state is 

.

 

 this item indicates which server the client is going to switch to in case the connection with

the current selected server is broken by a network error. Only one server can be the fallback. By
default there is no fallback server.

 and 

 buttons: these buttons allow the addition or removal of O

CTOPUS

 servers from

the server information area.

 these buttons are available only when the operation is permitted, otherwise they

are grayed-out.

to make the highlighted server the default for activation.

to connect/disconnect the highlighted server.

toggle whether this server is to be reconnected at application startup

toggle whether the client will try to reconnect to the server if the connection is
broken by a network failure.
For Windows NT/2000 O

CTOPUS 

S

ERVER 

only!

toggle whether the client will switch to the server if the current connection is
broken by a network failure.
For Windows NT/2000 O

CTOPUS 

S

ERVER 

only!