OnLAN Messenger Administrator Manual - Managing online users)

OnLAN Messenger Administrator Manual

Introduction Contents and system requirements Terminology Installation and setup
	Loading the server Setting up the OnLAN Monitor module Setting up the OnLAN Server module
		License activation Setting the database file path Saving data to the database Setting up the main parameters
	Loading the client Client setup Advanced setup
		Choosing the network interface Registering debug information
Management tools
	Managing the OnLAN Server Managing the OnLAN Messenger
		Control console
		Testing the server Testing the client Managing online users Modifying the database
			Modifying group policies Modifying standard groups Modifying user registration data Using Microsoft Access to manage the database
		Authorizing new contact creation Managing active http-sessions Audit tools
			Managing logs
				Event log Command history Message history Unsent message log Unsent message status log
	Managing data through the web-interface
Updating and deleting
	Updating OnLAN Messenger
		Refreshing the license Updating the server version Updating the client version
	Deleting OnLAN Messenger
		Deleting the client Deleting client groups Deleting the server
Appendix
	Event log-files Codes in use Ports in use Group policy keys

Managing online users

You can manage online users from the "OnLine Users" window, as shown on pic #14, which can be loaded from the following menus in the "OnLAN Server" window: "Users" -> "OnLine Users" (pic #3).

Pic #11.

This window contains a list of all users that are currently online.

The list of control options available is listed in the buttons on the right side of the window:
- Close: forcefully closes the client for the selected user;
- Close all: forcefully closes the clients of all online users;
- Block: blocks the selected user (see Terminology). The user's account status ("Account_state") in the "OnLine Users" list will change from "ACTIVE" to "BLOCKED". Active users cannot send message to a blocked user, because they disappear from their contact list. The blocked user's client (blocked client) stops refreshing the contact list, and any changes in group policies become irrelevant for the said client. When the blocked client is loaded next time, they do not receive the new contact list;
- UnBlock: unblocks the user, who was blocked earlier. The "Account_state" value in the user list in the "OnLine Users" window changes from "BLOCKED" to "ACTIVE". After being unblocked, the user retains all the settings set for that client earlier, and begins to refresh the contact list and new group policies as normal;
- Message: sends a small system message to the selected user (can be a blocked user). Pressing the button will load a window, where you can type in the message text in the "Message" field;
- UnSent: allows you to see the list of unsent messages for the selected user in a separate "UnSent" window. The window looks as described in the Unsent message log chapter (pic #20), sorted by "To";
- History: opens a list of messages sent to the selected user or sent by that user in a separate window. The window looks as described in the Message history chapter (pic #19), sorted by "To" and "From";
- Unsent Status: opens a list of unsent messages for the selected user in a separate "Unsent Status" window. The window looks as described in the Unsent message state chapter (pic #21), sorted by "To";
- Refresh: refreshes the list of online users in the "OnLine Users" window.

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