OnLAN Messenger Administrator Manual

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

Audit tools

Console interfaces, such as OnLAN Server and OnLAN Monitor, contain general information about the work of the OnLAN Messenger service.

The "OnLAN Monitor" window (pic #1) contains the following information:
- Monitor uptime: the period of time that the OnLAN Monitor module has been running in days, hours, minutes, seconds;
- Last server start: the last time that the OnLAN Server module was loaded; the date and time are in the following formats respectively: dd.mm.yyyy, hh.mm.ss;
- Server uptime: the period of time that the OnLAN Server module has been running in days, hours, minutes, seconds;
- Last server stop: the time, when the OnLAN Server module was stopped last this session;
- Crashes: the number of crashes this session.

The "Statistic" panel in the "OnLAN Server" window (pic #3) contains the following information:
- Commands executed: the total number of commands executed this session;
- Commands in queue: the total number of commands in the command queue;
- Server uptime: the period of time that the OnLAN Server module has been running in days, hours, minutes, seconds;
- Clients timed out: the total number of clients that the server failed to contact with, by means of the ICMP protocol, this session;
- Client connection errors: the total number of failed attempts to contact clients for this session;
- Unsent messages: the number of unsent messages stored on the server;
- Active users online: the number of active users currently online;
- Blocked users online: the number of blocked users currently online;
- Online users: the total number of clients currently connected;
- New users: the current number of new user authorization requests;
- Unsent states: the number of unsent states;
- Check status: connected clients connection test marker, shows "Running..." when testing, and stays "Idle" for the rest of the time;
- Server status: OnLAN Server module marker, obtains the value "Running..." when the module is up, remains "Idle" for the rest of the time;
- Active HTTP sessions: the total number of currently active HTTP-sessions.
- Total upload errors: the total number of client errors; these can later be sent to the developers: all sorts of exceptions are sent by the clients to the server, where they are stored in the "UploadError" directory, and sorted by version and login name (service port: TCP 10005).

Furthermore, the server keeps track of messages (see Managing logs), their status, events and command history.

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