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AllOff Configuration Latest Version: 3.5 Size: 596KB Released 24-August-2010

Below is a screen shot of the configuration screen showing the various parameters that can be set. By default the program runs in the System Tray, to access the configuration screen double click on the tray icon and then click the Configure button from the main screen. Hovering over the various fields will display the tool tips with extra information. Errors will be flagged by a status message at the bottom of the screen when Save is clicked and the parameter(s) involved will also be highlighted. Any errors must be fixed before new data can be saved. The configuration screen for the AllOff Slave is similar except that CPU Averaging, CPU Threshold, Fixed Time Shutdown and Keyboard & Mouse Delay can not be changed, in addition Enable CPU Check, Enable KM Check and Enable Time Check are disabled and CPU Delay is changed to Lost Comms Delay. When the configuration screen is opened program operation is inhibited until it is closed when the program will be reset if any parameter changes have been saved. Communications to the Slave are not inhibited while the configuration screen is open. Saving configuration changes needs administrator privileges. The configuration file can be found in the data directory of the main program (usually c:\program files\JSutils\AllOff\Data).

The Log Level can be set to None, Normal or Full. If the log file path is changed the path must end with '\'.The alternate log path must be created manually and the permissions set to suit the required operation if it does not already exist before running the program. If the log level is set to Full configuration details are written to the log file when the configuration screen is closed if any changes have been saved, in addition configuration details are written to the log file each time the program starts.

Clicking on Fixed Time Activation enables the program activation to be set to a fixed time using the 24 hour clock rather than a preset delay after start up. If the reset button is clicked or the program started once the activation time has passed activation will be immediate.

Clicking on Fixed Time Shutdown enables the program shutdown initiation to be set to a fixed time using the 24 hour clock. This time takes priority over CPU and Keyboard/Mouse activity timers. If the reset button is clicked once the shutdown time has passed shutdown will be set to the defined time the next day. If the Fixed Shutdown Time is earlier than the Fixed Activation Time than shutdown will be set to the defined time the next day.

Unsetting the Force checkbox stops running programs being forced to close for reboot, power off and shutdown only.

Monitor Mode can only be used on the main program when AllOff is used to control a remote computer. It can not be used on AllOff Slave.

When using the remote slave you can use either an IP address or if the domain name check box is ticked a fully qualified domain name (on systems without a Directory Name Server you can also use the computer name). Only change the communications port if the program gives an error message indicating a clash with another program, if you do this remember to change both main and slave programs to the same port.

The configuration screen will timeout after 600 seconds if left open, there is a warning message 90 seconds before closure which appears at the top of the screen and counts down before this happens.