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+ | We should deprecate this page. Three is a better way to handle multiple workstations: | ||
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+ | ======= Registering an Evergreen Staff Client to Different Working Locations (In Windows) ======= | ||
+ | ====== Introduction ====== | ||
+ | Sometimes, an administrator may need to log on from different working locations. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Background ====== | ||
+ | The Evergreen Staff Client stores information about Workstation registration both locally and on the Evergreen server(s). | ||
+ | |||
+ | The remotely stored information links the Workstation name with the working location. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Multiple Workstation Registrations ====== | ||
+ | There are various ways to register different Workstations on the same machine. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Different Windows Logins ===== | ||
+ | The first is to have different Windows logins for each workstation. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Varying Hostname Capitalization ===== | ||
+ | If the Workstation is registered with " | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Manually Editing or Deleting the " | ||
+ | This is not recommended, | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Editing the Windows " | ||
+ | This method allows a user to register the workstation with multiple locations without having to delete or edit wsinfo each time, remember variants of capitalizations, | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== What is the " | ||
+ | Windows has a file called " | ||
+ | |||
+ | So, for example, say I want anyone using my computer to be able to type " | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Step-By-Step Explanation ==== | ||
+ | - Log onto Windows as an Administrator and get the IP address for your Evergreen server. | ||
+ | - The IP address for gapines.org is 209.168.247.199. | ||
+ | - If you know the URL of your Evergreen server, but not the IP address, you can find it thusly: | ||
+ | - Open a command prompt by choosing " | ||
+ | - Enter "ping <Server URL>" | ||
+ | C:\>ping gapines.org | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pinging gapines.org [209.168.247.199] with 32 bytes of data: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Reply from 209.168.247.199: | ||
+ | Reply from 209.168.247.199: | ||
+ | Reply from 209.168.247.199: | ||
+ | Reply from 209.168.247.199: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ping statistics for 209.168.247.199: | ||
+ | Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), | ||
+ | Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: | ||
+ | Minimum = 27ms, Maximum = 29ms, Average = 27ms | ||
+ | |||
+ | C:\> | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | - Locate the " | ||
+ | - Open the file with a simple text editor such as Notepad (Don't use MS Word). | ||
+ | - The file will probably contain the following text (possibly with more entries, if it’s been edited before): < | ||
+ | # Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp. | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each | ||
+ | # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should | ||
+ | # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. | ||
+ | # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one | ||
+ | # space. | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # Additionally, | ||
+ | # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # For example: | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server | ||
+ | # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host | ||
+ | |||
+ | 127.0.0.1 localhost | ||
+ | - For each location that you wish to register a Workstation with, create an entry in the hosts file. | ||
+ | - The entries should each be added on a separate line and will look like this: < | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 arl-ath.gapines.org | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 arl-bog.gapines.org | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 arl-bkm.gapines.org </ | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each | ||
+ | # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should | ||
+ | # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host | ||
+ | |||
+ | name. | ||
+ | # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one | ||
+ | # space. | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # Additionally, | ||
+ | # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # For example: | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | # 102.54.94.97 | ||
+ | # | ||
+ | |||
+ | 127.0.0.1 | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 arl-ath.gapines.org | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 arl-bog.gapines.org | ||
+ | 209.168.247.199 arl-bkm.gapines.org </ | ||
+ | - Save your changes. | ||
+ | file within the Save As dialog after you select the "All Files" | ||
+ | file type. If you type the name in or just click " | ||
+ | though the file name is correct in the filename box, Notepad WILL | ||
+ | save your changed version as a " | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you don't get a "Are you sure you'd like to overwrite this file?" dialog, | ||
+ | Notepad probably saved it as a text file.</ | ||
+ | - Exit Notepad and start the Evergreen Staff Client. | ||
+ | A) You typed the Hostname into the login screen exactly as you entered it into the hosts file | ||
+ | B) That you have the correct IP entered into the hosts file | ||
+ | C) That your hosts file is NOT a " | ||
+ | - Login and register the Workstation to the desired location. | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | < |
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