Here's what you need to
do to start using the program. First, the program must be
correctly installed
and configured on the server and the various clients.
Then, Explorer Manager can be started on the server. When the
program opens, it displays the Main
Window from which you can access all the program functions
and monitor connections, printing, orders, etc.
When the program is installed, the archive contains one test
customer, called Mario Rossi whose username is mario700
and whose password is moto24. Next, start Explorer Client
on one of the navigation workstations and enter Mario Rossi's
username and password (mario700 and moto24). If all goes well,
you will be logged in to the workstation and, immediately, the
residual credit, the credit used and the navigation time will
appear in the lower right hand corner while, on the left, the
classic Windows Start button will be replaced with the Programs
button, which allows running only enabled programs (and Internet
Explorer, by default).
Returning to the server and Explorer Manager, you will
immediately note that, in the Workstations area, there is a box
with the name of the computer you logged onto in red and
connection data (user, start time, connection duration and
residual credit).
Now that you're familiar with the manager and the navigation
workstation, we are ready to get to work: the first thing to do
is to define your Rates and the
User Groups. At this point, you
can start to enter customers in the archive. This is done in
Explorer Manager by clicking New to the right of the customer
list. A new user is created and a User
Record is displayed where you will need to enter the
customer's registration data, giving him a username and password
or creating a Smart Card, specifying the Rate he will be charged
and the Group he belongs to. This last piece of information
determines the restrictions placed on the customer and what
programs he can run.
If the programme has been configured as a
Hotspot, logging
will be possible without the use of Explorer Client. In this
case just open the browser and enter your own username and
password.