AdminClient

AdminClient enables you to manage the entire octoplant system. The AdminClient is available on all computers installed with octoplant. This provides you with an easy access to administrative functions at all times. If you have enabled access to at least one module, users without administrator rights can also access AdminClient.

Particular features of the AdminClient

The start screen of the AdminClient consists of a menu bar on the left side with general functions and 10 modules containing functions on a specific topic. For example, in the module User management, you can create users, assign and manage rights and synchronize users.

 

Clients will close once two hours have passed without user activity. This is the default setting. In order to continue using the clients, the user will have to log in again. If the client application has been open for over 48 hours, the user will also have to log in again (this also occurs by default and will happen regardless of whether user activity took place during this time period or not).

It is possible to configure these values to suit your individual needs. This is done with an entry in the server.ini file.

If the VDogMasterService is restarted, during the time period in which a client application is open, the user will have to log in again. This is because login information is lost when the service is restarted.

Menu bar

Using the menu bar, you can log off or close the AdminClient, display the octoplant help as well as further information about octoplant. The following functions are also available here:

• Licensing: activating octoplant, showing licensing information, updating license.
• INI files can be edited and additional settings can be added.
• Support packet can be produced to enable AUVESY-MDT support to assist you.

 

Modules

You can execute these functions in the individual modules:

• Jobs: secure devices (create, configure and execute jobs)
• Component type editor: create, change and delete component types
• User management: create users and groups, bestowing rights and synchronization
• Script management: create and manage scripts
• Global settings: configure the server
• Event Log: display server events
• Maintenance mode: secure server archive in consistent mode
• Archive manager: clean up the server archive
• Server synchronization: configure synchronization of two servers
• System dashboard: conduct an analysis of the server

 

Set timeout for individual modules

You can define a timeout in the module Global settings -> Clients. This will indicate after how many minutes without user activity the modules of the AdminClient are to be automatically closed, thereby being released for other users. None saved changes will be lost.

This timeout does not apply to the modules Event log and System dashboard.

Further features of the AdminClient

The following functions can be executed cross-module in the AdminClient:

• Active directory binding
• Automated notifications (emails)
• Component upload
• Displaying the password
• Single Sign-On

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Last updated: 22. March 2024