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Open TapeTrack Control Panel

The TapeTrack Control Panel can be accessed from the File Menu→Open TapeTrack Control Panel from TapeMaster and Checkpoint, or by clicking the more button (..) to the right of the server drop-down box on the login screen on TapeMaster, Checkpoint and Lite.

The TapeTrack Control Panel is divided into two tabs: TapeTrack Servers and Advanced Connection Settings.

TapeTrack Servers

The TapeTrack Servers tab displays active server connections.

Right-Click Operations

There are four options available when right-clicking in the TapeTrack Servers tab.

  • Add: Launches the Server Information window to add additional connections. There are four fields in the Server Information Window.
    • Short Name: How this connection will be displayed in the TapeTrack login window.
    • Address: The address of the TapeTrack Server.
    • IP: The IP of the Server.
    • Port: The port of the TapeTrack Server.
    • Proxy: If set to “true”, the HTTP Proxy Settings will need to be set in the “Advanced Connection Settings” tab. See below.
  • Delete: Deletes the Server from the list.
  • Properties: Launches the Server Information window above so that changes can be made to a Server.
  • Create Desktop Shortcut: Places a shortcut to this connection on the desktop of your Windows PC.

Advanced Connection Settings

The Advanced Connection Settings tab provides additional settings for when a Server uses an HTTP Proxy. It has the following fields:

  • Address: The IP Address or Name of the HTTP Proxy Server.
  • Port: The TCP/IP Port of the HTTP Proxy Server.
  • User-ID: The User-ID for Proxy Authentication (if required).
  • Password: The Password for Proxy Authentication (if required).
  • Automatically detect HTTP Proxy: Click this button to automatically detect an existing HTTP Proxy Connection.
common/control_panel.txt · Last modified: 2025/01/21 22:07 by 127.0.0.1