Installation: Update and Uninstall:

If you installed Port previously, you will see this screen. If this is a new installation, please move to the next screen shot.

To update Port after a previous installation, check the Update and Install Software radio button. To uninstall Port, check the Uninstall Software radio button.

Click Next to proceed with the update or uninstall.

Installation: Designating Port Servers

The Port Server drop-down menu allows you to select a location to designate a Port Server. You can configure your PC to access up to 10 different Port Servers.

Step-1: Type in any friendly name of the Port Server to communicate with.

Step-2: Type in the domain name and/or IP address of the Port Server.

Step-3: Type in the TCP/IP port of the designated Port Server

Step-4: Type in the password of the designated Port Server

If you are trying to communicate with a Port Server that is already setup, get this information from the IT person who configured that Port Server.

If you are configuring this PC as your Port Server, the information on this screen comes from the configuration on the next screen, where your local Port Server is setup.

To configure additional Port Server's to communicate with, select a new entry to designated a Port Server using the Port Server drop-down menu. There is room for up to 10 Port Server's in this menu.

Leaving a Friendly Name as Inactive designates that NO PORT SERVER is configured for this entry.

In this screenshot, our friendly name of the Port Server is called "My-PortServer". This PC is at the static IP address 46.152.70.91 and was installed to use TCP/IP port 80. The password supplied is the password that was configured when the Port Server was installed.

If you want to remove a Port Server designation, click the Make Inactive button to reset the name of the Port Server to Inactive.

Installation: Setting up your PC for Local Access

The Display Name edit box allows you to invent a name for your PC. This is the name that other Port users will see when they connect to the same Port Server.

Step-1: Type in any name that is unique, and refers to your PC.

Step-2: Type in TCP/IP port that you are designating for access to your PC.

Note: If you are unsure, and not running a personal web server, please choose port 80 (as shown below).

Step-3: Type in the owner password you will use to access your PC.

Step-4: Click on the Change button to change the directory where transferred files come in. (when a user sends a file to you, this is where they go).

*** Step 5/6: Only if you are designating this PC as a Port Server **

Step-5: Check the Computer Acts as Port Server box. You must have at least one PC acting as a Port Server in order to use the Port client application. It is not required that this is your PC. But if you are installing your own network of PC's, you need at least one Port Server that all clients can communicate with.

Step-6: Invent a password that is used to access this Port Server. This password is the same password that is entered into the Server Password edit box in the previous screenshot, if you are designating this PC as a Port Server.

Note: If you are designating this PC as a Port Server, you could use 127.0.0.1 as the IP address in both the the Server Password edit box in the previous screenshot, and the Password edit box in the screenshot below.

Port Client Application: Connecting to PC's

The Port client is used to access other PC's.

Use the Port Server drop-down menu to select which Port Server to view.

All PC's that are registered with that Port Server will be display. Select which PC to connect to, then click on the PC in the listbox to choose a PC.

Next, type in the Owner Password if connecting to a PC you have access to. If you do not have access to this PC, the user will be prompted to answer the call.

Next, click the Desk or Video button to connect to that PC.

If you wish to view the active cursor movement on the remote PC without sending any mouse or keyboard input, check the Peek Only Mode checkbox prior to pressing the Desk or Video button.

Port Client Application Use: Sending Port Notes

Port notes are messages you can send to other PC's. You do not need to know the Owner Password to send a quick message to another PC.

To send a Port Note, double-click in the black and yellow text area to start typing a message. When finished, you can press enter, or click the Note button to send your message.

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Port Client Application Use: Settings

Select a Port Server and click the Settings button to re-configure that Port Server, or to change your PC's Owner Password settings.

To change the size of the video sent to remote callers, click the Video Size Seen By Caller drop-down menu.

To change video input source used when callers connect to your PC's video, click the Video Call Source (or Select Camera in version 1.0.0.1) drop-down menu.

When you are finished with your changes, you can update the Port Server displayed by clicking the Ping button to test your settings. If the settings are good, your will see a success dialog displayed.