Web Manager User's Guide


Introduction

Thanks for obtaining the Web Manager. The Web Manager is shareware, not free software. You should carefully read the License Agreement before installing and using Web Manager..

Through the Internet browser, the Web Manager allows you to monitor and manage all remote and local PCs in your organization from your home or office computer. Web Manager can increase network administrative efficiency and reduce network maintenance cost. The Web Manager consists of three major components: Web Manager Client, Web Manager Administrator and Web Manager Magician.

The Web Manager Client is implemented as an HTTP server (or WWW server). Once the PC is installed with Web Manager Client (Client PC), network administrator can use Internet browser, such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer, to access the Client PC's critical information including:

You can also take a snapshot the Client PC's screen through the browser.

The Web Manager Administrator allows an easy and efficient management of Client PCs for network administrators. Instead of searching the Client PC one by one through the Internet browser, the Web Manager Administrator automatically searches all Client PCs on the same network and presents a simplified management interface.

The Web Manager Magician allows a network administrator to remotely wake up multiple sleeping PCs in a batch. Using the Web Manager Magician with the Scheduler provided by Windows, a network administrator can arrange the schedule to run the Web Manager Magician and the Web Manager Magician will remotely wake up multiple sleeping PCs in a batch.

For small to mid-sized networks, Web Manager Manager is the perfect PC and network management tool.
 

System Requirements

Hardware Requirements Web Manager Administrator: Any PC running Windows 95/98 or NT. Monitor display with minimum resolution of 800 x 600 is recommended.

Web Manager Client: Any PC running Windows 95/98/NT with network interface card installed.

Web Manager Magician: Any PC running Windows 95/98 or NT.
 

 Software Requirements Web Manager Administrator: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and above or Netscape Navigator 4.0 and above is required.

Web Manager Client: Network driver for network adapter must be configured and loaded. TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Network are required.

Web Manager Magician: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and above or Netscape Navigator 4.0 and above is required.
 

 Installation Procedures
  1. Run SETUP.EXE program in this diskette.
  2. Specify the Destination folder, select the components you want to install, and specify the Web Manager program folder. Make sure you add long file name support to NetWare server if you want to put the Destination folder in the NetWare server.
  3. The SETUP program will copy all necessary files to the Destination folder and create the Web Manager program folder.
  4. Run Web Manager Client on the PCs to be managed by Web Manager Administrator.
  5. Run the Web Manager Administrator from the Web Manager program folder or run the Internet browser directly to manage Client PCs.


Operation Instructions

1. Web Manager Client

Run the Web Manager Client software from the Web Manager program folder. The message of "30-day evaluation" will be prompted if you do not register the Web Manager yet. The message will be no longer displayed once the Web Manager is registered. To read the License Agreement or to register the registration ID, press Register... button. Please refer to the section 1.2 for detailed instructions, . To evaluate the Web Manager under the License Agreement, press I Agree button. If you do not agree with the License Agreement, press Quit button to exit. The Web Manager Client icon, which is an Trayicon, will reside in the Windows System Tray once the Web Manager Client software is launched.
 

1.1 Configuration of the Web Manager Client
      1. Click the Web Manager Client icon.
      2. The General page shows the general information, software version, and the running status. Clicks Start/Stop toggle button to start/stop the Web Manager Client.
      3. Click Option to disable or enable the option of auto-run at startup. The default setting is enabled. You can also specify the port number at which the Web Manager Client will receive requests. Click Apply to make change effective immediately.
      4. Click Security to configure the user name and password to protect the Client PC from unauthorized access. Click Apply to make change effective immediately. To access a Client PC's information, the Web Manager Client program must be running and user name and password must be authenticated.
1.2 Registration of  the Web Manager

Click the right button over the Web Manager Client icon and select Register... to open the registration dialog box. This Register... menu appears only if your version of Web Manager is not registered yet. It will not appear after you have registered the Web Manager.

 
  1. To register your Web Manager, enter your name and registration ID and press OK button.
  2. To view the license agreement, press License Agreement button..

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1.3 Open About page

Click the right button over the Web Manager Client icon and select About to view the information. The About page shows the software version, copyright declaration, registered name and registration ID.

1.4 Stop the Web Manager Client and quit

Click the right button over the Web Manager Client icon and select Exit. Or select STOP and OK under the General page.
 

 2. Management of Web Manager Clients
  2.1 With Web Manager Administrator
  1. Web Manager Administrator provides an easy access of all Client PCs without knowing their computer names or IP addresses. The Web Manager Administrator will search all the Client PCs on the same network and present a list of found Client PCs for you to select. Click the Client PC you want to manage from the list. Authentication of user name and password for every individual Client PC is required. The user name and password can be saved for future log on.
  2. Click Magic Packet to remotely wake up a sleeping PC on the network by sending a Magic Packet.
  3. Click Refresh anytime to start another search of the Client PCs.
 2.2 Without Web Manager Administrator

Web Manager Administrator is not absolutely required to manage the Client PCs. You can use your favorite browser without any extra software or plug-ins. This is ideal solution if you are not using Navigator 4.0 or up or IE 4.0 or up.

Launch the browser and enter the Client PC's computer name or IP address in the Location or Address field. You will be asked to enter user name and password for authentication. Click OK with both user name and password fields blank if the Web Manager Client did NOT set the security check.

 3. Using the Web Manager Administrator

Web Manager Administrator is a plug-in program written in HTML language that can be installed in any Windows 95/98/NT system and working with Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above and Microsoft IE 4.0 or above.

Launch the Web Manager Administrator from the Web Manager program folder and your system's default Internet browser will be activated. The Web Manager Administrator will automatically search the Client PCs on the same network for about 5 to 10 seconds after the Welcome page appears. The Web Manager Administrator interface is divided into two size-adjustable panels: the left panel is a list of found Client PCs and the right panel is the Client PC information.

Click the Client PC listed in the left panel and enter user name and password to access the Client's PC information.

Click Magic Packet to remotely wake up a sleeping PC on the network. The page of sending Magic Packet will appear in the right panel. There are two items in the page of sending Magic Packet: Broadcast IP and Ethernet ID. If you intend to send a Magic Packet across sub-network, you need to change the Broadcast IP from its default value 255.255.255.255 to the broadcast IP address of the destination sub-network that the managed PC resides. If the managed PC resides on the same network with the Web Manager Administrator, leave the default value 255.255.255.255 in the Broadcast IP field. Then please enter the Ethernet ID of the managed PC to be waken up and click Send button to send this Magic Packet. The managed PC in sleeping mode will be waken up upon receiving this Magic Packet.

Clink the Refresh to start another search of the Client PCs.

4. Using the Web Manager Magician

Web Manager Magician is a plug-in program written in HTML language that can be installed in any Windows 95/98/NT system and working with Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above and Microsoft IE 4.0 or above.

Edit the MAGICPKT.INI file in the Web Manager program folder according to the instructions and examples listed in that file to specify the managed PCs in sleeping mode that will be waken up. Once the Web Manager Magician is launched, it will read information from the MAGICPKT.INI file and send a Magic Packet to each managed PC specified in the MAGICPKT.INI file. The managed PC in sleeping mode will be waken up upon receiving this Magic Packet.
 
 

 Known Bug

You may get an error message when launching the configuration program of Web Manager Client on Windows 95 with version of 4.00.950 and 4.00.950A. To solve this problem, upgrade Windows 95 to version 4.00.950B (OSR2 or above), or install Internet Explorer 3.0 (Build 1215) or above.
 

Copyright

Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Netscape and Navigator are registered trademarks or trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation. Magic Packet is trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.