diff --git a/manual/source/configure.rst b/manual/source/configure.rst index b12ada0..94c5130 100644 --- a/manual/source/configure.rst +++ b/manual/source/configure.rst @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ self-explanatory and we will quickly review them. To configure OpenLP, click on :menuselection:`Settings --> Configure OpenLP...` The plugins you have activated will have configure options. If all the plugins -are activated there will be 9 tabs across the top you can configure. +are activated there will be 10 items down the left side you can configure. General Tab =========== @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Remote Tab .. image:: pics/configureremotes.png OpenLP gives you the ability to control your Service Manager from a remote -computer through a web browser. This was written actually for a nursery or day +computer through a web browser. This was originally written for a nursery or day care where a "come and get YYYY" message could be triggered remotely. It has now become an interface to control the whole service remotely. @@ -346,31 +346,40 @@ An example of one use for this would be if you have a missionary with a PowerPoint presentation, it may be easier for that missionary to remotely connect to your projection computer and change the slides when he wants to. -To use this feature you will need to be on a network, wired or wireless, know -the IP address of the projection computer and enter that IP address and port -number in the remote computer's web browser. - -To find your projection computer's IP address for Windows, open Command Prompt -and type in “ipconfig” (without quotations), press Enter key and your IP -address will show. In Linux, open Terminal and type “ifconfig” (without -quotations), and use the IP address after “inet addr:” The IP address will -always have a format of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where x is one to three digits long. +To use this feature your computers will need to be on the same network, wired or +wireless. Server Settings ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Serve on IP address: Put your projection computer's IP address here. +**Serve on IP address:** -Port Number -^^^^^^^^^^^ +Put your projection computer's IP address here or use +0.0.0.0 which will display your ip address links below. + +**Port Number:** You can use the default port number or change it to another number. +**Remote URL:** + +This should show the address you will use in the remote computer +web browser. + +**Stage view URL:** + +This should show the address you will use in the remote +computer for Stage view. + +If the Remote or Stage view URL are not showing you can manually find these +settings. To find your projection computer's IP address for Windows, open +*Command Prompt* and type in “ipconfig” (without quotations), press Enter key and +your IP address will show. In Linux, open *Terminal* and type “ifconfig” (without +quotations), and use the IP address after “inet addr:” The IP address will +always have a format of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where x is one to three digits long. + With these two settings written down, open a web browser in the remote computer and enter the IP address followed by a colon and then the port number, ie: 192.168.1.104:4316 then press enter. You should now have access to the OpenLP Controller. If it does not come up, you either entered the wrong IP address, -port number or one or both computer's are not connected to the network. - - - +port number or one or both computer's are not connected to the network. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/manual/source/pics/configureremotes.png b/manual/source/pics/configureremotes.png index d8801aa..82e3e96 100644 Binary files a/manual/source/pics/configureremotes.png and b/manual/source/pics/configureremotes.png differ