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1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 How this manual is organized ..................................................................................................1-2
1.2 Styles And Symbols .................................................................................................................1-3
2 Summary .....................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1 The Software Octopus..............................................................................................................2-2
3 Getting Started ............................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Octopus Software Installation ..................................................................................................3-2
3.1.1 Hardware Prerequisites..........................................................................................................3-2
3.1.2 Software Prerequisites...........................................................................................................3-2
3.1.2.1 Central Installation vs. Individual Installations..................................................................3-2
3.1.2.2 Administered Use vs. Non-administered Use.....................................................................3-2
3.1.2.3 Network Topology .............................................................................................................3-3
3.1.2.4 Gathering information before installation ..........................................................................3-3
3.1.3 General Installation Guidelines .............................................................................................3-4
3.1.4 Octopus Server Installation Considerations ..........................................................................3-8
3.1.5 Client Installation Considerations .........................................................................................3-8
3.1.6 Administration Client Installation Considerations ................................................................3-8
4 Operating.....................................................................................................................................4-1
4.1 Octopus Server.........................................................................................................................4-2
4.1.1 Application startup ................................................................................................................4-2
4.1.2 Application use......................................................................................................................4-3
4.2 Octopus Client..........................................................................................................................4-3
4.2.1 Application startup ................................................................................................................4-3
4.2.2 Application use......................................................................................................................4-4
4.2.3 Activate .................................................................................................................................4-6
4.2.4 Operation while active ..........................................................................................................4-6
4.2.5 Queued ..................................................................................................................................4-6
4.2.6 De-activating the client .........................................................................................................4-7
4.2.7 Multiple server operation ......................................................................................................4-7
4.2.8 Octopus Client options ..........................................................................................................4-7
4.2.9 Connecting To A Unix Server...............................................................................................4-9
4.2.10 Not redirectable keys.........................................................................................................4-10
4.3 Octopus Administrator ...........................................................................................................4-10
4.3.1 Application Startup ...............................................................................................................4-1
4.3.2 Connecting to an Octopus Server..........................................................................................4-1
4.3.3 Viewing access information ..................................................................................................4-2
4.3.4 Control Room Computer Organization .................................................................................4-5
4.3.4.1 User Access Management from Administrator Interface ...................................................4-8
5 Hotline.......................................................................................................................................5-10
6 Octopus server license.................................................................................................................6-1
7 Octopus Server on MS Windows 2000 / X Window System......................................................7-1
7.1 Summary ..................................................................................................................................7-2
8 Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................................8-1
8.1 Logfiles ....................................................................................................................................8-2
8.2 Known Incompatibilities ..........................................................................................................8-2
9 Table of Figures ..........................................................................................................................9-3