Opening the CygNet Console

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Opening the CygNet Console

Use the CygNet Client Installer (CInstall.exe) to install the CygNet Console application. The CygNet Client Installer sets up integrated version management to ensure that you have the latest version of the application files. See CygNet Client Installer for more information.

To Install CygNet Console Using the CygNet Client Installer

Open the CygNet Client Installer (Start Menu > All Programs > CygNet > CygNet Client Installer). The CygNet Client Installer/Launcher dialog box will be displayed.

Note: If UAC is enabled, CygNet Client Installer must be run as an administrator in order to install CygNet Console. See CygNet Client Installer for more information.
On the BLOB Service: Admin drop-down menu, select your APPS Site.Service.
In the BLOB Folder: list, select CLIENTS to access the list of client applications available for installation.
In the Select CygNet Applications to Install list, select CygNet Console.
Click the check box adjacent to Add shortcut to desktop to select/clear this feature.
Click Install. A confirmation message will be displayed asking if you want to start the application.
Select Yes to start CygNet Console.

To Start CygNet Console

After installation, there are several ways to start CygNet Console. Some methods provide version management and some do not.

Methods Providing Version Management

Once CygNet Console has been installed using the CygNet Client Installer, you can open the application using one of the following methods. These methods provide version management for the CygNet Console application.

Start the application using the CygNet Client Installer. See CygNet Client Installer for more information.
Start the application using the Start menu shortcut. From the Start menu, browse to Programs > CygNet > CygNet Console and click the application icon .
Start the application from the shortcut on your desktop (if you selected to add it during installation).

Methods Not Providing Version Management

Alternatively, you can open the application using one of the following methods. These methods do not provide version management.

Start the application using Windows Explorer. Browse to the CygNet\Clients\CConsole directory and double-click the CygNet Console executable (CCONSOLE.EXE).
Start the application using CygNet Explorer. Right-click on any service in the service hierarchy and select Launch Console.
Start the application from a command line. In the command window, specify the location of the CygNet Console application:

C:CygNet\Clients\CConsole> CConsole <Site.Service>

where <Site.Service> specifies the site and service you want to view.

Menu and Toolbar Options

The following tables list and define command options accessed using the menu and toolbar. See the following sections below for more information:

Service Menu Options
View Menu Options
Tools Menu Options
Help Menu Options

Service Menu Options

The following table lists and describes Service menu options.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Open	Select Open to access the Select Service dialog box. See Selecting or Changing a CygNet Console Service above.	Ctrl+O
Print	Select Print to access the Print dialog box.	Ctrl+P
Print Preview	Select to see what the print output will look like.
Print Setup	Select to access the Print Setup dialog box.
Exit	Select to quit the CygNet Console.

View Menu Options

The following table lists and describes View menu options.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Select Font	Select Select Font to access the Select Font dialog box.	Ctrl+F
Toolbar	Hide or Show the toolbar.
Status Bar	Hide or Show the status bar. The status bar displays the following information: Update interval Username Service being updated Domain

Option

Description

Toolbar Icon

Shortcut

Select Font

Select Select Font to access the Select Font dialog box.

Ctrl+F

Toolbar

Hide or Show the toolbar.

Status Bar

Hide or Show the status bar. The status bar displays the following information:

Update interval
Username
Service being updated
Domain

Tools Menu Options

The following table lists and describes Tools menu options.

Option	Description	Toolbar Icon	Shortcut
Options	See Configuring CygNet Console Options for more information.
Server Details	Opens the CygNet Service Information dialog box for the current service. See Viewing Service Details for more information.

Help Menu Options

The following table lists and describes Help menu options.

Option	Description	Toolbar Icon	Shortcut
Help	Opens the Online Help.
About CConsole	Displays an About CygNet Console Viewer Application dialog box to view application information. Available information includes the following: The application name, version, and release date Copyright information The CygNet Software website address, including a hyperlink to the website The log file location, including a hyperlink to the log file The location of the application's file executable In addition to information about the application, the About box includes the following buttons: Client Settings — opens the Client Settings dialog box to view and modify client log settings for the application on an ad hoc basis. See Client Log Settings in the Logging section for more information. Diagnostics — access the following options for additional analysis from the drop-down menu: Loaded Modules — use this option to view and search file information for modules loaded in your system. Double-click any result row to view properties for that module. See Loaded Modules for more information. Gather Logs — accesses the Windows file directory where the open log files are located. Double-click to select and view an application log file. User Local Crash Dumps — Local crash dumps are not enabled. See Generating Crash Dumps for more information. Close — click to close the About box.

Option

Description

Toolbar Icon

Shortcut

Help

Opens the Online Help.

About CConsole

Displays an About CygNet Console Viewer Application dialog box to view application information.

Available information includes the following:

The application name, version, and release date
Copyright information
The CygNet Software website address, including a hyperlink to the website
The log file location, including a hyperlink to the log file
The location of the application's file executable

In addition to information about the application, the About box includes the following buttons:

Client Settings — opens the Client Settings dialog box to view and modify client log settings for the application on an ad hoc basis. See Client Log Settings in the Logging section for more information.
Diagnostics — access the following options for additional analysis from the drop-down menu:

Loaded Modules — use this option to view and search file information for modules loaded in your system. Double-click any result row to view properties for that module. See Loaded Modules for more information.
Gather Logs — accesses the Windows file directory where the open log files are located. Double-click to select and view an application log file.
User Local Crash Dumps — Local crash dumps are not enabled. See Generating Crash Dumps for more information.

Close — click to close the About box.

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