System preferences

The Preferences function provides you with several user interface options. Clicking the Preferences button displays a list with three options:

Minimize to tray on exit

When this option is selected and you try to shut down the Administration Console, the console hides itself by minimizing to the system tray. This means that the Administration Console is still running but is just not visible as a visible application on the desktop (does not show up on the taskbar).

The following message appears at the system tray:

Administration Console is still running. Right-click on the icon below to view options.

Complete one of the following options to re-launch the hidden Administration Console:

  • Right-click the system tray icon, which brings up a small menu, and select Open ShareScan Administration Console.
  • Double-click the system tray icon (Administration Console icon).
  • Click the shortcut available in Start and then Programs, which launches the already running instance.

Complete one of the following options to shut down the Administration Console:

  • Click the Minimize to tray on exit function and right-click the Close button.
  • Close the Administration Console, right-click its icon on the system tray, and select Exit.

Show Welcome Page at startup

If you always want the Administration Console to remember the last page that you access and to redisplay it when you start the console, select this option. By default, this option is not selected, that is, the icon is not highlighted.

Auto-Confirm Devices at startup

With this option selected, the Administration Console confirms the connectivity and configuration of all the devices at startup, and it also updates the device (network) name of the devices from the system DNS (Domain Name Servers). If you have numerous devices connected to the Manager the Admin Console is managing, it is not recommended to have this setting turned on, as the checking of devices may take a significant amount of time. You can always right-click an individual device, and select Confirm.