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The available PlanetPress Capture user options are:
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Mode: Choose between Server and Client mode. Client and Server mode are used for
multi-server architectures. See PlanetPress Capture Server/Client.
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Port: Select the port used to connect two servers together. The default value is 5864.
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Document and Pattern Database group
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Status: Displays the status of the database.
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Use ODBC Database: Check to ignore the default location for the Microsoft Access
database (MDB) and use an ODBC connection to your own database location
instead.
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ODBC Settings: Click to open the "PlanetPress Capture ODBC Settings" on
page781 dialog.
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Test Connection: Click to verify the connection to the ODBC Database.
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Reset Database: Click to reset the database to its original status.
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Manage Documents...: Click to open the " PlanetPress Document Manager" on the
facing page.
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Pen Database group
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Register pens on first use: Check if you want any new pen that sends a PGC to be
added to the pen database. Newly registered pens will not have any Pattern
Sequence or owner information.
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Manage Pens...: Click to open the "PlanetPress Capture Pen Management Tool"
on page783 dialog.
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License Manager...: Click to open the "PlanetPress Capture License Management"
on page785 dialog.
PlanetPress Capture Server/Client
PlanetPress Capture can be set to be either in Server or Client mode from the PlanetPress
Capture User Options.
In Server mode, all pen licenses are stored locally. Other clients can connect to this server to
validate pens. This allows all pen licenses to be managed locally.
In client mode, no pen license information is stored locally. All pens are therefore validated
against the server specified in the Host address field displayed when the Client option is
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