Specifications

About Station
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Regardless of whether you define a Station as static or rotary, the maximum
number of Stations that you can have connected to the server (and running the
Station software) at any one time is determined by your license. If you define
some of your Stations as rotary, you can install and configure a larger number of
Stations in your system, but they cannot all be connected to the server
simultaneously.
Connection Methods
You can set up a Station connection using one of the following methods:
Startup Pages
You can configure the page that is displayed when a Station starts. You can
specify a system-wide startup page and you can specify a different startup page
for each Station.
When a rotary Station connects to the server the page that is displayed is always
the page specified in the Station connection properties. If no page is specified in
the Station connection properties, the page that is displayed on connection to the
server is the page specified in the server wide settings.
When a static Station initially connects to the server the specified startup page is
displayed. However, when Station reconnects to the server, the last display before
Station shutdown is called up. The specified startup page is displayed again when
the server is restarted.
Rotary Provides an “as required” link to a Station. This is the
recommended connection type for staff who do not use
Station full-time. Rotary connections are advantageous
from a licensing point of view because your license only
specifies the number of simultaneously connected
Stations.
Type Description
Method Description
Network Connects the Station to the server via a network.
Remote Access Service (RAS) Connects the Station to the server remotely. RAS can
support connection via a modem or a serial link.
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