Common settings

In the section Common you may configure the following settings:

• Do not run two copies of the program simultaneously
• Minimize to system tray
• Minimize by ESC
• Shortcut on Desktop
• Autorun
• Minimize on startup
• Automatically scan network on startup
• Load last map used on startup
• Save maps automatically on exit (without confirmations)
• Detect MAC, IP addresses, and usernames on startup

Let us review each property in details.

Do not run two copies of the program simultaneously
When this option is selected, you will not be able to start another copy of the program if one copy is already running. When you attempt to start another copy of the program, you will see the message: "Please use the instance of the program that is already running." The running instance of the program will be brought to front.

Minimize to system tray
If you have selected this option, whenever you minimize the program, its program's icon will be placed to system tray instead of Windows taskbar (Fig. 1). When you right-click on the icon in system tray, you will access the program's context menu (Fig. 2).

Fig.1: The program's icon in system tray.

Fig.2: Context menu of the icon in system tray.

Show balloon tips in tray
When this option is selected, the program shows balloon tips in system tray in the next cases: a) when somebody accesses shared resources (remote user and computer name are displayed on the balloon); b) when device on/off monitoring alert arises (message text is set up in alert settings).

Minimize on ESC
When this option is selected, you may minimize the application by pressing the ESCAPE key on the keyboard. Please see the section Hotkeys for information on other hotkeys available in the program.

Shortcut on desktop
When this option is selected, the program creates a shortcut on the Windows Desktop. This shortcut can be removed from desktop by deselecting this option.

Autorun
The program will start automatically each time you start Windows.

Minimize on startup
The program will minimize automatically on its startup.

Automatically scan network on startup
When this option is selected, on the startup the program will scan your network and place network domains (workgroups) to the map.

Load last map used on startup
If you have created the map of your network once and would like the program to load this map automatically on its startup, you should select this option. The last map used is the map that was loaded in the program before the program's last shutdown. This option frees you from having to scan network all over again. Besides, scanning network takes quite some time, and not all of connected devices may be found at once (due to number of reasons).

Save maps automatically on exit (without confirmations)
When this option is selected, the program saves changed maps on exit without confirmations.

Detect MAC, IP addresses, and usernames on startup
When this option is selected, the program does not detect MAC, IP addresses of all the map's hosts, and does not detect current users of the map's computers. By default, this option is turned on. You can stop this process on the program startup by selecting the menu item Service | Cancel monitoring and all active tasks. You can start this process again by selecting the menu item Service | Detect MAC, IP addresses, and current users.