Remote Access for ConfigTool

Shadow_XV

Took me about 2 hours to figure this out as the guide in the documentation is not very clear in what you need to do and seems to assume you would know that the setup for LAN connections is apart of setting up the Internet connection for the Config Tool.

Install the full version of AwareIM on the “Client” machine, DO NOT start the Control Panel only use ConfigTool.exe.

Update the UIConfig.props file on both the server where AwareIM is running and the client you are connecting from and add/edit the following:

Client (UIConfig.Props):
HostServer=ServerIP/URL (Either works for Client)
HostServerPort=9000
WebServerPort=8083
WebServerProtocol=https
WebAppBase=AwareIM
HttpServerConnection=true
WebServer=URL

Server (UIConfig.Props):
HttpServerConnection=true
WebServer=URL (Must be the URL you use to login on a browser i.e. www.servername.com, dont need the wwww)
WebServerPort=8083
WebServerProtocol=https
WebAppBase=AwareIM
HostServer=localhost (This can be local host just for when you use ConfigTool on the server)
HostServerPort=9000

Server (BASServer.props):
DirectoryServiceProvider=tcp://ServerIP:61616
JMS_BROKER_CONNECTOR=tcp://ServerIP:61616

Allow TCP connections to the JMS port and Login port on the Firewall which is found in the Control Panel settings.

aware_support3

Shadow_XV there is a separate Config Tool that you should use.

Do not download the server software to use it solely for the Configurator.

Jaymer

aware_support3
"there is a separate Config Tool that you should use.
Do not download the server software to use it solely for the Configurator."

This is clear as mud.

Shadow_XV

aware_support3

I know the section for Config Tool over internet mentions it but I could not find any link or download button for the standalone tool.

Could you point me in the right direction and also the documentation also says either full version or standalone config tool.

I use V9

aware_support3

Jaymer Version 10 ships the Config Tool separately.

BLOMASKY

With Version 9, there is an Installation guide that tells you how to use the config tool remotely. It is pretty straight forward. Yes, you do need to edit the BASSERVER.props file on the server and the UNCONFIG.props on the client. (and, depending on the protocol, you might have to edit the configtool.ini.

With V10, there is a separate Config Tool that you can download and it prompts you for the connection information and works really well. (It updates the appropriate PROPS files for you. The built in config tool does NOT prompt for connection info since it assumes it is running on the same machine as the Aware server.

Bruce

nhofkes

A question about using the Config Tool remotely: am I right in thinking that when using the tool remotely, all configuration is done on the local machine and only when I update the configuration it is sent to the server?

I am currently using the config tool directly on the server, which I use via RDP connection. This works fine as long as I am on a fast internet connection. However, the RDP connection seems to use quite a lot of bandwith so it can be slow when I working on a mobile connection (4G or even 5G). Therefore, I am considering to switching to the remote Config Tool (I am already on V10) if that would speed things up.