This tab is used to configure support for WhosOn Remote Clients.

WhosOn Clients are programs that run on separate machines from the WhosOn Server. Clients can be used to view live visitor information (much more information than you can view using the server itself). Clients can also chat to visitors, receive popup messages & chat requests.

If you want to disable remote client support uncheck the Enable Remote Client Access check box.

Clients Connect On Port

By default WhosOn listens on port 8011 for Client connections. You can change this to any available port number. Clients must specify the new port in their client program options before connecting. Make sure this port is open on your Firewall if you want Clients to be able to connect from the Internet.

Bind To Interface

By default WhosOn listens for client connections on all network interfaces. You can however bind to a specific network interface by selecting the appropriate network card. This can be useful in machines with multiple network interfaces (multihomed).

Authentication String

The Authentication String defaults to the computer name. However it can be any string of characters. Clients must specify this string in their client program options in order to connect. This is a security mechanism that stops clients that do not know the authentication string from connecting.

Global User Name/ Password

This is the User Name/Password that can be used by WhosOn Clients and the Web Access options in order to view ALL monitored sites.

You can also specify site specific User name/passwords (See: Site Settings – Remote Access), and 'Named Users' (See: Creating Named Users)

Remote Client Security

All data sent to and from remote WhosOn Clients are encrypted using 256 bit encryption. The secret key used for encryption changes with each connection. This makes it safe to use the WhosOn Client over the Internet.