How to Connect to a Server¶

You connect to a running Fast video cataloger server from the connect page. A server is started, stopped, and managed from the Share page.

On the connect page you enter the url to the computer that is running the server and the port to connect to (:8754 is the default).

In a local Windows network, the URL can be the name of the computer you want to connect to.

Use the Ping button to check if your computer is able to connect to the remote computer. If the ping fails then the problem is that your computer can not reach the other computer and you should troubleshoot your network connection and firewall settings.

Click the connect button to connect to the server. If you manage to connect to the server, the connect screen will close. If the connection fails you will see an error message.

All video metadata is server from the Fast video cataloger server. The video files can be played over a web server or a Window share in a local network. If your server machine is set up to require login credentials to access the share, you can provide them by checking the credentials checkbox and entering the user and password you want to connect to the share. Note that is it possible to connect to the Fast video cataloger server while failing the credentials. The credentials are only used for playing videos and viewing companion images.