# $ K What is WinStation Administration?
WinStation Administration is the tool you can use to manage all WinFrame sessions on your WinFrame Server. You can use WinStation Administration to view and manage WinFrame sessions by WinStations, Users, and Processes. 
To create and manage WinStations, run the WinStation Configuration utility.
To create and manage Users, run the User Manager or User Manager for Domains utility.
See Also
WinStations View
Users View
Processes View

# $ K WinStations View
The WinStations View shows a list of all WinStations that have been configured for the WinFrame Server.  It also displays WinFrame sessions that are active but not connected to a WinStation.
Each active WinStation in the list is accompanied by an icon that indicates the type of WinStation:
{bmc consolee.bmp}	Console WinStation
{bmc networke.bmp}	Network WinStation
{bmc asyncde.bmp}	Direct-connected Async WinStation
{bmc asyncme.bmp}	Modem-connected Async WinStation
{bmc nasie.bmp}	NASI  WinStation
WinStations that are configured but are currently down are represented by gray text and accompanied by monochrome icons:
{bmc consoled.bmp}	Down Console WinStation
{bmc networkd.bmp}	Down Network WinStation
{bmc asyncdd.bmp}	Down direct-connected Async WinStation
{bmc asyncmd.bmp}	Down modem-connected Async WinStation
{bmc nasid.bmp}	Down NASI WinStation
See Also
Users View
Processes View

# $ K Users View
The Users View shows a list of all Users that are logged onto the WinFrame Server.
See Also
WinStations View
Processes View

# $ K Processes View
The Processes View shows a list of Processes running on the WinFrame Server.  This list will show all processes when the Processes button is clicked or Processes is chosen from the View menu.  The list will show selected WinStation or User processes when invoked from the WinStations View or Users View.
See Also
WinStations View
Users View
Viewing a WinStation's processes
Viewing a User's processes

# $ K K Connecting to a disconnected WinFrame session
1.	Select a WinStation from the WinStations View or a User from the Users View.
2.	Click on the Connect button or, from the Function menu, choose Connect.
3.	If the session being connected to has a password, a dialog will appear requesting that the password be entered before the connection takes place.
Your current WinStation will be connected to the selected WinFrame session.
See Also
Shadowing a WinFrame session

# $ K K Disconnecting a WinFrame session
1.	Select one or more WinStations from the WinStations View or Users from the Users View.
2.	Click on the Disconnect button or, from the Function menu, choose Disconnect.
3.	If the confirmation option is on, a message will appear requesting confirmation to disconnect the selected sessions.  Click OK to disconnect the selected sessions or Cancel to cancel the operation
The selected sessions will be disconnected and will appear in the View as disconnected (disc).
See Also
Logging a User off of WinFrame
Resetting a WinStation

# $ K Sending a message to a WinStation
1.	Select one or more WinStations from the WinStations View.
2.	Click on the Message button or, from the Function menu, choose Message.  The Enter Message dialog will appear.
3.	Enter the message text in the Message field of the dialog.  Multiple lines can be entered by pressing CTRL-ENTER.
4.	When you are done composing the message, click on OK to send the message, or Cancel to cancel the operation.
The message will be sent to all selected WinStations.
See Also
Sending a message to a User
Enter Message Dialog

# $ K Sending a message to a User
1.	Select one or more Users from the Users View.
2.	Click on the Message button or, from the Function menu, choose Message.  The Enter Message dialog will appear.
3.	Enter the message text in the Message field of the dialog.  Multiple lines can be entered by pressing CTRL-ENTER.
4.	When you are done composing the message, click on OK to send the message, or Cancel to cancel the operation.
The message will be sent to all selected Users.
See Also
Sending a message to a WinStation
Enter Message Dialog

# $ K K Shadowing a WinFrame session
1.	Select a WinStation from the WinStations View or a User from the Users View.
2.	Click on the Shadow button or, from the Function menu, choose Shadow.  The Start Shadowing dialog will appear.
3.	Press OK to begin shadowing, or Cancel to cancel the operation.  You may also change the keys used to terminate shadowing if desired.
4.	Press the shadow termination key(s) to terminate shadowing.  The default keys are CTRL-ALT-ESC.
If the selected session has been configured with the shadow notification turned 'on', there will be a delay while the session's user grants permission for the shadowing to occur.
See Also
Connecting to a disconnected WinFrame session
Start Shadowing Dialog

# $ K Logging a User off of WinFrame
1.	Select one or more Users from the Users View.
2.	Click on the Logoff button or, from the Function menu, choose Logoff (DEL).
3.	If the confirmation option is on, a message will appear requesting confirmation to logoff the selected Users.  Click OK to logoff the selected Users or Cancel to cancel the operation
The selected Users will be logged off of WinFrame.
See Also
Resetting a WinStation

# $ K Resetting a WinStation
1.	Select one or more WinStations from the WinStations View.
2.	Click on the Reset button or, from the Function menu, choose Reset (DEL).
3.	If the confirmation option is on, a message will appear requesting confirmation to reset the selected WinStations.  Click OK to reset the selected WinStations or Cancel to cancel the operation
The selected WinStations will be reset.
See Also
Logging a User off of WinFrame

# $ K Viewing the status of a WinStation
1.	Select one or more WinStations from the WinStations View.  You may also view the status of WinStations belonging to active User's by selecting one or more active Users from the Users View.
2.	Click on the Status button or, from the Function menu, choose Status (INS).
A Status Dialog for each selected WinStation will appear.
See Also
Status Dialog for Async WinStations
Status Dialog for Network WinStations
Status Dialog for NASI WinStations

# $ K Viewing WinFrame Client Information
1.	Select one or more active WinStations from the WinStations View. You may also view the WinFrame Client Information of WinStations belonging to active User's by selecting one or more active Users from the Users View.
2.	Click on the Client Info button or, from the Function menu, choose Client Info.
The Client Information dialog will appear containing WinFrame Client Information on each selected WinStation or User.
See Also
WinFrame Client Information Dialog

# $ K Viewing a WinStation's processes
1.	Select one or more WinStations from the WinStations View.
2.	From the Function menu, choose View Processes (ENTER).  The processes for a single WinStation can be viewed by double-clicking on that WinStation.
	The Processes View will display all processes with session IDs that match the selected WinStations' session ID.  Also, the title bar of the application will indicate that Selected WinStation Processes are being viewed.
3.	The WinStations View can be quickly returned to by pressing ESC or choosing the Previous View command from the View menu.
See Also
Viewing a User's processes
Processes View

# $ K Viewing a User's processes
1.	Select one or more Users from the Users View.
2.	From the Function menu, choose View Processes (ENTER).  The processes for a single User can be viewed by double-clicking on that User.
	The Processes View will display all processes with user names that match the selected Users' user name and session ID.  Also, the title bar of the application will indicate that Selected User Processes are being viewed.
3.	The Users View can be quickly returned to by pressing ESC or choosing the Previous View command from the View menu.
See Also
Viewing a WinStation's processes
Processes View

# $ K Terminating a process
1.	Select one or more Processes from the Processes View.
2.	Click on the Terminate button or, from the Function menu, choose Terminate (del).
3.	If the confirmation option is on, a message will appear requesting confirmation to terminate the selected Processes. Click OK to terminate the selected processes or Cancel to cancel the operation.
The selected Processes will be terminated.
See Also
Viewing a WinStation's processes
Viewing a User's processes
Processes View

# $ K K Changing refresh intervals
1.	From the Options menu, choose Refresh Options.  The Refresh Options dialog will appear.
2.	To specify a periodic refresh for the Processes View, type the number of seconds to pause between list refreshes in the Process View List edit field.  Check the Manual refresh checkbox if a manual list refresh is desired.
3.	To specify a periodic refresh for the Status Dialogs, type the number of seconds to pause between dialog information refreshes in the Status Dialogs edit field.  Check the Manual refresh checkbox if a manual refresh of the status dialogs is desired.
See Also
Refresh Options Dialog
Save settings on Exit

# $ K K K Confirmation for destructive actions
Actions that could cause WinFrame users to loose data can be optionally confirmed before taking place.  The default state for this confirmation is 'on'.
1.	Choose the Options menu.
2.	If the confirmation is currently 'on', a check mark will appear to the left of the Confirmation option.  Click on the Confirmation menu item or press enter when it is selected to change the Confirmation option.
NOTE:  To avoid the risk of inadvertently deleting logged-on users, the Confirmation option should always be 'on'.  Only turn the option 'off' when performing system maintenance and users cannot log on.
See Also
Save settings on Exit

# $ K Displaying system processes
1.	While the Processes View is displayed, choose the Options menu.
2.	If the system processes are currently being displayed, a check mark will appear to the left of the Show System Processes option.  Click on the Show System Processes menu item or press enter when it is selected to change the Show System Processes option.
3.	An alternative way to change the Show System Processes option is by clicking on the System checkbox, located below the Processes button on the right side of the WinStation Administration window.
If the Processes View is not active, the Show System Processes menu item will not be present in the Options menu and the System checkbox will be grayed-out (disabled).
See Also
Viewing a WinStation's processes
Viewing a User's processes
The Processes View

# $ K K K Changing the View list font
The font used to display information in a View can be changed as desired:
1.	From the Options menu, choose Font.  The Font dialog will appear.
2.	Select the desired font and choose OK.  Choose Cancel to leave the font at it's original setting.
The View will be updated to reflect the newly selected font.
See Also
Save settings on Exit