Manage Access
Administrator Options

The Administrator Options panel displays a single entry form, on which administrator login name, password and email are specified. This login / password pair is only used to secure access to the WebClient Administrator panel and is not used as a general WebClient access login. 

The Enforce client logins option controls site-wide login enforcement.  If this option is unchecked, all client access will default to guest account access. If checked, this option forces all clients, including guest accounts to authenticate with the ThumbsPlus WebClient Server before accessing the WebClient main window.


Administrator Options (WTCONFIG.INI and TPWCAM.INI)

The following options are stored in the WTCONFIG.INI and TPWCAM.INI files. Options marked with an asterisk are not available through the ThumbsPlus WebClient Administrator Panel.

TPWCAM.INI  (ThumbsPlus WebClient Server Access Module initialization file)
Configuration * The full pathname of the wtconfig.ini file.
PasswordFile * The full pathname of the wtusers.pwd file.  This file is used by the ThumbsPlus WebClient Access Module (TPWCAM) to validate client logins and passwords.  Group membership is also handled in this file.
OptionFile * The full pathname of the wtusers.opt file.  This file is used by the ThumbsPlus WebClient Access Module (TPWCAM) to store user settings configured from the administrator panel and the preferences dialog in the ThumbsPlus WebClient user interface.
HostName * The NetBios computer name of the ThumbsPlus WebClient Server (not currently used).
LogLevel The current log level settings for the activity log.  This option is set via the ThumbsPlus WebClient Administrator Panel - Activity Log | Settings menu entry.
CheckInterval * This option is the number of seconds the background user thread should wait between user checks.  User checks are performed by the ThumbsPlus WebClient Server periodically to free any orphaned client connections that would otherwise be holding licensed user connections open.  The minimum check interval is 1 second and the maximum 30 seconds.
OrphanSecs * The number of seconds that must elapse before a client connection is considered an oprhaned connection.
AdminLogin The administrator panel login name.
AdminPwd The administrator panel login password (encrypted format).
   
 
WTCONFIG.INI  (ThumbsPlus WebClient Application initialization file)
DefaultDSN * The default ODBC data source name for all new groups.  This option is initially set by the installer.
AvailableDSN * The available ODBC data source names for all new groups.  This list (initially set by the installer) is delimited by "|" symbols and has a trailing "|".
CookieDays * The number of days that client cookies should be stored on client computers.  Currently the only cookie stored on the client holds the login name, password (encrypted) and the "remember password setting" from the client login dialog.
ImagePath * The relative path of the ThumbsPlus WebClient Server's system images folder.  This folder (under the Site folder) holds all toolbar, folder tree and dialog tab JPG and GIF image files.
AdminEmail The ThumbsPlus WebClient Server administrator e-mail address.  This address is used when new users register for client login access via the "register" button on the client login dialog.
EnforceLogin The site-wide login enforcement setting.  A value of 0 will cause all clients to connect as "guest".  A value of 1 will forces all clients, including guest accounts to authenticate with the ThumbsPlus WebClient Server before accessing the ThumbsPlus WebClient main window.
ThumbPageMode * This options controls how the ThumbsPlus Webclient server delivers thumbnails to the client browser.  Clients on slower internet connections, browsing folders with large numbers of thumbnails may experience a significant delay of the thumbnail frame loading.  A value of 0 causes all thumbnails in the current folder to be delivered to the browser in one request.  A value of 1 causes the the folder thumbnails to be delievered one screen at a time (paged mode). A faux scrollbar frame appears on the left of the thumbnail frame, with up and down arrows to page backward and forward.  A value of 2 causes automatic determination of modes 0 or 1 based on the number of thumbnails in the current folder. In this case, the ThumbPageThreshold value is used as a limit of the number of thumbnails to deliver in a single request. Folders with thumbnail counts higher than this threshold value will be delievered in paged mode.
ThumbPageThreshold * The limit of number of thumbnails that will be delivered to the client browser when ThumbsPageMode is set to 2.
 
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