Dise Computer Control

Function

Dise Computer Control can turn off and turn on players based on a time schedule, or directly controlled by Dise System Control.

The application is not installed on the player but on a "controller". The controller will not itself be shutdown and has network access to the players.

On most computers you will be able to do a complete power off.

Usage

Turn a computer on or off

• Immediately, using Dise System Control.
• Based on a schedule, configured in Dise System Control.

To turn off computers, Computer Control can use two different tools.

• PsShutdown (part of PsTools) from Sysinternals.
• Windows Remote Shutdown Tool.

Wake-on-LAN is used to turn on the computers.

Settings

Start Computer Control when Windows starts

Start the Computer Control application on windows startup.

Start communication on program start

If enabled then the application will automatically start communication to the screen at program startup.

Minimize at program start

Application will start minimized to the tray.

Connect to the screen interval

Number of seconds between connections to the screen.

It is only when connecting to the screen any status information, temperature values and on/off control will be processed.

Dise Complete status interval

Number of seconds between Dise Complete status updates.

The status, temperature or other properties of the screen will only be sent to the Dise Complete database at this interval.

Software Identity

Unique identity of this application in the Dise Complete system

Name

Name of the application in the Dise Complete system.

Description

Description of the application in the Dise Complete system.

Remote Control tab

Settings that will be used to receive multicast or UDP / TCP Remote Control messages on the network.

Computer setup

Shutdown command

Use (Windows) Shutdown should be used, or PsShutdown.

Timeouts and delays

Tweaks to use to resolve network or hardware problems. The defaults should be enough.

Computers tab

The list of players that you want to control.

Computer details

Name / Description

Player information

Broadcast IP

The IP to send out Wake-on-Lan broadcasts on. Will most likely by the IP of the player but with 255 in the end.

IP Address

Player IP.

MAC Address

MAC Address of the network card that should do Wake-on-Lan. Auto Detect should work in most cases.

Username / Password

Used by Shutdown and PsShutdown to authorize computer power off.