Using a server client program

The Windows CMM Starter application allows you to configure a server client program that can be quickly launched to access a server.

To do this, first configure a server client program:

  1. Launch the CMM Starter application.

  2. Click Settings.

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  3. Go to the Advanced tab.

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  4. Click Configure Client Programs.

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  5. Click Add…​

  6. Click Select and then use the file selector to select the executable for a server client program and click OK.

  1. Enter a name for the server client program (this will be the option that you selected from a drop down menu later) and click OK.

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    The client program should now have been added to the Manage Client Programs list.

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To add the server client program to a server:

  1. Launch the CMM Starter application.

  2. Click Settings – this will take you to the Server Client Programs tab of the Settings menu.

  3. Click Add…​

  4. Select the server that you want to access using a server client program from the Server drop down menu and the Client Program that you want to use from the drop down below – this will be the Program Name that was entered when configuring the server client program. If necessary enter a Port number.

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  5. Click OK.

  6. Optionally, click the save button to save a desktop shortcut to launch the server client direct from the desktop and connect to the server without having to open the CMM Starter application.

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  7. Click Save.

The server can now be accessed by clicking the rocket icon next to the server’s on / off button on the CMM Starter main window.

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Clicking this will launch the server client program and connect it to the server.