Basics

System Tool Tray

On the computer’s tool tray, the material library icon will appear. If the tray icon is not visible, click the up arrow.

Material Library server icon in system tool tray

Hovering over the icon for 1 second will show a simple popup with information about how many clients are connected to the server.

Hovering over icon in system tool tray

Clicking on the icon will show a popup with more details including size of the library file, counts, save, and backup time.

Clicking on icon in system tool tray

Right clicking on the icon will show a context menu with the options to open the server control panel, open the material library, and exit, or terminate, the server application.

Right clicking on icon in system tool tray

Double clicking on the icon will open the server control panel.

Server Shutdown

To safely shutdown the server, right click on the icon in the system tray and click on the Exit menu item. If any clients are still connected to the server a warning message will appear asking if you wish to proceed with the shutdown. If the Yes button is clicked with connected clients, then all connected clients will be sent a command to have them disconnect.

When clicking on the Close button in the control panel or clicking on the X in the upper right, this will only minimize the window.

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