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monitor:sbbsctrl:properties [2016/08/26 13:40] – [Advanced] Describe the settings on this tab. digital manmonitor:sbbsctrl:properties [2025/08/04 14:50] (current) – [Login Command] Include syncterm example login command (FAQ) digital man
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 The Synchronet Control Panel Properties page is available through the File->Properties menu option. The Synchronet Control Panel Properties page is available through the File->Properties menu option.
  
-Most of the value set in this dialog are saved in your Synchronet ''[[config:sbbs.ini]]'' file.+Most of the values set in this dialog are saved in your Synchronet ''[[config:sbbs.ini]]'' file.
  
 ===== Settings ===== ===== Settings =====
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 ==== Login Command ==== ==== Login Command ====
 The //Login Command// is what is invoked when the BBS->Login menu option is used. This is a telnet URI by default, pointing to //localhost// which should start the Windows default handler for Telnet connections, but you could put any command-line here. The //Login Command// is what is invoked when the BBS->Login menu option is used. This is a telnet URI by default, pointing to //localhost// which should start the Windows default handler for Telnet connections, but you could put any command-line here.
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 +If executing the telnet:/// URI doesn't work (you don't have an associated handler installed/enabled in Windows) or is handled by a different terminal program than you prefer, you could install [[resource:term|SyncTERM]] for Windows and change the //Login Command// to:
 +  syncterm telnet://localhost
  
 ==== Config Command ==== ==== Config Command ====
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   * The second ''%s'' will be replaced with the path to the Synchronet ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory.   * The second ''%s'' will be replaced with the path to the Synchronet ''[[dir:ctrl]]'' directory.
  
-FIXME+==== Node Display Interval (seconds) ==== 
 +This setting controls the frequency of updates to the "Node" window in the Synchronet Control Panel. This setting is only applied when the Node window is visible. 
 + 
 +==== Clients Display Interval (seconds) ==== 
 +This setting controls the frequency of updates to the "Clients" window in the Synchronet Control Panel. This setting is only applied when the Clients window is visible. 
 + 
 +==== Semaphore Check Interval (seconds) ==== 
 +This setting controls the frequency at which semaphore files are checked. Lower numbers mean more disk or CPU activity, even while the BBS is idle. 
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 + 
 +==== Minimize to System Tray ==== 
 +When checked, this setting will place a small icon in the Windows "system tray" or "notification area" (usually in the lower right corner of your display) when the Synchronet Control Panel is minimized rather than a normal icon/button on your task bar. The system tray icon is also animated when the BBS is in use. 
 + 
 +=== Password === 
 +When minimized to the system tray, you can optionally require a password to be typed by the local user for the Synchronet Control Panel to be restored/visible. This is a very simple security measure to help prevent un-trusted users of your system from stopping or re-configuring your BBS services (when minimized). An advanced malicious user could easily find other ways to stop or reconfigure the BBS. 
 ===== Security ===== ===== Security =====
  
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-FIXME+The settings on this tab control the automatic throttling, logging, and filtering/banning (both permanent and temporary) of clients (IP addresses) that repeatedly try and fail to login to your BBS. 
 + 
 +**See How-To: [[howto:block-hackers]] for more details on these settings**. 
 ===== Customize ===== ===== Customize =====
  
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-FIXME+The settings on this tab allow the sysop to customize the look of the Synchronet Control Panel windows. Each window can have the following customized: 
 +  * Font Face, Style, Size and Color (for each log level) 
 +  * Background Color 
 + 
 +==== Schemes ==== 
 +Customized settings for one window can be easily cloned into another window by using the **Apply Scheme To:** button. The **Scheme** text box just shows an example of the current color/font scheme for the selected window. Changing the upper-left window selection resets the current scheme to that of the newly selected window. Changes to that scheme can then be made with the **Change Font** and **Background Color** buttons and then applied to a new window by selecting a target window with the lower-right window selection and clicking the **Apply Scheme To:** button. 
 ===== Advanced ===== ===== Advanced =====
  
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-FIXME+The settings in this tab allow the sysop to change the operating parameters of the JavaScript run-time used in all Synchronet Servers and Services.
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====

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