Explorer Client Settings
The Explorer Client settings allow you to activate the Explorer client for AutoCapture. The AutoCapture Explorer client enables you to right-click and capture specified file types in Windows Explorer.
The Explorer Client settings can be opened by right-clicking a file in a Windows Explorer window, and on the shortcut menu, clicking to display the AutoCapture Configuration dialog box. The following table describes options for configuring the AutoCapture Explorer client.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Activate | Select this check box to activate the AutoCapture Explorer client. The remaining options are only available when this check box is selected. |
| Server | Type the IP address or host name of the computer running the AutoCapture server. Type "localhost" if you are using the AutoCapture Explorer client on the AutoCapture server. |
| Port | Type the port number used by the AutoCapture server to communicate with clients. This should match the port number configured on the AutoCapture server. The default setting is 8085. |
| File types | List extensions in the format *.ext to be captured in Windows Explorer. The default setting is "*.*"
for any file type. To specify multiple types, separate extensions using either a comma (,) or a semicolon (;). Example: *.* *.txt *.txt,*.doc,*.csv |
| Display confirmation messages | Select this check box to display messages confirming captures. This check box is selected by default. |
| Delete captured messages | Select this check box to delete files after they have been captured. This check box is selected by default. |
The AutoCapture context menu command changes to a
Send to command when the Explorer client is configured to
communicate with a valid server. To change existing settings, right-click a file and
click . The AutoCapture Send to menu is distinguished
from the standard Windows Send to command.