Figure 1: MonitorWare Console: Startup Dialog Box
The default user name is "admin" without a password (this means it is nothing entered in the password field). Once a user enters into the application, this password can be changed.
At the bottom left corner of this dialog box, there are three links "Update Database", "Edit Settings" and "License Options" The latter one is self-explanatory. If you click on it, a license dialog appears where you can view or change your license key and license name. There is also a link to order the product directly via our online ordering system. Please note that MonitorWare Console has Modular Licensing now. For getting more details on License, please see License Options
Figure 2: Licence options Dialogue Box
The other link in the login dialog, "Edit Settings" is used if the user wants to change the database connection or other settings. Currently MonitorWare Console supports Microsoft Access, SQL Server and MySQL. Once the above mentioned link is clicked, a dialog box, as shown in figure 3, will pop up. Using this dialog box, the user can change the underlying database or other settings. All settings from standard program settings over to custom report settings will be stored in this database.
Figure 3: Dialog Box to change the underlying database
For details about this dialog box, please see General Settings
After saving the settings, click on OK. This will take you back to Figure 1.
And finally there is the "Update Database"-Button. When you click it, you should receive the follwoing dialog:
Figure 4: Database Update Dialog
Choose "yes" for giving the DB an update with the current settings, tables etc. Choose "no" or "cancel" and the operation will be aborted.
Note: This is an important action. Because if the database doesn't contain the correct tables, then the program cannot save any of its settings in there.
After you click OK on the main screen, the following cases could happen:
Seven Cases that can happen when starting MonitorWare Console
Case 1: Your login and password is validated and is correct and there is no update required for the underlying database that you set in Figure 3. If this is the case, you will enter MonitorWare Console successfully and you will see a form similar to the one shown below:
Figure 5: Main Form of MonitorWare Console
Case 2: Your login and password fails because you have either entered wrong login and wrong password. If this is the case, you will stay on this dialog box and it will ask you for the correct login and password again. Following message box will be displayed to you:
Figure 6: Login Fail Dialog
Case 3: Your database to which the DSN in figure 3 is pointing to is not a valid DSN. By valid DSN, we mean that the DSN is not pointing to the database that contains SystemEvents table. In this case, you will get the following message box:
Figure 7: Invalid Database
Case 4: Your database to which the DSN in figure 3 is pointing to is valid but you dont have sufficient permissions to query it. In this case, once again a dialog box similar to the one shown in figure 7 will be displayed.
Case 5: The Error in Figure 7 is displayed when the latest version of MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components) isn't installed. Please make sure that you have got the latest version of MDAC. For details see the
System Requirement section.
Case 6: You don't have sufficient permissions to write something to the registry. In this case, again a dialog box complaining that you dont have sufficient permissions will be displayed to you.
Case 7: Your login and password is valid and your DSN is pointing to the correct MonitorWare database but the database is old. MonitorWare Console will display you a messagebox which asks you if you want to update your database settings. If you click on Yes, the database will be updated (because console needs some additional tables for house keeping). If you click on No or Cancel, the dialog box will disappear taking you to the main dialog in figure 1.