User Guide: Vista Manager AWC Plug-in version 3.3.1

# Access Management Screen

Program Menu
Start and Stop Server
Start Server
Stop Server
Login and Logout

## Program Menu

Once the AWC Plug-in is installed with Vista Manager EX, you can see the following items in the "AT-Vista Manager EX" group in the Windows' program menu.

Table 1: AWC Plug-in program group items
Item Name | Description
--- | ---
AT-AWC - Start Server | Start the AWC Plug-in server. By default, the AWC Plug-in server automatically starts when Windows boots up. [Executable File] [Vista Manager EX Installation Directory]\Plugins\AT-AWC\root\startserver.bat
AT-AWC - Stop Server | Stop the AWC Plug-in server. [Executable File] [Vista Manager EX Installation Directory]\Plugins\AT-AWC\root\stopserver.bat
AT-AWC - Backup Restore | Back up and restore the AWC Plug-in's system data. [Executable File] [Vista Manager EX Installation Directory]\Plugins\AT-AWC\tools\maintenance\maintenance.bat

> Note

> > On Windows Server 2019, some of the menu items may not be created correctly in the program menu's "AT-Vista Manager EX" group.
> > If this occurs, restart Windows Server 2019 and the missing items will be added to the "AT-Vista Manager EX" program group.
> > Before restarting Windows Server 2019, you can run the missing items by directly launching the above executable files, with Administrator privileges.

## Start and Stop Server

This section covers the steps to start or stop the AWC Plug-in server.

> Note

> > After restarting the server, the AWC Plug-in shows the last retrieved Management Status for unreachable APs, which may not be up-to-date. Once the APs become reachable again, the latest status will be displayed.

### Start Server

By default, the AWC Plug-in is configured to automatically start its server process when Windows boots.
To start the server manually, select "AT-Vista Manager EX" > "AT-AWC - Start Server" from the program menu.
To disable automatic startup, do the following steps.
◼ Change the start type of the AT-AWC Service

1. Open Administrative Tools > Services (Local).
2. Right-click "AT-AWC Service" on the list.
3. Select "Properties" on the popup menu.
4. Select the "General" tab on the "AT-AWC Service Properties" dialog box.
5. Change "Startup type" to "Manual" and click "OK".

◼ Disable the system startup task

1. Open Administrative Tools > Task Scheduler.
2. Select "Task Scheduler (Local)" > "Task Scheduler Library" > "Allied Telesis".
3. Right-click "Start Server" on the list.
4. Select "Disable" from the popup menu.

### Stop Server

To stop the AWC Plug-in server, select "AT-Vista Manager EX" > "AT-AWC - Stop Server" from the program menu.

## Login and Logout

To use the AWC Plug-in with Vista Manager EX, you have to register it on Vista Manager EX's "Plug-in Management" screen. See the "Registering the plug-ins" section of the Vista Manager Windows-based Installation Guide (PDF) for more details.
Please refer to the "Logging into Vista Manager EX" section of the Vista Manager Windows-based User Guide (PDF) for information on how to login to Vista Manager EX.
Once the AWC Plug-in is registered in Vista Manager EX, the AWC Plug-in menu appears on the Vista Manager EX Main Menu.
In addition, the AWC Plug-in has an emergency mode called "Standalone Mode". This lets you use the plug-in without Vista Manager EX if Vista Manager EX is not available.
To use Standalone Mode, you have to configure it beforehand. Refer to Operation Reference > Miscellaneous Settings > Standalone Mode for more details.

06 Oct 2020 11:30