Network Monitor Dialog Box - Setup

Use Setup to configure your system as a coordinator or a node computer.

For a description of coordinator and node computers, see Distributed File Conversion.

To open this dialog box from the Task Scheduler, click Network Monitor on the toolbar.

Coordinator Setup

Coordinator Makes your computer the coordinator.
Node Computer Makes your computer a node.
Name of the Coordinator Network Monitor sets this field to the network name of your computer automatically.
Connect To

Starts Network Monitor services on a coordinator computer.
Disconnect From

Stops Network Monitor services on a coordinator computer.
Send email Creates an email with connection information to send to node computers.
Maximum Task List log file size Specifies the maximum log file size in kilobytes. Specify a value before connecting. This field is read-only after connecting.
Enable Network Monitor after log in Starts Network Monitor automatically.
Run SOLIDWORKS minimized Specifies the mode for SOLIDWORKS during the conversion.
Task working folder Holds temporary files created during conversion.

Node Setup

Coordinator Makes your computer the coordinator.
Node Computer Makes your computer a node.
Name of the Coordinator Specifies the network name of the coordinator computer.
Connect To

 Connects you to a coordinator computer.
Disconnect From Disconnects you from a coordinator computer and the distributed group.
Enable Network Monitor after log in Starts Network Monitor automatically.
Run SOLIDWORKS minimized Specifies the mode for SOLIDWORKS during the conversion.
Task working folder Holds temporary files created during conversion.