Adding a connection

To establish a new connection to a copy of PowerSwitch on your local network:

Press the + button at the bottom; a new line appears in the list with status “Unknown Server".

Complete the fields in the rightmost section; see table below; see also preparing to run SwitchClient.

Field	Contents
Host name / IP address	The host name or IP address of the computer on which PowerSwitch is installed To connect to a copy of PowerSwitch on your own computer, enter "localhost" for this field
Port	The network port on which PowerSwitch expects client connections (usually the default value of 51008)
User name	Your user name as recognized by PowerSwitch (see preparing to run SwitchClient)
Password	Your password as recognized by PowerSwitch (see preparing to run SwitchClient)

When all information is entered correctly, the status underneath will change to Connected
If SwitchClient fails to connect, refer to preparing to run SwitchClient and setting up communication. After rectifying the problem, check or update the Connections panel again.

Parent topic: Connecting to Switch