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How to configure jv16 PowerTools to work in your LAN
1. Install jv16 PowerTools to the server computer or any computer you want to use as the server.
2. Start jv16 PowerTools. Go to Preferences > Network and check "Enabled" and "This computer works as the server". Click OK.
3. Install jv16 PowerTools to all the computers in your LAN or just to the ones you want to be able to control with jv16 PowerTools. Be sure also to start the jv16 PowerTools Network Resident. You can do that with the installer program or manually by running "\Resident\Resident.exe" from your jv16 PowerTools dir.
4. Go to LAN Tool. Now you should see all the computers listed that are in your LAN.
5. Now select all the computers, for example with CTRL+A. Go to Tools > Network management> AutoStart and click Enable.

How to uninstall jv16 PowerTools and then install a newer version without losing backups
1. Go to the directory where you installed jv16 PowerTools. By default it's "C:\Program Files\jv16 PowerTools".
2. Rename the directory called "Backups" to "OldBackups".
3. Uninstall jv16 PowerTools.
4. Install a new version of jv16 PowerTools.
5. Go to "OldBackups" directory. There should be many sub-directories with odd names, copy all of them (press CTRL+A and then CTRL+C), go to where you now installed jv16 PowerTools and from there a directory called "Backups". Now paste all the data to here (press CTRL+V)

How to password protect jv16 PowerTools
1. Go to Access Control
2. Double click the user "$Default".
3. Type the password to the Password box and to the box below it and click OK. And the next time someone tries to run jv16 PowerTools he or she is asked to enter the password.

How to totally disable the LAN features
1. Go to Preferences > Network and uncheck the "Enabled" check box. Click OK.
2. Go to access control. Click the account "$Remote User" and click "Disable Account" button. Click the account "$Remote Batch User" and click "Disable account". Click OK.

How to create custom keyboard shortcuts
1. Go to Preferences > Shortcuts
2. Click button "Add".
3. Now press the keyboard buttons you want to assign. For example Ctrl + K. If you use many keyboard buttons be sure to press them down at the same time.
4. Now write the command or commands to the box. You can find the list of available commands from here.
5. Click OK.



 
 
 
 
 
 
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