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Connecting to your PADS4 Server

When PADS4 Agent has been started, it will look for available PADS4 Server connections. Depending on how you have set up your connection properties, the application will either connect and logon to your PADS4 Server automatically or you have to do this manually.

Optionally, you can work with multiple PADS4 Server connections. For more information about this, see Connecting to multiple servers.

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Connecting to your PADS4 Server for the first time

When it’s the very first time you start PADS4 Agent and you haven’t set any connection properties yet, you will get the following message:

  1. Click OK to proceed.

  2. In the PADS4 Server Connection window (which is automatically opened) click Add… to define a new connection.

  3. Specify your connection properties and click OK to save them. For more information, see Managing your connections.

  4. Click Connect to establish the connection.


    Even if you have configured your connection to automatically connect, you will have to connect this way for the first time.

  5. If your are required to logon, enter your User Name and Password and click Log On.

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Connecting to your PADS4 Server

If you have specified in your connection properties to automatically connect to your PADS4 Server, PADS4 Agent will automatically try to establish a connection once it has been started. In all other situations you will have to establish a connection manually:

  1. Click the bottom part of the Connect button on the Home tab of the ribbon bar.

  2. Click on the listed connection to establish a connection.

  3. If you are required to logon, enter your User Name and Password and click Log On.

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Disconnecting from your PADS4 Server

To disconnect from your PADS4 Server again, click Disconnect on the Home tab of the ribbon bar.

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Reconnecting to your PADS4 Server

If you have been disconnected from your PADS4 Server, you may want to reconnect. To reconnect:

  1. Click on the top part of the Connect button on the Home tab of the ribbon bar.

    This will force the application to automatically reconnect your connection if it has been set up to automatically connect.

Or

  1. Follow the steps for connecting to your PADS4 Server as described earlier.