PC Admin Version 2.0 User Guide

PC Admin v2.0 by GlitchWare
Release Date: February 2003
Web: http://glitchware.gemini2000.org
Email: gwsupport@gemini2000.org

Click here to read the PC ADMIN LICENSE AGREEMENT

PC Admin allows network administrators in both office/corporate and home environments to keep track of their machines and the services running on each machine on the network. Each machine is listed by its IP address and hostname. PC Admin can be a valuable tool in keeping track of your most frequently used machines on the run.

Features in Version 2.0

  • Screen layout
  • Graphic buttons
  • Sorting by IP Address
  • Sorting by Name
  • Menus
  • PC Admin also incorporates a File Extension database. From the common to the obscure,
    there are over 1,800 file extensions in this database and you can add more.
  • Operating System Database
  • PC Admin is backed up with every hotsync.

Featured Forms and Fields

  • IP Address
  • Host Name
  • Operating System
  • Open Ports
  • Services Running
  • Servers
  • Remote Admin Services
  • Passwords
  • Notes

Buttons

Home
New Record
Beam Current Record
Delete Current Record
Previous Record
View All Records For Corresponding Database
Next Record

Forms

Home This is the home screen for PC Admin.
Add/Edit This is the main form in which you begin to enter data for a new or existing record.
Details The form holds details such options for DMZ Hosts and hacked machines.
Ports Lists up to 12 open ports on a machine.
Remote Holds info for remote administration services running on a machine.
Servers Holds info for servers running on a machine.
PWDS Holds lists of passwords for a machine.
Services Holds info for services running on a machine.
OS Machine operating system(s).
EXTs File extensions.

 

Home Screens

This is the PC Admin home screen. From this screen you can access The following:

  • Add/Edit Machines
  • View All Machines
  • File Exts
  • View All File Extensions
  • OS (Operating Systems)
  • View All OS
  • Sorted Views
From this screen you can obtain access to sorted views of your machines by IP address, host name and operating system.
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Add/Edit

This is the primary screen of entry in the PC Admin application. Here you will enter the following information:

  • IP Address
  • Host Name
  • Operating System

The IP Address and Hostname fields will carry over onto other entry forms but will be non-editable on additional forms. There are buttons for additional entry forms on this screen.

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Details

Machine Details

Entry options are:

  • MAC Address
  • Hacked
  • RAS Enabled
  • DMZ Host
  • Public
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Ports

Ports

Twelve port number entry fields. These fields are actually text fields but will only display a small amount of data. You could enter the text such as "news" "SMTP" or otherwise.

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Remote

Remote Admin

List remote administration services here on this form.

 

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Servers

Servers

List all the servers running on your machines.

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PWDS

PWDS

Passwords for servers and services running on the machine.

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Services

Services

List Services on running on the machine.

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OS

OS

Here you can add and delete new operating systems. The Re-Sort button will resort the operating systems listed in the OS database by alphabetical order. Use the Re-Sort button after a new entry. Otherwise the newest entries will be put to the bottom of the list.

OS View

This is a list of all operating systems in the OS database. The Re-Sort button will resort the operating systems listed in the OS database by alphabetical order.

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EXTs

File Extensions

Here you can add and delete new file extensions. The Re-Sort button will resort the file extensions listed in the file extension database by alphabetical order. Use the Re-Sort button after a new entry. Otherwise the newest entries will be put to the bottom of the list.

Note: The Re-sort function will take a few moments to complete. You will see a message when the operation has completed.

File Extensions View All

This is a list of all file extensions in the extensions database. The Re-Sort button will resort the file extensions listed in the extensions database by alphabetical order.

Note: The Re-sort function will take a few moments to complete. You will see a message when the operation has completed.

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Menus

Recs New Rec, Duplicate Rec | Delete Rec | Beam, Print | Home
Forms Add/Edit, Details, Ports, Remote, Servers, PWDS, Services, Notes | OS, EXTs
Edit Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All | Keyboard, Graffiti Help
Sort Prev (record), Next (record), First (record), Last (record) | Sort by Name, Sort by IP, Sort by OS
Info About PC Admin

Sorting

Sort by Name
In the View All screen for machines you can sort the machine listings by name with either the on screen button labeled "IP" or the "Sort by IP" function in the sort menu.
Sort by IP
In the View All screen for machines you can sort the machine listings by name with either the on screen button labeled "Name" or the "Sort by Name" function in the sort menu.
Sort by OS
From the Sort menu select Sort by OS. This will sort the machines by OS Initially
Sort by OS (drop down menu)

On the Sort by OS screen there can be additional sorts made by an individual OS by using the drop down menu.

This is the same drop down menu used on the Add/Edit screen.