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===Start Up=== | ===Start Up=== | ||
Open QuickServerCheck and you will see a map with a red pin centred on your current location. | Open QuickServerCheck and you will see a map with a red pin centred on your current location. | ||
===Access to Your Location=== | |||
You may be prompted to allow this app to determine your location and this is required for correct operation. If your location cannot be determined QuickServerCheck will not be able to show your location in relation to other hosts on the map or show lines when these hosts are pinged. | You may be prompted to allow this app to determine your location and this is required for correct operation. If your location cannot be determined QuickServerCheck will not be able to show your location in relation to other hosts on the map or show lines when these hosts are pinged. | ||
===Monitoring Hosts=== | |||
You can enter a host into the text field under the host graphs. Press the [+] button to register the host. The host can be entered as a IP4, IP6, domain name or web address. | |||
If the host IP cannot be determine you will see a popup message. | |||
If the host IP is valid, the host is registered and remembered by QuickServerCheck and will still be there if you restart the app. An extra ping graph will appear in the list. Within a few seconds, the GPS coordinate and other details of the host are looked up and displayed when the host graph is selected. This information is cached in the app to minimise the number of lookup requests. | |||
Buttons on each host graph allow the host to be enabled or disabled for pinging. | |||
===Menu Items=== | ===Menu Items=== | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 25 September 2021
Start Up
Open QuickServerCheck and you will see a map with a red pin centred on your current location.
Access to Your Location
You may be prompted to allow this app to determine your location and this is required for correct operation. If your location cannot be determined QuickServerCheck will not be able to show your location in relation to other hosts on the map or show lines when these hosts are pinged.
Monitoring Hosts
You can enter a host into the text field under the host graphs. Press the [+] button to register the host. The host can be entered as a IP4, IP6, domain name or web address.
If the host IP cannot be determine you will see a popup message.
If the host IP is valid, the host is registered and remembered by QuickServerCheck and will still be there if you restart the app. An extra ping graph will appear in the list. Within a few seconds, the GPS coordinate and other details of the host are looked up and displayed when the host graph is selected. This information is cached in the app to minimise the number of lookup requests.
Buttons on each host graph allow the host to be enabled or disabled for pinging.
Menu Items
The "Check" menu provides an action to register a number of Australian hosts so that you can see the app in operation.
Technical Notes
Some notes about the QuickServerCheck_Technicalities for those interested in the gory details.