User`s guide

Standalone SL Console
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▼ Log in to the Standalone SL Console
Note – Using the standalone SL Console you can connect to any library for which you
have a valid user ID.
1. Start the SL Console application on your PC or workstation by doing either of the
following:
■ Double-click the SL Console icon on the desktop.
■ Select Start > RunSLConsole or Launch > RunSLConsole
The SL Console starts and the Login screen appears.
2. Enter your login information.
User ID: SLC_login
Password: password
Library: library_ID
where:
■ SLC_login is the SL Console user ID.
■ password is the password assigned to this user ID.
■ library_ID is the library to which you want to connect, expressed in either of the
following ways:
■ IP address of the library, in dotted decimal notation (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn)
■ DNS alias of the library
Note – The user ID you use determines the screens you can access. See “SL Console
Security” on page 28.
3. Click Log on.
Standalone SL Console Updates
Note – Before you can install a new version of the standalone SL Console, you must
uninstall the previous version. See your PC or workstation documentation for detailed
instructions. Running multiple versions of the SL Console on the same PC or
workstation can cause problems such as inconsistent data on reports.
Once you have uninstalled the previous version of the SL Console, see “Standalone
SL Console Installation” on page 36 for detailed instructions on upgrading the software.