Owner's Manual (Complete)

Chapter 24—Client Server
The Home Control Assistant
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Automatically Starting as a Client
Depending upon your application it might be convenient for HCA, when started, to automatically
connect to the server. This is accomplished by settings in HCA Options on the Startup tab.
In the When HCA started box, enable the options “Start as a client” and “Connect to the HCA
Server at startup”. Once enabled, HCA automatically connects at startup and closes the connection
dialog you see while the connection is in progress.
Remote Access to the HCA Server
Everything described above in configuring the server and the client may be only part of what you
need to do to establish communication between them.
You may need to configure your firewall and router to allow the selected port through and pass
request from that port to the computer on your network running the HCA Server.
Configuring your firewall and router – software and hardware – is outside the scope of HCA and,
we admit, can be a real challenge. All we can do is to suggest that you look carefully over your
router documentation and consult the many different helpful guides you can find on the internet.
Other Clients
In addition to the Windows based HCA client, you can also use a client that has been developed
for Android Smart Phones. This is described in the
HCA for Android chapter.