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BETA upload Mark Gilmore Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:56:01 -0400

Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:56:01 -0400

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Hi all,
I'm now uploading a new beta which incorporates web security
via ECS PASSWORD Items (plus various other enhancements).
Latest instructions (from ECS.HTM) are attached.
Please let me know if you know of OTHER security approaches
that we may want to use (in place of, or in addition to
what I have done).

Be sure to read thru UPD.TXT, as there are other
changes you need to be aware of.

Upload will be ready in 10 minutes.

Feedback welcome...
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST

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Accessing ECS via the Internet/WWW
ECS supports a "www interface", whereby ECS Groups and the Message Log may be accessed via web browsers (locally and remotely). Currently, these web pages only support the ability to view/set Item States and playback messages. We hope to add full editing capabilities in a later release.

Browser limitations
Internet Explorer (IE) does not work with remote connections.

HotJava does not support "absolute positioning" HTML, and so does not display Item-windows in same locations as you see in the Group Screen.

Please notify us of any problems you encounter with other browsers.

Setup

1. Start your web browser and assure that the following options are enabled:

   JAVA
   JAVAScript
   Style sheets (N/A for IE)
   

2. To enable local www/browser access, create a Password Item(s) whose session is one of the following:

   WWW/Local:1
   WWW/Local:2
   . . .
   WWW/Local:5

   If you define an empty password, access will be immediately granted when you select the ECS home page (no password prompt will appear).

3. To enable remote www/browser access, create a Password Item(s) whose session is one of the following:

   WWW/Remote:1
   WWW/Remote:2
   . . .
   WWW/Remote:5

   If you define an empty password, access will be immediately granted when you select the ECS home page (no password prompt will appear).

Usage

1. Start ECS.
2. At your browser's URL prompt, enter "http://{host}:3000", where {host} may be "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" for local access (i.e. http://localhost:3000), or an IP address for remote access. This will display a web page listing "links" for all Groups and the Message Log.

   Note: At startup, ECS creates ECSIPS.HTM, which contains links to all IP addresses that may be used to access ECS. ECS re-creates this file if a new connection or disconnection is detected.

To create customized pages, use the ECS-generated web-page as examples:

GRP0.HTM (frame definitions for GRP1.HTM/GRP2.HTM)
GRP1.HTM (Group frame)
GRP2.HTM (State/Item-selection frame)
MLG.HTM (Message Log)

Note that ECS deletes these files on exit.

To disable ECS web support, create a Text Item named "ECS_WEB" with text of "0".

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