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Configuring the desktop application

You can configure these settings for the desktop application:

The hostname of the HCP Anywhere system.

You need to change the hostname only if your HCP Anywhere administrator tells you to do so.

Whether the application displays taskbar or menu bar alerts. For information on these alerts, see About desktop alerts.

Whether the application starts automatically when you log into your computer.

The language that the application uses to display text. By default, the application uses the same language as your computer. If your computer's language isn't supported, the application displays text in English.

Whether the application uses a proxy server to connect to the HCP Anywhere system.

Conditionally, the DNS name or IP address of the proxy server and the port on which to access the proxy server.

Whether the application attempts to synchronized locked files. For information on this setting, see Syncing open and locked files.

If your Active Directory username changes, you can also use this window to change the username with which you registered the application. For information on doing this, see Handling Active Directory username changes.

To configure the desktop application:

1.If the desktop application is not running, start the application.

2.Do one of these:

oOn a Windows computer, right-click on the application icon ( ) on the taskbar.

oOn a Mac, click on the application icon ( ) on the menu bar.

3.In the context menu, click on Settings.

4.In the settings window:

o To change the hostname of the HCP Anywhere system, in the HCP Anywhere server field, enter the new hostname for the HCP Anywhere system.

oTo enable or disable taskbar or menu bar alerts, select or deselect, respectively, the Alerts enabled option.

oTo enable or disable the automatic startup of the desktop application when you log into your computer, select or deselect, respectively, the Start HCP Anywhere on login option.

oTo change the language, select a language from the Language dropdown menu.

oTo specify whether the desktop application uses a proxy server to connect to the HCP Anywhere system, select or deselect the Use proxy server option.

While this option is selected:

To specify a proxy server, in the Proxy server field, enter the IP address or DNS name of a proxy server.

To specify the port on which to connect to the proxy server, in the Port field, enter the port number.

To learn whether you need to use a proxy server and the proxy settings to use, see your HCP Anywhere administrator.

oOn a Windows computer, to specify whether the application should attempt to synchronize locked files in your synced folder, select or deselect the Allow syncing of locked files option.

5.Do one of these:

oOn a Windows computer, click on the OK button.

oOn a Mac, close the window.

6.Do one or both of these:

oIf you changed the language for the application, a prompt appears asking you to restart the application. Click OK in the prompt and then restart the application for your changes to take effect.

For information on shutting down the application, see Stopping the application.

oIf you changed the name of the HCP Anywhere system, log out of your computer and then log back in.

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