Connecting the RPPT Master to a Presentation Session

To start presentations, an RPPT master must be started and connected to a RPPT server. The master controls the progress of a presentation session, and it runs on the presenter's computer. See Figure 3 and 4.

Steps for configuring and starting an RPPT master:

1. Create a presentation list:

   1. Use the 'Add' button to add the URL that is typed in the top input line. If the input line is blank or contains a name that is already in the list, a 'file-open' dialog-box will pop-up, which allows you to browse and add local PowerPoint files.

   2. Use 'Replace', 'Delete', 'Clear All' to edit the list.

   3. Use 'Save list' to save the current list to a text file.

   4. Use 'Import list' to retrieve an existing text file of a presentation list.

2. Define the screen area for slideshow with the 'Drag and Define' function (if appropriate).

3. Type in the identity of the master site or the presenter (if appropriate).

4. Set other Slideshow options (if appropriate):

   1. Check 'Let my mouse be a remote laser pointer' to enable the RPPT remote laser pointer function.

   2. Check 'Auto-reconnect if the server is rebooted' to enable the option that allows the master to periodically query the server and automatically connect back to the server, if the connection has been broken during a presentation.

   3. Check 'Allow other masters to take over the control of this session and start a new presentation series' to enable the option that allows the smooth transition of the session control to a new master. Only one master may have the session control at one time.

5. Connect to an RPPT server:

   1. Enter the DNS name or IP address of the machine on which the RPPT server is running.

   2. Enter the port number that the RPPT server is using.

   3. Press the 'Connect' button.

   4. If the server is running on the same machine, you may press 'Default' to retrieve the DNS name of this machine.

6. Switch from Setup mode to Presentation mode? by clicking on the 'Setup Complete -- Start Presentation' button.

7. Run the show by double-clicking an item from the presentation list, or by pressing the 'Start Presentation' button.