The Collector's Proxy Setting screen tells the Collector how to behave when it starts up.

• Configuration File Location


• Read Configuration From Interface - When the Collector is installed on the same machine as the Interface, the Collector by default will read in the configuration information from the same file that the Interface uses to store configuration settings. If you choose this option, the Configure Collector button will be disabled:

  

  To change the configuration settings you need to go to the Interface, click on the menu Configuration/Collector Configuration and press the Collector Configuration Settings button:





• Use Standalone configuration - When the Collector is installed on a different machine (or you don't want it to use the same configuration file as the Interface) choose this option. This will allow the Collector to have it's own configuration file that isn't shared with the Interface and the Configure Collector button will be enabled.
• Startup Options


• Start as NT Service - Choose this option if you plan to run the Collector as a NT Service. Choosing this option does not install the Collector as a Service; it tells the Collector that it expects to be run as a service. See the documentation on how to install the Collector to run as a Service.


• NT Service Name - The name that the Collector uses when it is run as an NT Service. You may want to change this name if you have more than one collector running as an NT Service.


• Start as Windows Tray Application - This is the default option. In this mode the Collector runs as a standard Windows Application.
  
• Windows Tray Application Name - The name that you want to give this Collector. This name will appear in the Caption of all the forms/windows that you open.
• Configure Collector Button - Allows you to configure the collector's settings.