Admin Console

The Admin Console helps the Admin user perform activities relating to the ATX system and/or ATX server. Whether you’re a stand-alone user or a network Admin user, you should familiarize yourself with the new Admin Console.

What can you do in Admin Console?

The Admin user can perform the following tasks in the Admin Console on the File Settings tab:

Using a third party back product such as (Carbonite, Mozy, Backblaze, and Amazon Glacier) may require you to change your backup location to a location the third party product can access. See Changing Your Backup Location.

On the Server Settings tab, Admin users can:

For more on ports, see the eHow™ article What Is a Computer Port Used For?

Accessing the Admin Console

You can get to the Admin Console whether ATX is open or closed:

  • If ATX is open, go to the Support menu; select About; then, click the Admin Console link.
  • If ATX is closed, navigate to Start\All Programs\CCH Small Firm Services\ATX 2015\ATX 2015 Admin Console

The Server Settings tab provides the location of your physical address of the computer that is your ATX server, and displays the server status and port numbers.

Admin Console - Server Settings tab

The File Settings tab displays the Storage Locations for your File Server and Backup/Restore Server. These default locations may be changed by browsing to another location.

Admin Console - File Settings tab

 

See Also:

Finding Your Network Server