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Topic: Specifying Logins / Specific Kiosk Pages

I remember it being mentioned that we could set up the config files on Kiosk installations to point at specific kiosk pages (only),  and also specify a login so that it would be seamless for an end user.  I cannot recall how that was done.  Is it handled through the pandad.cfg.xml?  Or is it actually just handled on the actual shortcut that launches the kiosk app?

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Re: Specifying Logins / Specific Kiosk Pages

Note to self.  Read the help file first.  Nevermind.. found the answer.. this is pasted from the help file:

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Customizing Kiosk
Logging on and loading a project automatically
You can avoid having to specify a username, password and a project name each time you start Kiosk, by editing the Kiosk Start menu shortcut and specifying command line options.

To log on and load a project automatically

On the Start menu, point to All Programs. Point to NWare, and then right-click NWare Kiosk <version>.
Click Properties.
Add the following switches to the command in the Target box:
/user = <username>/pass = <password>/open = <project name>Where <project name> is the name of the NWare .npa file without the .npa included.

Here is an example:

"C:\Program Files\MediaMatrix\NWare 1.4.1\NWare.exe" /personality=nware_kiosk /user=user1 /pass=passwd /open="nion project"Click OK.
When you start Kiosk, the program will attempt to log on to the NION using the username and password you specified, then load the project file.

Tip: When you are running the full version of NWare, the /personality=nware_kiosk switch is used to specify the NWare Kiosk operating mode, as opposed to the NWare designer operating mode.

Last edited by Bharlow (2010-03-01 15:36:22)

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Re: Specifying Logins / Specific Kiosk Pages

It is also possible to obscure the password by using a hash.
It is also possible to do this same configuration by using an XML file for the configuration information.

Both of these are also covered in the help files if you want to learn more.

Josh Millward
Burnt Orange Studios