Re: xAP Ping3 beta 1 released

[James <james@xxxxxxx>]

Neil Frost wrote:
> Hi James,
>
> I've been looking for exactly this type of thing to give our customer
> services department a lights on / lights off view of the tiered web
> components of our web application.
>
Yep the original idea was of our helpdesk to make things easier to spot,
but once configured it really has helped us all. I simply took a photo
of our server room then overlayed the ping results onto the respective
server. Also using a site plan mapped out all the access points and
switches, it's now very easy to see faults. There were a couple of
features that I didn't mention in the release note. One is that it has a
similar secure mode to Switchboard, ie when turned on  only the server
can access the config pages. The other is  that each icon state, which
default to red/yellow/green blobs, can be custom picked per device, so
creating really nice looking plans should be easy. The overview screen
is a good one for non technical managers too as anyone can understand a
smiley face!
> Is there anyway to customise the web page? E.g. Change the word
> overview? Change the colour and / or font?
>
No, not yet. Some of the layout is fixed as is the Intranet style,
obviously any image can be changed in the /xAPInrtanet/Images folder .
I'll get some options added to alter the text. Any other
ideas/suggestions welcome!

James