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installation:simconnect-network-wizard [2017/07/12 15:59]
Andreas Breitschopp [SimConnect Network Wizard]
installation:simconnect-network-wizard [2021/02/23 17:49] (current)
Andreas Breitschopp [Create Network Share]
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 ====== SimConnect Network Wizard ====== ====== SimConnect Network Wizard ======
  
-If you want to use FS-FlightControl on a computer other than the computer Prepar3D or FSX is running on, the SimConnect Network Wizard will guide you through everything needed to enable FS-FlightControl to connect to the remote flight simulator computer.+If you want to use FS-FlightControl on a computer other than the computer Prepar3D, FS2020 ​or FSX is running on, the SimConnect Network Wizard will guide you through everything needed to enable FS-FlightControl to connect to the remote flight simulator computer.
  
-:i: Note: This is only needed if FS-FlightControl is not executed on the same computer as Prepar3D or FSX.+:i: Note: This is only needed ​Prepar3D, FS2020 and FSX, NOT for X-Plane! You only need it if FS-FlightControl is not executed on the same computer as Prepar3D, FS2020 ​or FSX.
  
 You will find the SimConnect Network Wizard in a subfolder of ''​FS-FlightControl''​ in your Windows ''​Documents''​ or ''​My Documents''​ folder. You will find the SimConnect Network Wizard in a subfolder of ''​FS-FlightControl''​ in your Windows ''​Documents''​ or ''​My Documents''​ folder.
  
 Please first copy all files of the SimConnect Network Wizard to your computer where Prepar3D or FSX is installed and then execute the ''​SimConnectNetworkWizard.exe''​. Please first copy all files of the SimConnect Network Wizard to your computer where Prepar3D or FSX is installed and then execute the ''​SimConnectNetworkWizard.exe''​.
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 +To make this process as easy as possible for you, we have prepared a YouTube video tutorial for that:
  
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 ===== Welcome Screen ===== ===== Welcome Screen =====
  
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 By default port ''​2048''​ is used and you normally don't need to change that. But if this port cannot be used on your system for whatever reason, you can change it here. By default port ''​2048''​ is used and you normally don't need to change that. But if this port cannot be used on your system for whatever reason, you can change it here.
  
-Now please press the button ''​Update SimConnect Configuration File with These Settings Now''​ to store the SimConnect network settings. In case a SimConnect configuration exists on the computer already, ​you will be asked to overwrite it. Please confirm that (a backup copy will be created).+Now please press the button ''​Update SimConnect Configuration File with These Settings Now''​ to store the SimConnect network settings. In case a SimConnect configuration exists on the computer already, ​additional settings ​will be added if needed.
  
 Additionally this port needs to be opened in the Windows Firewall. Therefore press the button ''​Open Port in Windows Firewall''​ even if the Windows Firewall is currently disabled. This will make sure everything still works if it gets enabled again later on for some reasons. Additionally this port needs to be opened in the Windows Firewall. Therefore press the button ''​Open Port in Windows Firewall''​ even if the Windows Firewall is currently disabled. This will make sure everything still works if it gets enabled again later on for some reasons.
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 ==== Create Network Share ====    ==== Create Network Share ====   
  
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 Beside accessing the flight simulator directly via SimConnect, you will also need to build the FS-FlightControl database that contains all the information about airports, navigation aids and so on. To be able to build that FS-FlightControl needs access some flight simulator directories. Beside accessing the flight simulator directly via SimConnect, you will also need to build the FS-FlightControl database that contains all the information about airports, navigation aids and so on. To be able to build that FS-FlightControl needs access some flight simulator directories.
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 Therefore you may create a hard drive network share in this wizard step as well by clicking on the button ''​Create Network Share for Hard Drive''​. Therefore you may create a hard drive network share in this wizard step as well by clicking on the button ''​Create Network Share for Hard Drive''​.
  
-You can also do that manually if you want and for this case there is an option to skip this part of the configuration although we recommend to let the wizard create the network share automatically.+You can also do that manually if you want (please make sure to create the share always for the whole hard drive in this case, not just individual folders) ​and for this case there is an option to skip this part of the configuration although we recommend to let the wizard create the network share automatically.
  
 :i: Note: //You may ask why we need to create a network share for the whole hard drive?//\\ :i: Note: //You may ask why we need to create a network share for the whole hard drive?//\\
 The reason is that due to the fact that depending on your scenery imports defined in your scenery config file it is likely that there is access needed to (many) more folders than just the two mentioned in the screen. The reason is that due to the fact that depending on your scenery imports defined in your scenery config file it is likely that there is access needed to (many) more folders than just the two mentioned in the screen.
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 ===== Change Computer ===== ===== Change Computer =====