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installation:simconnect-network-wizard [2020/10/09 12:55]
Andreas Breitschopp
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 Prepar3D and FSX, NOT for X-Plane! You only need it 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.
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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?//\\