Setting up communication

To enable PowerSwitch/ FullSwitch to handle connections with SwitchClient copies (running on the same computer or on another computer in the network), the system administrator should properly configure the PowerSwitch/ FullSwitch preferences and settings discussed in this topic.

Note: Both FullSwitch and PowerSwitch support SwitchClient connections. FullSwitch can support only one SwitchClient connection while PowerSwitch can support up to five SwitchClient connections. The number of licenses (i.e. simultaneous connections) can be raised by entering a new activation key in FullSwitch or PowerSwitch which is the same procedure as licensing a new FullSwitch or PowerSwitch.

In SwitchClient users can submit jobs and metadata describing this job. Only PowerSwitch supports usage of this metadata information to make automated routing decisions or providing variable input to various tools and configurators. Also, PowerSwitch offers tools to pick-up metadata from sources other than SwitchClient and tools to export metadata and create reports.