Open-Source Classroom Management With iTALC On Ubuntu 7.10 - Page 2

6 Usage

You can now use the launcher to access iTALC.

During the first start you'll see this warning - it's normal. No classroom is configured yet.

The iTALC interface.

The first thing you have to do is to create a classroom and add at least one computer to it. The classroom manager is available in the left menu. Right click into the classroom manager and select "Add classroom".

Next enter a name for the new classroom.

Afterwards right click on the classroom and select "Add computer".

In the next window you have to enter the client settings. Enter a name for the client and its IP or hostname - please note, that if the clients get their IPs via DHCP, you have to use their hostnames and need a running WINS server in your LAN - an alternative is, if your DHCP server supports it, to bind the DHCP IPs to the client's MAC adresses. The MAC address is optional - you only need it if you want to start the client per WOL. Lastly you have to choose the classroom (if you have more than one) and the client type.