Online Setup

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MyCourts ships with (and uses) the Abysss Web Server software. Normally you will not need to access the Abysss Web Server software setup however if you need to change the port listening number, setup SSL, bind to IP addresses etc, then click this button.

 

MyCourts will open your favorite browser at the Abysss Webserver Console. You will need the user name and password which is "mycourts" for both.

If you have some special reason to configure MyCourts Abysss Web Server software then please open and read the Abysss Help file before making any changes or when seeking clarification on how to configure the many options available to you. Clicking this button opens the Abyss Help manual.

This will advise you whether you are currently connected to the internet or not.

When you first install MyCourts Web Service, the port number that the web service listens on is port 80 which is the default for all web browser software (IE, FireFox, Chrome etc) to use. You can change that port number here to whatever suits your needs. This will commonly be changed when you redirect traffic from your router to the computer running MyCourts Online Web Server.

 

To access the online web service via your LAN, if you use a port number other than 80, you will need to add the port number to the end of the url. For example http://localhost:8181 .

 

You should also note that port 80 may be conflicting with Skype and / or other programs running on your computer. If you are having problems accessing MyCourts web site, open The Abyss Web Server console (see 2 above) and check that you are not having 'Listening problems'. If you are, check out our dedicated Knowledgebase / Help web site at http://support.mycourts.com.au for further assistance.

 

You will be advised here whether the web server is running or not.

 

You can click the button to either Start the service or Stop it.

 

After clicking the button you may be requested to supply the user name and password for the Abyss Web Server software access:

 

 

The user name and password boxes default to 'mycourts' and 'mycourts' however if you have changed them via the Abysss Web Server consol then you will need to enter the new values accordingly. If you haven't changed them, just click on the OK button.

 

MyCourts is bundled with it's own web server software and therefore it is important that no other web server software is running on your computer otherwise they may conflict with each other.

 

The web server software is installed by MyCourts to run as a Windows Service. This means that the web server will automatically start when the computer boots up. A user need not logon to start the Windows Service. It is also possible for the web server software to be started when a user logs on. This should be rare as the web service should always be run at computer boot up however if you require this alternate method of running the web service, please contact us at support@mycourts.com.au for instructions on how to achieve this.

 

 

Toggle this setting to start()  the web service automatically at the same time that your computer is booted or rebooted.

 

MyCourts web server runs independently of MyCourts so you do not need to have MyCourts running to provide your members and guests with access.

This is the human readable address that we all understand and will use to access your online web service.

 

After obtaining a static IP address from your current ISP, you assign that IP address to the human readable address in your DNS.

 

The human readable address is included in your default welcome message to your new users.

 

Note: You will most likely be assigned a static IP address in the format of '123.123.123.123'. That is called an IP4 address. This is being replaced by IP6 addresses but this is still some years away. You could record here your IP address viz http://123.123.123.123 and that will end up exactly the same as if you had entered the human readable address.

MyCourts comes bundled with a number of themes. These themes cover the page background, text colour, borders etc. You will need to view them all and decide which best suits your club's needs.

 

This setting is only for the default theme. Once a member has logged on they will have the option to chose the theme that suits themselves.   The selected theme will be remembered by MyCourts and will become the default theme for that member until they decide to chose another theme.   The member can change this theme by choosing from the available themes listed in the dropdown selector as in the image.

 

 

 

 

As in MyCourts, the Online Web pages can be displayed in a number of languages. Chose the default language that will be displayed to members when they first log on to the web site.

 

The member has the opportunity to select the language they would prefer by selecting from the languages listed in the drop down selector as in the image.   Once the member has visited the web page, MyCourts will remember the chosen language and will use that language as the default until changed again by the user.

Select the default font for the text displayed in the web pages.

 

Note: Some themes will have their own fonts which will override the font chosen here.

Click here to update the font you have just selected.

 

Changes are implemented immediately (you may need to refresh your browser to see the change).