Overview of PageGate GUI / Windows Client

Video Transcript

Welcome to the overview of the PageGate Client. In this tutorial, we'll be going over the different features and functions available to use in PageGate's GUI Client. The GUI Client is a Windows based application that can be installed on any system that has network access to the PageGate server's database. This program provides a messaging interface that displays a list of recipients and groups to select from and the ability to immediately send or schedule messages for delivery. It also offers the ability to report on messages and supports a security system that allows administrators to control which recipients and groups users are allowed to message.

Let's also take a moment to talk about station numbers. Each instance of the PageGate Client has a Station Number associated with it. These station numbers can be set on a user or machine basis and provide an identifying number that all sent traffic will have associated with it. Workstations that share a station number will be able to see and report on each other's messages.

Across the top, you have the Menu bar. The File menu provides access to the program's setup and should only be accessed by an administrator. The Tools menu provides the ability to temporarily filter the list of recipients and groups, modify preset messages, create and modify a 'local' recipients and groups list and check spelling. The View menu provides the ability to review pending, sent, bad and scheduled messages. The Reports menu provides the ability to run reports on sent, scheduled and repeating messages. The Help menu provides quick access to documentation, keyboard and mouse shortcuts and general information about the Client.

Here on the left, we have the Recipient List section displaying all recipients and groups this client is able to message. Here on the right, we have the Selected Recipient section displaying the recipients and groups who will receive the next message sent. Next we have the Message Text section where you'll type the message you want to send.

To send a message immediately, select the recipients and groups you want the message delivered to, enter what you want to say and click the Send button. Along the bottom, you'll see programmable message buttons that allow you to pre-program certain messages to save yourself a lot of typing.

The 'Options' button is used for configuring scheduled and repeating messages. To configure a scheduled or repeating message, select the recipients and groups, specify the message, then configure the 'Options' to tell the program when the message should be delivered and whether or not it should repeat. It's also important to note that scheduled and repeating messages may be edited at any time by going under the View menu and selecting Scheduled. This concludes the overview of the PageGate Client.