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Webconverger can be used currently in two ways:
The "install version" is when Webconverger is installed to the read/write capable hard drive or USB stick.
The "live version" entails booting from an ISO-hybrid image (from a CD or USB stick) without touching your existing disk drives. This has advantages like being easy to try and deploy, simple strong security since it is read only. However as it is read only, it cannot be automatically upgraded.
Webconverger should by default boot into a configuration and subscription form. If not, go to about: and click on the Webconverger logo to proceed to the configuration form.
You can test API settings non-persistently by follow the testing guide.
Organisations will be able administer their machines through a control panel.
Firstly you can email us with the change request by identifying your computer, however this is not automated and may take a working day to get back to you. Your email needs to correspond to the order, since we need to identify you.
With Paypal one cumbersome yet automated way to update your configuration is to unsubscribe via Paypal. Paypal then notifies us and we reset / cancel / nullify the configuration after making a backup. And then you set the machine up again via the Paypal subscription form.
If you are a customer with many machines we setup a configuration Web interface for you to manage your machines with ease.
On a subscribed machine visit about: and click on the Webconverger logo. This should redirect you to a page that recognises that you are already subscribed and show a Paypal unsubscribe button.
Alternatively log in to Paypal to cancel the subscription. Goto "My pre-approved payments" → update under your Paypal Profile → My money.
Next you should see a page called My pre-approved payments. Click the Merchant Webconverger link to get further details of the subscription. On this "Subscription details" screen click Cancel. Details of the machine used in the subscription appear under Billing details item name. The machine's ID is important to know if you cancelling a specific machine, for example to reset its settings.
If your subscription expires, it is treated in the same way as if you cancelled.
Your configuration will be reset, Webconverger will go back its unconfigured defaults, however we do keep a backup of your configuration in order to be able to get you back up and running promptly.
You need to reboot the machine. Webconverger only contacts the configuration service on boot.
You can simply trial Webconverger as described in http://webconverger.org/testing where you add options on the command line, without paying.
The subscription service is useful for managing settings persistently.
You could also take a Paypal subscription out and the first week is free.
We offer a free one week trial and a 30 day money back guarantee if you begin to buy our service and you are not 100% happy with our service.
If you bought a subscription, begun paying and cancelled it, you may not receive 100% of your money back because of Paypal fees. We've raised this issue with Paypal. If this affects you, we will endeavour to correct it. Please email us.
For large orders we are happy to produce an invoice with our bank transfer details.
Do please tell our sales team what is the ideal buyers experience from your point of view.
Webconverger's configuration service does not allow you to change the boot menu or progress bar. Arguably Webconverger users (members of the public) should not see Webconverger boot up. However once booted into you can set the background graphic users see between sessions.
Sorry, we do not offer these sorts of customisations since we are keen to maintain one "lean" commercial version.
Please try to work within the configuration form options. Then check if they are in the boot API since we don't expose all options in the form. Then please email us asking for extra features.
If you subscribe you will get new features as they become available, without extra charge.
In principle we already do, though without a virtual keyboard. There is ongoing work to support a virtual keyboard with touch screens and a calibration guide, however we recommended a mouse and keyboard for input. Even the very best touch screen experiences (iPad) are difficult to input on compared to an inexpensive physical keyboard.
Furthermore we cannot recommend any touch screen hardware or support you calibrate the touch screen device. Your IT team needs to ideally test such hardware with Webconverger before you purchase it.
We cannot support saved wireless configurations on the read-only "Live version" since the settings are retrieved from the cloud which needs an internet connection.
On the install version, we can configure wireless by following a video using these steps:
For a large deployment wireless settings can be preset with the customised Webconverger service. Please just ask.
If you install Webconverger to your hard disk, then you don't need to worry. Webconverger automatically stays upto date. You can confirm this by visiting about: in the URL bar and matching the abbreviated sha1sum with the revisions on github.
If you choose not to upgrade or to fix upon a certain version, this can be accommodated with our upgrade API.
The Live version however cannot be upgraded automatically. You need to download the latest Webconverger and re-image the ISO upon your CDs or USB sticks.
Using the configuration service means that your settings are seamlessly applied no matter which version of Webconverger you install, which is very powerful and convenient.
Visit about: in the URL bar.
Alternatively, you can use the homepage expansion WEBCVERSION. For example:
homepage=http://example.com/?version=WEBCVERSION
Do please cross reference your running version with our commit log. You should be running the latest version.
By default when you boot an unconfigured Webconverger, a screen will clearly show the machine identity. A machine identity is a case sensitive string of your hardware's UUID and your network interface's MAC address.
Or visit about: in the URL bar and by clicking the Webconverger logo, should take you to a configuration page.
You can use a homepage keyword expansion as described upon the API page. For example:
homepage=http://example.com/?id=WEBCID
Webconverger only applies the changes on boot once fetching your new configuration, e.g. http://config.webconverger.com/clients/install-config/[MACHINE IDENTITY]. So please reboot the machine for it take on new changes.
Ensure your network or proxy is not blocking access to config.webconverger.com. You can tell if a configuration is being downloaded by using the support service. Simply append your machine identity to http://support.webconverger.com, for example to see a log of when it was last fetched.
Webconverger does not need reliable access to http://config.webconverger.com if you are using the (rw) install version, since the configuration would be cached. So your deployment will be resilient if for some reason or another config.webconverger.com is unreachable.
Firstly Webconverger has an in built Firewall, so it does not need one. Nonetheless on an existing network you must please allow access to https://config.webconverger.com.
You should also allow access to https://github.com/Webconverger/webc.git for upgrading to work.
Sidenote: Webconverger offers its own filtering solutions too.
Yes. custom.webconverger.com is the homepage for this service.
It's now just as fast to click the new "Existing customer" link on the default configuration homepage of Webconverger, to associate a machine with your control panel.
