1 Logging in to the SARA system

Once the SARA client program has been correctly installed on your system, you launch it in the same way as any other Windows application, for example by double clicking on an icon. The SARA login dialogue box will then appear. You must have a username and a password before you can access a networked SARA server, for licensing reasons. These will normally be allocated by the person responsible for managing the BNC server to which you are connecting. Note that the username may be quite different from that you use for other network services such as email. SARA can also be run in local mode (i.e. with both the server and the client running on the same machine). In this case, you may not need to log in.

When you have typed in your username, press the Tab key to move to the password box, and type in your password. It will not appear on the screen, but will be validated by the server when you press the Return key or click on the OK button. If you have typed a valid password and username, the box will be replaced by the message of the day, identifying the server to which you are connected. Press Return again, or click on OK, and you will see the main SARA screen.

If you make a mistake entering your password, the system will let you try again. If you want to give up, click on theCancel button.

You can change your password [mdash ] but only once you have successfully logged in! (see further section 7.5 ).

If your system is not configured correctly, or if the server which you are trying to reach is not available, you will be offered the chance to select a different server address, or to run SARA in local mode, as further discussed in section 7.5 . Do not change the server address unless you need to: any changes made here will apply to all subsequent use of SARA on your machine. Press on theCancel button to close the comms dialogue box if you simply want to try the same server again later.

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