Device Monitoring Studio Server must be installed on a computer in order to allow its local serial and USB devices to be monitored from remote instances of Device Monitoring Studio. An administrator access is required to install Device Monitoring Studio Server.
Device Monitoring Studio Server is available to download from HHD Software Ltd. web site:
The server installation package consists of the following features:
Main server executable
Contains server code. May be launched as a stand-alone process or installed as Windows Service (default mode). This feature is required.
Server configuration utility
While server reads its configuration from a simple JSON file, this configuration utility provides a visual way to edit the configuration file. This feature is checked by default.
Serial monitoring components
This feature includes a number of components that enable monitoring of serial devices. This component is checked by default.
USB monitoring components
This feature includes a number of components that enable monitoring of USB devices. This feature is checked by default.
Install as Windows Service
If checked, setup installs server as Windows Service. The service is running every time the system starts (under Local System account), no matter if the user logs in or not. If not checked, the server may still be manually launched. This feature is checked by default.
Add Windows Firewall exception
If checked, a new “Allow” rule is added to Windows Firewall, allowing all incoming connections to server's listening endpoints. This feature is checked by default.
Server cannot be installed on the same computer where Device Monitoring Studio is already installed. If you need to share serial and USB devices on a computer with Device Monitoring Studio installed, use the optional server component, available in Device Monitoring Studio installer.
If server is installed as part of Device Monitoring Studio, it is not installed as Windows Service by default.