[OPS] Setting up your ATC client
Posted: 11 Nov 2016, 18:00
Community Members,
First of all, if you're new to VATSIM or vACC-Slovenia, welcome - I hope you enjoy your time here, and the opportunities the hobby offers to those who take it up.
If you're not yet a member of VATSIM, make sure to - otherwise you won't be able to connect to the network!
Client
To start your first observation session on the network, you're going to need a client. Primarily, in Europe, we use a client named "Euroscope" - the name kinda fits, eh? Although the network accepts the use of other ATC clients, such as vSTARS and VRC (), our vACC will primarily train with the use of Euroscope - you're more than free to try other clients in your free time, or once you've been given a rating!
You can download Euroscope on it's website, . Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and select the MSI installer.
UNIX users should attempt to run software to allow Windows executable files to be run, for example via a virtual machine, WINE or similar.
Sector Files
Now you've downloaded and installed your copy of Euroscope, you're going to need to download the vACC's sector files. These can be found . Make sure to download the "LJLA Production" package, if you're a brand new user.
Experienced users may want to download the "LJLA Raw" file, which contains only the basic SCT, ESE and TXT files.
Once you've downloaded these files, you're going to want to extract these to a safe and accessible place, such as your desktop.
Setting up the client
So, you've got the sector files downloaded, and Euroscope installed. Now, it's time to setup the client, and to connect it to the network.
Launch Euroscope, during launch, Euroscope will ask for a profile - click cancel to this step. When the client is loaded, open the "OPEN SCT" square button on the top row, and select "Load Sector File" - navigate to where you extracted the files, and double click on the ".SCT" file. You'll want to also go to the "OTHER SET" button, further right, and select "Settings file setup" - proceede to go through each option, opening the appropriate ".TXT" file from the Settings folder of the extracted files. Once you've done all the loading, make sure you click Load, before closing the window. Now go back to the "OPEN SCT" button - this time, select "Open ...", and select the "Easy Start File.asr" from the ASR folder.
Connect to the network
So, you've gotten this far, and it's now time for you to connect to the network.
Open the "CONNECT" box from the top left hand side, and type in your certificate (Username) and password into the appropriate boxes. Select the facility as "Observer" and the rating as "Observer (OBS)". You should set your callsign to your initials, with the suffix "_OBS". For example, my non-staff observation callsign would be "KSC_OBS". For the server box, select the closes server - do not select sweatbox!
So, well done! You're connected to the network, and hopefully you can see some aircraft moving across your scope. You'll see aircraft flying in our airspace in your lists, and you'll see other controllers in the local area on the right hand side. Now it's time to contact our ATC Training Department via their E-Mail Address, atc-td@vacc-slovenia.org.
Happy Controlling!
First of all, if you're new to VATSIM or vACC-Slovenia, welcome - I hope you enjoy your time here, and the opportunities the hobby offers to those who take it up.
If you're not yet a member of VATSIM, make sure to - otherwise you won't be able to connect to the network!
Client
To start your first observation session on the network, you're going to need a client. Primarily, in Europe, we use a client named "Euroscope" - the name kinda fits, eh? Although the network accepts the use of other ATC clients, such as vSTARS and VRC (), our vACC will primarily train with the use of Euroscope - you're more than free to try other clients in your free time, or once you've been given a rating!
You can download Euroscope on it's website, . Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and select the MSI installer.
UNIX users should attempt to run software to allow Windows executable files to be run, for example via a virtual machine, WINE or similar.
Sector Files
Now you've downloaded and installed your copy of Euroscope, you're going to need to download the vACC's sector files. These can be found . Make sure to download the "LJLA Production" package, if you're a brand new user.
Experienced users may want to download the "LJLA Raw" file, which contains only the basic SCT, ESE and TXT files.
Once you've downloaded these files, you're going to want to extract these to a safe and accessible place, such as your desktop.
Setting up the client
So, you've got the sector files downloaded, and Euroscope installed. Now, it's time to setup the client, and to connect it to the network.
Launch Euroscope, during launch, Euroscope will ask for a profile - click cancel to this step. When the client is loaded, open the "OPEN SCT" square button on the top row, and select "Load Sector File" - navigate to where you extracted the files, and double click on the ".SCT" file. You'll want to also go to the "OTHER SET" button, further right, and select "Settings file setup" - proceede to go through each option, opening the appropriate ".TXT" file from the Settings folder of the extracted files. Once you've done all the loading, make sure you click Load, before closing the window. Now go back to the "OPEN SCT" button - this time, select "Open ...", and select the "Easy Start File.asr" from the ASR folder.
Connect to the network
So, you've gotten this far, and it's now time for you to connect to the network.
Open the "CONNECT" box from the top left hand side, and type in your certificate (Username) and password into the appropriate boxes. Select the facility as "Observer" and the rating as "Observer (OBS)". You should set your callsign to your initials, with the suffix "_OBS". For example, my non-staff observation callsign would be "KSC_OBS". For the server box, select the closes server - do not select sweatbox!
So, well done! You're connected to the network, and hopefully you can see some aircraft moving across your scope. You'll see aircraft flying in our airspace in your lists, and you'll see other controllers in the local area on the right hand side. Now it's time to contact our ATC Training Department via their E-Mail Address, atc-td@vacc-slovenia.org.
Happy Controlling!