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Settings

Audience: Event organisers and operators configuring Manager's global defaults.

Reference for every setting on the Settings page, what it controls, and the trade-offs for changing it.

Status: Stub — not yet written. This page should list every visible setting; it will be kept in sync with the Settings UI.

What this page will cover

  • [ ] Where the Settings page is and how to open it
  • [ ] Each settings section (one subsection per section in the UI), in the order they appear:
    • [ ] Prime Connection — serial connection to the meshO Prime field unit (COM port, baud rate, retry intervals, "use Prime for radio punches" default)
    • [ ] Event Defaults — values applied when creating new events (start/finish/check unit codes, default event type, competition level, discipline, punching-start override default)
    • [ ] Replay Mode — replay speed for reviewing past events
    • [ ] Logging — log level (Verbose, Debug, Info, Warning, Error)
    • [ ] Eventor — Host Name, API Key, Organisation ID for the Eventor connection
    • [ ] Screen Defaults — defaults for new Leaderboard screens (club display, club icon, auto-scroll, max radios per class, time display options, single-line team members, max places per class)
    • [ ] Radio Punch Forwarding — TCP forwarding of radio punches to external systems (host, port, SIRAP or OE12 protocol, client name)
    • [ ] Radio Punch Listening — accept incoming SIRAP punches over TCP (listen port)
    • [ ] Splits Printer — connection (network printer over TCP, or a printer attached directly to this computer — Windows only), printer selection and print language (Epson ESC/POS or the Windows driver) for attached printers, host/port for network printers, paper width, auto-print on download, logo, QR code template and caption
    • [ ] Access Protection — optional shared-PIN protection for manager screens
    • [ ] Auto Backup — enable, and the frequency in minutes (5, 10, 15, 30, 60) — defaults applied to new events; each event can override
    • [ ] Auto Update — automatically download and install new releases
    • [ ] Server — this computer's name/LAN IP, the HTTP port the server listens on (default 5154), LAN access toggle, shareable access links, and optional HTTPS for download/backup stations on other computers (see HTTPS and certificates)
  • [ ] The settings.yaml file — where it is, what's safe to edit by hand, and what isn't
  • [ ] Restoring defaults
  • [ ] Migrating settings between machines
  • [ ] Application folders — where Manager stores events, downloads, backups, and logs on disk