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Help - User Created Help Pages

Overview:

The system includes a built-in web server that can be used to serve user created web pages. These web pages can be used to display equipment manuals, procedures, or any other content desired.

Web Pages:

The system includes a web server for simple static web pages. A static web page is one whose content doesn't change (the status system by contrast uses dynamic web pages to update them with new content).

The web pages can include text, graphics, CSS, javascript, and any other normal web page components.

Web Site Configuration:

Creating a user web site simply requires copying the user created web pages into the help page directory. The port number used by the web server can be configured via the communications configuration (see the help section on "Communications" for more details). The web server is configured as a "help" server (protocol=help).

Web Site File Location:

The web site files are located in the "mbhelppages" directory. Anything placed in this directory becomes part of the web site. This may include subdirectories.

The system ships with a default place holder web page, including graphics and CSS. These files are not necessary for system operation and may be removed or replaced with user created files.