Chat Room Monitoring

The Monitoring Client operates just like the standard VolanoChat Client, but it also provides the chat administrator with the options to Kick and Ban unwanted visitors.

Setting Up the Monitoring Password

The VolanoChat Monitoring Client is password protected. The password is set by modifying the server.password property in the server properties.txt file. See the section on Server Configuration for details.

Adding the Monitor to a Web Page

Add the following applet tag to a web page. The monitor parameter must be set to true. This will enable monitoring capabilities on the VolanoChat Client created from the Web page.

<applet codebase="http://hostname/vcclient"
        archive="COM/volano/VolanoChat.zip"
        code="COM.volano.VolanoChat.class"
        width=500 height=60>
<param name="cabbase" value="COM/volano/VolanoChat.cab">
<param name="monitor" value="true">
<param name="color"   value="#ffffff">
<param name="group"   value="Monitor's Room">
<param name="text"    value="english.txt">
</applet>

Using the Monitor

  1. Enter the chat server from the web page that hosts the Monitoring applet.
  2. Enter the proper Monitor password.
  3. Select "Monitor Room." If you select "Enter Room," you will not have the ability to Kick or Ban.
  4. Select the visitor you wish to Kick or Ban.
  5. Click the Kick or Ban button.

When used with the correct password, the monitoring version allows you to Kick users out of the VolanoChat Server or to Ban them permanently from entering. The Ban function will add the visitor's IP address to the ban list. ! The Ban list is purged each time the server is restarted. To ensure that an IP address is always banned from the server, refer to the Access Control directives in the Server Configuration section.