Network servers

To be able to connect to a remote computer, the Ultra Fractal Server program must be running on that computer. The server accepts connections from other computers running Ultra Fractal and performs requested calculations.

To start the server, click Programs on the Start menu, and then click Ultra Fractal 4 Server. (The name can differ slightly depending on the version number.)

To run the server on another computer, you can install Ultra Fractal on that computer. Alternatively, share the drive that Ultra Fractal is installed on (with Windows Explorer) so you can access it from other computers, and then start the Server.exe program located on your own computer in the Ultra Fractal folder from a remote computer.

The server shows a list with the current connections and a log that displays all activity. In the status bar, the number of connections and the current IP address are shown.

By default, the server listens on port 8691 for connections, but you can change this if it causes conflicts with other programs. If there is a firewall on the server computer, you need to configure it to allow incoming connections on this port.

Click Options on the File menu of the server to set connection and security options for the server. See Security.

Notes

• If you want to keep the server running continously on a remote computer, create a shortcut to it in the Startup folder in the Start menu. By minimizing the server window, it will run unobtrusively in the taskbar tray area.
• You do not need an extra license to run Ultra Fractal Server on other computers.
• The computers that run Ultra Fractal Server do not require any fractal formulas, so you do not need to have an updated collection of formulas on those computers.

Next: Connections

See Also
Network calculations