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| ====== Change the Server of a Training Session ====== | ====== Change the Server of a Training Session ====== | ||
| + | ==== Background: Why Should You Care About Server Placement ==== | ||
| Training Sessions are hosted on one or more servers depending on how many servers you rent from Pathomation around the globe.\\ | Training Sessions are hosted on one or more servers depending on how many servers you rent from Pathomation around the globe.\\ | ||
| The server is the place where you and your participants connect to, stream the digital pathology images from, upload form data to, and more. | The server is the place where you and your participants connect to, stream the digital pathology images from, upload form data to, and more. | ||
| The closer the server is to your participants, the shorter the distance the data has to travel, and the better the performance will be.\\ | The closer the server is to your participants, the shorter the distance the data has to travel, and the better the performance will be.\\ | ||
| - | Especially for data-intensive applications like viewing digital pathology images, this can make a huge difference to performance.\\ | + | Especially for data-intensive applications like viewing digital pathology images, this can make a huge difference to loading speed and the viewing experience of your participants!\\ |
| + | ==== Ok. I'm convinced, how do I do it? ==== | ||
| Prior to PathoTrainer version 2.2.0 (released NOV-2025), you had to manually select a single server per Training Session to which your participants will be connecting (see image below). \\ | Prior to PathoTrainer version 2.2.0 (released NOV-2025), you had to manually select a single server per Training Session to which your participants will be connecting (see image below). \\ | ||
| This sometimes created administrative burdens for Training Sessions with participants joining simultaneously from different geographies and always-available [[Course mode|Courses]]. | This sometimes created administrative burdens for Training Sessions with participants joining simultaneously from different geographies and always-available [[Course mode|Courses]]. | ||
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| With PathoTrainer 2.2.0, you now have the added option to turn on 'Automatically select best region'.\\ | With PathoTrainer 2.2.0, you now have the added option to turn on 'Automatically select best region'.\\ | ||
| When activated, the system will attempt to detect and assign the fastest and nearest server to a participant.\\ | When activated, the system will attempt to detect and assign the fastest and nearest server to a participant.\\ | ||
| - | You can also still select the region manually if so desired. | + | You can also still select the region manually if so desired.\\ |
| + | You will find the controls to do so in the Edit page of a Training Session, or when Creating a new Training Session.\\ | ||
| + | See the video below for more information! | ||
| {{ :PathoTrainer Change Servers.mp4 }} | {{ :PathoTrainer Change Servers.mp4 }} | ||
| - | **Please note:** If you only have one server with Pathomation, they will always be assigned to that server - contact //[[info@pathomation.com]]// and //[[pm@pathomation.com]]// to learn more about adding additional servers to boost your performance globally.\\ | + | **Please note:** If you only have one server with Pathomation, all users will always be assigned to that server - contact //[[info@pathomation.com]]// and //[[pm@pathomation.com]]// to learn more about adding additional servers to boost your performance globally.\\ |
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