Managing Server Connections
The default settings using the interface for PowerPoint® and Word® consist of starting a new COMSOL Multiphysics server on the local machine when required for updating images and tables. To connect to an already running COMSOL Multiphysics server or COMSOL Server, follow these steps:
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In PowerPoint or Word, go to the File ribbon tab and select COMSOL.
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From the COMSOL page, select Server and click Connect ().This opens the Connect to Server window.
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In the Server text field, enter the name of the COMSOL Multiphysics server or COMSOL server (or server IP address). Enter localhost if the server and PowerPoint or Word are running on the same machine.
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In the Port menu list, select Manual if the server is not listening to the default port number (2036). The port number is displayed in the server window and can then be entered in the text field.
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In the User and Password text fields, enter the login information requested by the server.
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Optionally select the Use specified server as default for updates checkbox to automatically connect to the specified server when updating images in the future.
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Click OK to connect to the server.
Disconnecting from a COMSOL Server
To disconnect the interface in PowerPoint or Word from a connected COMSOL server, go to the File ribbon tab and select COMSOL. In the COMSOL Backstage view, select Server and click Disconnect ().
Unloading Models From the Server
To remove models from a connected COMSOL Multiphysics server or COMSOL server, go to the File ribbon tab and click COMSOL. In the COMSOL backstage view click Server ()and then Unload Models ().
In the Unload Models window, select the models that you want to unload from the server and click OK.