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This document explains the use Use and functionality of the feature AFK (Away from Keyboard).

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Enable AFK from your Control Panel to get a Warning on your session whenever you are away from your Controls (i.e. Keyboard and mouse).

Or get a Closing session message if you were still away from the game after the Count down on your Warning message ends.

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Prerequisites

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Before starting the first step, make sure you haveFor this document, you need :

  1. Access to the Control Panel

  • Enabled the Pixel Streaming plugin Enable the Pixel Streaming plugin

  • Packaged your application Package your Project from Unreal Engine
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    2. At least one uploaded

    App Upload your Unreal Engine Application
  • Setup a Config following this tutorial Set a Config for your App from your Control Panel

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    1. application.

    Instructions

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    Go to : Control Panel → Select your App from Step 1: Select an App → Select your Config from: > Step 2: Create a Config > Edit > Session.

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    Step 1. Check the box of

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    ‘IsAFK Enabled’

    Note

    If IsAFK Enabled is not selected, then the Warn Timeout and Close Timeout will not be applied later on the user session.

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    Step 2. Set

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    ‘AFK warn Timeout (Minutes)

    Click Save after setting the time Warn Timeout in the field.

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    Step 3. Set

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    ‘AFK close Timeout (Minutes)

    Click Save after setting the time close timeout in the field.

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    Step 4. Run the game to test the Features

    1. Go to

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    Go to Control Panel > Select the game from Step 1: Select an App > Select a Config from Step 2: Create a Config > Step 3: Generate URLs → Play >Play App.

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    2. Do not use your mouse and/or keyboard

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    Don’t perform any action on your App. Don’t click on anything for a while (i.e. for the time of AFK warn Timeout (minutes) that you have set on the Config).

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    3. An AFK warning is displayed on the screen

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    This screen displays a warning message with a count down when the time you have set for the warn Timeout (minutes) feature on your Config from your Control Panel has reached the end.

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    5. Click

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    ‘Continue Streaming’ to go back to the session

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    You can restore your session by clicking on Continue Streaming Streaming’ before the count down timer ends.

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    If you still don’t use your (mouse and/or keyboard) after the warning, the session gets terminated and you will be disconnected.

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    Note : The countdown is the close Timeout you have set on your Config from your Control Panel.

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    You can run the game again. Close the disconnected session and open a new one in another Tab.

    Launch the game again from: Control Panel → Step 3: Generate URLs.

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    Note: AFK is applicable even when the tab is minimized.

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