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What is AFK:
AFK is a feature that can be enabled and Disabled from the Control Panel. If AFK is enabled then it is used to set up a display Warning message and Timeout Message on the user session which has been idle for the time set in the Control Panel AFK warn Timeout(minutes) and AFK Close Timeout(minutes).
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If IsAFKenabled is not selected in AFK, then the Warn timeout and Close timeout doesn't apply. |
To configure the AFK feature in the Control Panel follow these steps:
Step 1. Configure The AFK
1.1 Select application (EX:carConfiguration427) from Apps list (image 1).
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Image 1. Step 1. Configure The AFK: Apps list
1.2 Select Config file (Ex: ShaikTesting) to edit from Config Selection drop down and click on Edit (image 2).
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1.3 Select the edit button (image 3).
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1.4 Click on the Streaming tab ( image 4).
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1.5 Set AFK warn Timeout(Minutes) and AFK closeTimeout(Minutes) time on Streaming Options tab (image 5).
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Example: 0.2 mins (AFK warnTimeout) 0.4 mins (AFK closeTimeout). |
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Image 5. Step 1. Configure The AFK: Streaming Options
1.6 Click the Save button.
NOTE: Make sure that after every change you click on Save button.
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Failing to do so the changes wont be saved. |
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Image 6. Step 1. Configure The AFK: Save Config
Step 2. Check that the AFK Works Correctly
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2.2 Queue screen displays with count down 1,2,3 and Car configuration displays.
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2.4 The count down displays in the popup and when the AFK close timeout reaches the session it terminates and the user is kicked out of the session.
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AFK is applicable even when the tab is minimized. |
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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. |
Prerequisites
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For this document, you need :
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Instructions
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Go to : Control Panel > Step 2: Create a Config > Edit > Session. |
Step 1. Check the box of ‘IsAFK Enabled’
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If IsAFK Enabled is not selected, then the Warn Timeout and Close Timeout will not be applied later on the user session. |
Step 2. Set ‘AFK warn Timeout (Minutes)’
Click Save after setting the Warn Timeout in the field.
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Step 3. Set ‘AFK close Timeout (Minutes)’
Click Save after setting the 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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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 App. |
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). |
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. |
Step 5. Click ‘Continue Streaming’ to go back to the session
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You can restore your session by clicking on ‘Continue Streaming’ before the count down timer ends. |
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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Note: AFK is applicable even when the tab is minimized. |
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