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How to use Browser Station?

Last modified date: 2022-11-30

About Browser Station

Browser Station allows you to open virtual browsers on your QNAP device. This allows easy access to LAN resources from a remote device and simplified proxy functionality.

Note:

  • QNAP does not recommend using Browser Station to view the same instance of the application in a web browser. Using both viewing methods simultaneously results in screen mirroring of the desktop.

  • Browser Station does not support audio and video transmission.

Parts of the User Interface

The Browser Station user interface has three main areas.

Label

Area

Description

1

Toolbar

The toolbar displays the following buttons:

  • [USER_NAME]

    • Displays the last login time.

  • Logout: Logs the user out of the current session

  • More: Click and then select one of the following:

    • Quick Start: Opens the Quick Start Guide to Browser Station.

    • Help: Displays the Browser Station online web help.

    • Download diagnostic report: Downloads debug logs in case of issues with Browser Station.

    • About: Displays the Browser Station version.

2

Menu

The menu consolidates Browser Station information and resources into several areas.

  • Management: Provides an overview of existing browsers, allows you to create new browsers, and manage logs and application preferences.

    Tip:

    You can click or to collapse or expand the Management menu.

  • Browsers: Displays all the existing browsers.

    Tip:

    • Click to create a new browser.

    • Next to the browser, click to open the browser in a new tab.

Tip:

Click or to collapse or expand the main menu.

3

Main panel

The main panel displays the selected screen.

Creating a Browser

  1. Open Browser Station.
  2. Go to Overview.
  3. Click Create Browser.

Browser Station creates a new browser.

Performing Browser Actions

  1. Open Browser Station.
  2. Go to Overview.
  3. Click a browser name.

    Browser Station opens the browser.

  4. Perform any of the following actions:

    Task

    Action

    Copy text from the browser

    Copying text directly to your local clipboard is not possible. Instead, you must export the text from Browser Station.

    1. Click .

      The browser menu opens.

    2. Select text within the browser.

    3. Click .

      The Copy Browser Content window opens.

    4. Click Copy.

    Browser Station copies the selected text to your local clipboard.

    Paste text into the browser

    Pasting text directly from your local clipboard is not possible. Instead, you must import the text into Browser Station.

    1. Click .

      The browser menu opens.

    2. Click .

      The Paste Content window opens.

    3. Enter the text to be pasted into the browser.

    4. Click Paste.

    Browser Station pastes the selected text to your local clipboard.

    Delete the browser

    1. Click .

    2. Click .

      A confirmation window opens.

    3. Click Yes.

    Browser Station deletes the browser.

    Tip:

    You can also delete one or more browsers in the Overview page.

    Click to select multiple browsers, and then click Remove.

Log Management

The Log screen provides access to log files created by Browser Station. You can filter logs by status or user in order to quickly locate specific logs. These logs can be used to diagnose issues or monitor app operations.

  1. Open Browser Station.
  2. Go to Log.
  3. Perform any of the following tasks:

    Task

    User Action

    Search logs

    1. Locate the Search field.

    2. Enter search terms.

    Tip:

    Click or to clear the search field.

    Download log file

    Under Action, click Download.

    Tip:

    You can filter the logs by searching before you save.

    Delete logs

    1. Under Action, click Clear all.

      The Clear All Logs window opens.

    2. Click Yes.

Browser Station performs the specified task.

Preferences

This screen provides access to configuration options for Browser Station.

Configuring General Settings

  1. Open Browser Station.
  2. Go to Preferences > General Settings.
  3. Perform any of the following tasks:
    Important:

    Modifying the general settings does not affect previously created browsers.

    Task

    Action

    Change the download location

    1. Under Download > Destination, click Browse.

      A file explorer window opens.

    2. Select a folder to store the browser files.

    3. Click OK.

    Change the display resolution

    Under Display > Resolution, select the resolution.

Browser Station saves the preferences.

Performing Browser Updates

  1. Open Browser Station.
  2. Go to Preferences > Browser Updates.
  3. Click Update Now.

Browser Station downloads the latest version of the browser.

Note:

To allow Browser Station to perform automatic browser updates, click Automatically download the latest browser image.

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