Preferences & Other Settings

	Product(s):	CONNECTION Client
	Version(s):	10.00.10.13
	Environment:	N\A
	Area:	Access
	Subarea:	N\A

Overview

The following explains in detail the preferences and settings available in the CONNECTION Client. This includes a direct Help link to Communities, information about the CONNECTION Client like version number, links to the End-User License Agreement (EULA), and the Terms of Service.

How to set your preferences

1. Right-click on the CONNECTION Client icon in your system tray

2. Select Open

3. Select the settings icon in the top right corner

Newer versions have the settings / preference accessible on the main page -

4. Select Preferences (only on older CONNECTION Client versions)

5. The CONNECTION Client Preferences dialog will open.

Auto Sign In and Minimize

You can set up the CONNECTION Client to automatically sign you in and minimize to the system tray when you logon to your computer.

1. Follow steps 1 thru 5 in the How to set your preferences section
2. Click General
3. Check on Automatically sign me in
4. Check on Minimize CONNECTION Client after sign in

** When a user signs into the CONNECTION Client initially, a security token is generated which is valid for seven days. Starting with CONNECTION Client 10.00.10.22, when this token is within one day of expiration the CONNECTION Client (if running) will now renew the token for another seven days to keep the user signed in. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to avoid signing in every seven days.

5. Click Close when finished

Notifications

You can choose how the CONNECTION Client checks, delivers and displays your notifications.

1. Follow steps 1 thru 5 in the How to set your preferences section
2. Check on Show Desktop Notifications to display a visible alert

2. Click Close when finished

Updates

You can choose when to check for updates, how to receive them, and where to download the update.

1. Follow steps 1 thru 5 in the How to set your preferences section
2. Click Updates

3. Choose from the following:
a. Download updates but let me choose whether to install allows you to determine when the software download will happen (specified in the fields “Download new updates at”)
b. Notify me when new updates are available controls the update desktop notification displayed
c. Do not check for updates disables this feature
4. To manually check at any time, click Check Now
5. Set to download new updates every day, or a specific day of the week at a specific time
6. Application updates are categorized as follows;
• Critical –new updates for applications you are using, which contain critical fixes
• Recommended –related applications not yet installed, which you may be interested in (coming soon)
7. Optional settings:
a. Include recommended updates
b. Notify me when new, related applications are available
8. Choose the Package Download Location by clicking the( … ) or accept the default location (C:\BentleyDownloads)
9. Click Close when finished

Allows you to synchronize files from ProjectWise Share to your computer. See Share Sync for more detail

1. Enable Share Sync and a message will display that explains how to set the Sync Frequency
2. Set the Sync Frequency
3. You can Sync Now to see any uploads, downloads, or changes immediately

5. To learn more information about ProjectWise Share click the Learn more here link
6. Click Close to exit the dialog box

Account

Your CONNECTED account information will be displayed in the CONNECTION Client Preferences. If you need to make a profile change you can do so from here.

1. Follow steps 1 thru 5 in the How to set your preferences section
2. Click Account