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Originally Posted by TatortFrankfurt1*:

 

Alright, I am all new to this server admin thing and I politely ask you for some informations.

 

Yesterday i registered at 4netplayers and bought a server for BF4 with 64 slots.

 

I downloaded Procon and somehow managed to connect it with the server. Now I can see which players are on my server, can kick them, ban them and so on.

 

But now I wanted to put someone else as a subadmin. So I went to Tools and manage accounts. Here I wrote the name of the player which I wanted to become a subadmin (I wrote the name exactly as it is his Nickname Ingame).

 

Now I told him to also download Procon and fill in the server IP and his Nickname, but it wasnt working. So I gave him the Admin Password for this server. It's OK because I do trust him. But what do I do with all the other Players which I want them to become an admin? What Do I have to tell them to do after they downloaded Procon? When they download Procon they need the admin password, right? Is there any way that they don't need to download Procon and don't need any password?

 

Maybe you can help me with this issue, thank you so much!

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Originally Posted by leibhold*:

 

Instead of connecting to the game server with procon, he has to connect to the procon where you setup the accounts.

 

Please see the manual in regards to Layers

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Originally Posted by TatortFrankfurt1*:

 

Thank you for your support, but I am still confused. How can he connect to Procon exactly? Which Informations like Hostname, password etc. he has to give procon to get connected as a subadmin?

 

Is there any way that they don't need Procon at all but just write some commands ingame like "kich [playername] for example?

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Originally Posted by TatortFrankfurt1*:

 

I mean when I connect to Procon he asks me for the server IP, the Queryport and a Passwort. But when I give exactl these Informations to another Person, he could shut down my whole server if he wanted to - this I would like to avoid.

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Originally Posted by leibhold*:

 

Have you read the manual section on layers?

 

Two ways for admin.

 

1. They connect their procon to your "master" procon

2. In game admin.

 

Both require you to setup the user in your procon, then assign the rights they have.

 

Using Ingame admin

Based on that, they would be able to type, Ingame. @kick Fred IF you give them kick rights

 

Again manual has this as well as Ingame admin plugin

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Originally Posted by TatortFrankfurt1*:

 

Thanks, but I read the manual section and it doesnt tells me which passwords I have to use where and which Query Port and which IP and which Hostname and so on. FTP Upload also requires another password...:-/

 

Let me start from the beginning:

 

I downloaded Procon, opened it and it asks me for following things: HOSTNAME/IP, PORT, USERNAME, PASSWORD

 

So I will give him the IP from the server like 194.97.46.167 which the server provider gave me. As PORT i put the Queryport: 47200 which also the server provider gave me.

 

Then the field USERNAME I leave empty (I don't know why, I read it somewhere and it was working). In the field PASSWORD I write the password which I choosed when I was configurating my server on the site of 4netplayers (Serverprovider).

 

So now I am connected to Procon (puuh ...).

 

BUT: How can the subadmins now connect with their Procon to my MasterProcon? Do they open Procon, and fill in the same informations like i did decribed above or do I have to put them as Admins in the "MANAGE ACCOUNTS" Settings? And which kind of informations I have to give there? Sorry but I dont find it in the manual section or I don't understand it ...

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Originally Posted by leibhold*:

 

If you read the manual

 

Connect directly to Game Server

 

Click on Create Connection

You will now require the information for your Game server. This should have been given to you by the Game Server provider.

IP address or hostname of the game server

RCON Port number

RCON password

 

Please note: if you are connecting to a server you DO NOT REQUIRE A USERNAME

 

That's a direct quote.

 

If you are running procon on your local PC only, then your admins will have to connect to that with their procons.

 

If your are running procon on a paid host, everyone connects to that.

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Originally Posted by TatortFrankfurt1*:

 

OK thank you very much, so because I downloaded Procon I guess I run it on my local PC, right? How exactly do the subadmins connect to my Procon? Which datas I have to give them?

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Originally Posted by s1ngular1ty*:

 

OK thank you very much, so because I downloaded Procon I guess I run it on my local PC, right? How exactly do the subadmins connect to my Procon? Which datas I have to give them?

Dude, if you want other admins to be able to use procon you probably need to host your Procon layer with a hosting provider.

 

There are two ways to use Procon

1. Connect directly to the game server with the procon on your PC

2. Host a Procon layer with a hosting provider that connects to the game server directly, then connect to the layer with a procon instance from your PC

 

Option 2 is the preferred method because it allows others to connect to your Procon layer and control the game server. You would also connect to the layer instead of connecting directly to the game server. Think of the layer as a middle man that allows more people to connect to it and then forwards their commands to the game server. It also runs all the plugins you want and gives you control over them in the procon instance you are running from your PC.

 

Option 1 is not preferred because unless you have your PC running 24/7 the procon instance you are controlling the game server with could go offline and if your PC restarts or is turned off. Then NO ONE could connect to the game server. Hosting a procon layer is much more robust even though it cost a little bit of money. Hosting procon from your own PC is also troublesome because now you have to open ports in your router so other admins can connect to it remotely.

 

 

You should look into buying a layer from a hosting provider like Gameservers.com. They offer Procon layers for $2 per month. You connect to the layer with a FTP client to load plugins and manage files. There is also a web interface that allows you to configure it and connect your game server to it.

 

I hope this makes sense.

 

 

Here is a layer tutorial from gameservers.com

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch_v=SSQDUFfaedY

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