How to guide - SIMLabHAW/SIMLab-Emergency-Simulator GitHub Wiki

In this page short how-to guides are provided to help during the usage of the Emergency Simulator. Please be aware that it is assumed here that all the installation procedure to getting the ES running has already been done.

How to start a session

Creating a training session in the ES is very simple. This guide is for training sessions using different devices for the trainer and the trainee(s), where the trainer's device is functioning as a server.

For the trainee

1) Open browser and type in server_ip_address/esim. OBS: The 'server_ip_address' should be the IP address of the server running the ES.

2) Choose the trainee role, type in your desired username and sign in. You will be awaiting for the trainer to start the session.

3) To connect more than one trainee in the same session, just repeat step 1 and 2 in another device or another window of the browser. Just remember to use exactly the same username from step 2 in all devices (or in all browser windows).

4) Once the trainer starts the simulation you will be directed to the trainee view of the Emergency Simulator and everything is ready for the simulation to start.

PS: For details regarding usability of the trainee features in the ES, please refer to Features.

For the trainer

1) Open your browser and type in localhost/esim , you will be directed to the Emergency Simulator login page.

2) Choose the trainer role, type in your desired username and sign in. Then, select the trainee you wish to start the session with.

3) You are now all set to start the simulation.

PS: For details regarding usability of the trainer features in the ES, please refer to Features.

How to delete usernames from database

Whenever a username is used in the ES, it is stored in the database and will be showing as an option during the next signing in procedure. As multiple usernames are used over a period of time, it might be desirable to erase them and start fresh. To do so, you need to clean them from both the database as well as the browser. The following guide teaches you how to do so:

Database

1) Open XAMPP and click on Admin on the MySQL module. You will be directed to the phpmyadmin page.

2) On the phpmyadmin page, click on simlabesdb and click on users. A table with all the used usernames will show up.

3) Select all desired usernames to be deleted and press delete. They will be erased from the database.

Browser

After deleting the usernames from the database, they might still be visible in the ES login box. That is because the browser also stores that information in the cache. To erase the username from the browser, you must clear the cache. This process might vary slightly from browser to browser, below you'll find links on how to do this process for different browsers.

Clear cache from Google Chrome
Clear cache from Firefox
Clear cache from Microsoft Edge
Clear cache from Opera

It is also recommended to give a hard-reload in your browser after following the described procedure, ensuring that all information of the page is re-downloaded. To perform a hard reload try press shift + F5 or ctrl + F5, depending on which browser you are using.