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SUMMARY

1. INSTALLATION.........................................................................................................4 1.1 System requirements .........................................................................................4 1.2 Network

configuration ......................................................................................4 1.3 Installation.........................................................................................................5 1.4 Installation on

a remote computer.....................................................................9 1.5 Uninstall ............................................................................................................10 2. QUICK

START............................................................................................................11 2.1 The co-pilot menu .............................................................................................11 2.2 The ‘Processing Aircraft’

window ....................................................................11 2.3 Starting the multiplayer session ........................................................................11 2.4 Connection to a

server.......................................................................................12 3. CONFIGURATION : Window InnSettings.................................................................12 3.1 The ‘General’

tab ..............................................................................................12 3.2 The ‘Options’ tab ..............................................................................................13 3.3 The ‘Sound Options’

tab ...................................................................................14 3.4 The ‘Voice Options’ tab....................................................................................15 3.5 The ‘Flight Options’

tab....................................................................................16 3.6 The ‘Quick Chat’ tab.........................................................................................16 3.7 The ‘Networks’

tab............................................................................................17 3.8 Networks: the ‘Peer to Peer’ tab .......................................................................19 3.9 Networks: the ‘AutoConfig’

tab........................................................................20 3.10 ‘Aircrafts’ menu – the ‘General Defaults’ tab...................................................20 3.11 ‘Aircrafts’ menu – the ‘Aircraft Repository’

tab ..............................................21 4. FSInn OPERATION ....................................................................................................22 4.1 The Inn

Control Panel .......................................................................................22 4.2 Inn Flight Plan...................................................................................................27 4.3 Inn

Weather .......................................................................................................29 4.4 Inn ATC.............................................................................................................29 4.5 Inn Chat .............................................................................................................30 4.6 Inn Plane............................................................................................................32 4.7 Inn

Radar ...........................................................................................................37 4.8 The Inn Mini CP................................................................................................38 5. The ‘Remote’

mode......................................................................................................38 6. Compatible Software....................................................................................................39 6.1

ProController.....................................................................................................39 6.2 ServInfo.............................................................................................................39 6.3 TeamSpeak........................................................................................................39 6.4 ASRC ................................................................................................................39 6.5

AVC ..................................................................................................................39 7. Incompatible Software .................................................................................................40 7.1 Zone

Alarm .......................................................................................................40 7.2 Speedup .............................................................................................................40

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Introduction

The Flight Simulator French Development Team is proud to present the public release version of FSInn.

This software is used to connect FS2002 and FS2004 pilots to various existing networks.

We developed FSInn to satisfy our passion for flight simulation. We used the best available tools, or created them, as we thought we could introduce major improvements to online flight simulation.

Our programs are, and will always be free. Our reward is to share this passion with the flight simulator community without restriction. This is the feeling of our modest, but many volunteer members.

We corrected all the disclosed ‘bugs’ during a long Beta test period with numerous pilots, coming from various virtual airlines and also individual pilots around the World.

Nevertheless, if you experience any problem with our software, please refer to the FAQ and the forum at www.mcdu.com.

For a quick reference on installation and setup please feel free to consult the tutorial library at www.mcdu.com/media/swf/.

Our goal is to provide a pilot client for all pilots to fly together on networks, without experiencing the complexity of the necessary tools involved.

We hope that you’ll have as much pleasure using it, as we had developing FSInn.

The Flight Sim French Development Team

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1. INSTALLATION.

Required Software FSInn - self installing executable available from http://www.mcdu.com/downloads/ VIP Model Set – required to display other multiplayer aircraft available from http://www.mcdu.com/downloads/ AVC – voice client software available from http://www.cjserio.com/vc/download.php

1.1 System Requirements

Minimum Requirements Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, NT, XP Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 or 2004 Analog 56k Modem UDP Port 10239 access for Peer to Peer to work.

Required Software Updates Windows 98 SE and Windows ME users must have all Microsoft Windows Updates installed prior to installation of FSInn. Flight Simulator 2002 users must have DirectX 9.0 or better installed. Windows XP users should have Service Pack 2 installed.

1.2 Network configuration Peer to Peer (P2P)

For the ‘Peer to Peer’ link, FSInn uses the default port UDP 10239.

For router users, the simplistic configuration is to use UPnP. Make sure you enable UPnP on both computer and Router. If you don’t use a router and you are directly connected to the Internet through a modem it is strongly suggested not to enable UPnP on XP. For non XP users, FSInn has an embedded UPnP stack, you have no configuring to do on your computer, just make sure if you have a UPnP router to enable UPnP. If you are not sure how to do this, download a utility from the FSFDT web site (see link below), to activate UPnP on Windows XP.

1. If your computer is directly connected to the Internet, verify that your firewall allows

access to UDP port 10239.

2. If your router is UPnP everything is configured for single pc configuration.

3. If your router is not UPnP, check for a firmware update from the router

manufacturer’s website. If no firmware update is available and your router isn’t UPnP compatible you will have to manually forward UDP Port 10239 to your PC running FSInn (make sure you use a static IP on your local network for the PC you forward the port to) Consult your router documentation if you do not know how to do this.

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With Windows XP, verify that UPnP is active. Download this utility at http://www.mcdu.com/download/unpnp.zip. It will examine the UPnP status and allows you to activate it if necessary. You can also check your port status with this software: http://www.mcdu.com/download/aports.zip

1.3 Installation

FSInn is distributed with an automatic install file. The installation process is the same whether you have Flight Simulator 2002 or Flight Simulator 2004.

Click Next to begin the installation process

Choose the directory where you would like FSInn to be installed. The default installation path is C:\Program Files\FSFDT. If you would like to change this to a different location, use the Browse button.

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Click ‘Next’ to confirm your changes. The install program then searches for the location of your FS folder. Click ‘Next’ to continue, or ‘Browse’ to select the Flight Simulator path.

Browse to the directory where you wish to install FSInn and confirm your selection by clicking the OK Button. If you are ready to install you may now press the Next button.

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Click ‘Next’ to continue...

Please read this screen carefully as it shows the summary of your configuration. Please make sure your Flight Simulator is NOT running while running the install process. Click ‘Next’ to confirm the settings are correct.

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Click ‘Next’ to start the file copying process

After the installation is complete, click ‘Finish’ to exit the wizard.

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1.4 Installation on a remote computer

To install FSInn on a remote computer, the process is exactly the same. What we mean by remote installation is that FSInn is installed on a separate PC from your Flight Simulator PC. You can also install AVC on this remote computer.

The only difference in the installation is you will see the following screen, telling you that Flight Simulator was not found on this computer.

For FSInn to work correctly on a remote computer, it has to be installed on both computers: i.e. the one with your Flight Simulator and the one you wish to setup as your remote FSInn.

First, install FSInn on the computer where Flight Simulator is installed and run it. Then close FS and FSInn on PC running FS, restart FS and run FSInn remotely. This will permit a quicker recognition of your aircraft database in Flight Simulator.

Secondly, install FSInn on the remote computer; you will see the dialog boxes mentioned above.

Start Flight Simulator and then run FSInn on the remote computer. FSInn will automatically detect Flight Simulator running on your LAN.

To run remote FSInn with P2P enabled, you must make sure UPnP is enabled on your remote PC.

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1.5 Uninstall

There are two ways to uninstall FSInn:

1) Run the install file of the program you want to remove. It will ask you what you want to do: Repair or Remove.

Select ‘Remove’, and then ‘Next’. The program will be removed from your computer.

2) Second way: in the Windows Control Panel, select ‘Add/Remove programs’.

Choose the program you want to uninstall; click on ‘Modify/Remove’, the program will be removed.

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