Configuring Settings

Last modified: July 1, 2026

Introduction

Navigate to the Settings page in a workspace to configure settings that are applied to all stations in that workspace.

Log Settings

Log settings are available in Workstation Management at Settings > Log Settings.

The Workstation Client always stores logs to the file system it is installed on (for more information, see Troubleshooting the Workstation Client). No logs are send to the Workstation Management. However, you can configure the log level and retention policy of all the Workstation Clients that are registered to stations in the workspace.

Log Level

Configure the log level of the logs stored by the Workstation Client(s).

  • Info (default) - Logs normal operation and key application events. For example, the time when the Client was launched or terminated.
  • Warn - Info logs and potential issues or suboptimal conditions. For example, if a request to refresh the Client's configuration timed out.
  • Error - Warning logs and visible problem, something is not working as expected. For example, if a port to connect to a device is already in use.
  • Debug - Error logs and detailed internal state for developer diagnostics. For example, requests to the Workstation Management, communication with devices.

By default, the unregistered Workstation Client is set to the Debug log level. After the client is registered, the log level as configured in the Workspace settings is applied.

Retention Policy

Verbosity and thus log file size increases with each log level. To constrain this, the logs are limited to 10 MB in size and stored for 7 days by default.

Modify these settings to the needs of your logging policy, especially if you require to keep debug level logs in production for retrospective troubleshooting.

Client's Auto-Refresh

Auto-refresh settings are available in Workstation Management at Settings > Client's Auto-Refresh.

By default, the Workstation Client operates in auto-refresh mode. That is, any changes made to the configuration in Workstation Management are immediately reflected in the Client.

To change this behavior, set the Auto-Refresh Mode toggle to Off. You can then force the configuration to refresh by clicking Refresh on Computer in Workstation Management, or by clicking Refresh in the Workstation Client.

The Check Interval setting is only available when the auto-refresh mode is enabled. It specifies how often a Workstation Client that is disconnected due to a web socket failure should automatically refresh its configuration by polling Workstation Management. By default, this happens every 60 minutes.

Local Device Testing

Local device testing settings are available in Workstation Management at Settings > Local Device Testing.

By default, the Workstation Management is pre-configured as an allowed app to connect to the Workstation Client on the Test your Station page in a workspace. To disable this setting, toggle it off.