Workspot Windows Client: Using More than One Account

Overview

Sometimes users need access to more than one Workspot environment; for example, when a user has accounts at different operating units of the same Workspot-enabled organization or even at two different organizations. The multiple workspaces feature allows a user to have two or more independent Workspot Windows Client configurations on the same Client system. These use the same binaries but have independent logins and encrypted credential storage.

How it Works

The “account” command-line option has been added to the Workspot Windows Client. This specifies an arbitrary alphanumeric string to identify the second (or subsequent) Client account. The first time the option is used, a new Client configuration is created, prompting the user to go through the first-time user process as usual. Later uses of the same command line launch the Client using this configuration.

Once the second configuration is configured, the user can run both configurations at once. The configurations are independent: no configuration data or credentials are shared between the two instances.

Creating a Second Workspace

Run the Workspot Client (WorkspotClient.exe) with the “--account AccountLabel” option:

path\WorkspotClient.exe --account AccountLabel

For example:

“C:\Users\Robert\AppData\Local\Programs\Workspot\Workspot Client\WorkspotClient.exe” --account ExampleAccountLabel

Since creating the new workspace and invoking it later use the same command, putting the command in a batch file is convenient.

Installation proceeds as usual. When complete the user’s Workspot main windows show the account label.

The original workspace is invoked if the client is launched without the “--account” option.

The two workspaces can be used simultaneously.