The Windows Client should be in the same domain as the Windows server. When updates are applied to the Velocity server, all Velocity clients will be updated the next time they are launched. In order for the updates to be applied to the client computer, the person logged into the Windows at the time Velocity is launched must have local Administrative privileges.
Updating Velocity Client from the same Version
After updating the Velocity server to a newer revision of the same major.minor version of Velocity (e.g. 3.8.1 to 3.8.2) the client computers will be automatically updated when started with administrator privileges.
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After establishing a connection with the Windows Server, the updated version of the Velocity Application opens as in the Client window as shown:
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Updating Velocity Client to a different version
When the Velocity server has been updated to a new major.minor version of Velocity (e.g., from v3.7 to v3.8.1) then the Velocity clients will not be able to auto-update when run and you will see a popup message to notify that there is a mismatch with the Velocity client version that you are trying to connect. A sample screen like the one below appears:
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