* Once the machine has booted, fire up a browser and point it at http://shocnawe.suth.saao.ac.za:5000/ or http://shocndisbelief.suth.saao.ac.za:5000/.
* In the filterwheel tab:
: **Check that the filterwheel(s) can be initialized and moved by selecting the initialize button, then selecting a different filter(s) and moving the wheel(s).
* In the GPS tab:
: ** Check that the time is valid (it will read "valid" in green). '' (Note: the time will NOT be valid if the GPS antenna cannot see the sky. The dome must be open for the GPS to see satellites.)'': **Check that POP settings can be made::: *** Set mode to repeat.:: *** Pulse width should 10 microseconds (default):: *** Start date should be set or selected to be today's date.:: *** Start time should be set to some seconds or a min in the future, localtime.:: *** Repeat interval can be your choice: this is just a test value, something like a few hundred millisec is appropriate.:: *** Click the apply button .:: *** The status should change to pending, and at the chosen time, should change to activated. '''Make sure to switch off the POP signal again by clicking stop.''':: *** ''Make sure to close the dome before trying the camera tests, or else the images could be saturated.''
* In the camera tab:
: ** Check that the camera can be switched on (press "turn camera on"): ** Check that the cooler is working (the temperature should drop): **Check that the camera is reading out: confirm the setting is full frame, conventional mode (the default) and press "preview". Images should appear every ~ 1.2 sec. Once confirmed that images are coming through, press "stop". : ** Switch the camera off again (press "turn camera off").
===Configuring the SHOC computer (not the web interface!)===
