TASc6 is one live system that everyone at the depot looks at from a different screen. Getting that right depends more on your network and device setup than on the software itself — here's how a site is normally laid out, and how to install it step by step.
TASc6 itself runs on a single desktop or server on your site. Every other screen — desktop or tablet — connects to that one machine over your local network rather than running its own separate copy.
One Windows desktop or server runs the TASc6 installer and stays switched on — this is what every other device on site actually talks to. It doesn't need to be powerful; it needs to be reliable and left running.
That host, and every desktop and tablet that needs to reach it, should sit on the same VLAN — ideally a dedicated, proprietary network segment kept separate from general office and guest traffic, so depot operations aren't competing with everyday network noise.
These roles work from a fixed desk, so a standard desktop or laptop on the wired or Wi-Fi office network is all that's needed — each one simply opens a browser pointed at the host machine.
Shunters are moving around the depot, not sat at a desk, so their screen is a tablet mounted in the cab of the tug. It connects the same way a desktop does — over Wi-Fi rather than a cable — which is why coverage across the whole depot matters so much for this role in particular.
Because Shunters are viewing TASc6 from a moving vehicle, patchy Wi-Fi anywhere on site shows up immediately as a dropped screen in a tug. External-rated wireless access points, sited to cover the full depot footprint — gates, load areas, the furthest corners — rather than just the office, are what makes that reliable.
Worth getting right before you install anything: it's much easier to survey and site access points properly up front than to chase a dead spot after Shunters are already relying on it. If you're not sure how many access points your depot needs, a site survey from your network installer is worth the cost.
Set up (or have your network provider set up) a dedicated VLAN for TASc6 traffic, separate from general office and guest Wi-Fi. Keeping depot traffic on its own segment avoids congestion and keeps the system more reliable.
Install external wireless access points covering the whole depot footprint, joined to that same VLAN. Walk or drive the full depot afterwards to check there's no dead spot along any route a tug will actually take.
Pick a Windows 10, Windows 11, or Windows Server machine to run TASc6 itself — a desktop or a small server both work fine. Connect it to the network by cable where possible, and leave it switched on.
On the host machine, download TASc6 — Multi Site if you're linking more than one location, Single Site otherwise — and run the installer. It bundles everything it needs, including its own copy of Node.js, so nothing else has to be installed first.
Set a static IP, or a DHCP reservation, for the host machine on your router so its address never changes. Every other device on site will be pointed at this address, so it needs to stay the same.
On each desktop used by a Loading Manager, Fleet, Admin, Planner or VMU, open a browser and go to the host machine's address (e.g. http://192.168.x.x:3000), sign in with that role's account, and bookmark it.
Join each tablet to the depot Wi-Fi, open a browser to the same host address, sign in with the Shunter account, and mount the tablet in the tug's cab.
Drive a tug around the entire depot with a tablet running, checking the connection holds everywhere a Shunter will actually work — not just near the office.
TASc6 runs as a full 14-day trial with nothing to unlock. When you're ready, buy or renew a licence using the installation ID shown at http://localhost:3000/activate on the host machine.
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