The Config.xml file is an XML file with the system settings. These are all enclosed with the opening and closing “appSettings” tags. This file is read in because the appSettings section of the lab2labDirector.exe.config file (located with the lab2labDirector.exe) points to it in the appSettings section. It follows the Microsoft naming convention, hence the “add key” and “value” text.
<appSettings configSource=".\\Config\\Config.xml" />
The various parameters in the Config file are read in at start up. For any changes to be applied to the lab2lab system the Director must be re-started. The various section of the Config file are shown below along with explanations.