![]() For example, if you home browser checked for changes for Monitor A, then check-log for Monitor A will show up in your home browser’s log only and not on any other device. Check-log in this case is device specific and is not synced. You will also receive pop-up and sound alerts on the local device which checks the monitor if actions are set. ![]() ![]() If you have more than one local device (Distill’s browser extension) and you want to run monitor checks in any local browser that is open, then “Any Local Device” is the best fit for you. What is “Any Local Device” under select device to run on? Following is an image for the device list. If you do not intend to use any device, you can delete that by clicking on the “delete” icon for that device. There is an Edit button for each device that you can use to rename the device name. It will open the device list and show all the local devices. Alternatively, you can open to view and manage your device list. You can click on the device icon and click “Edit” to manage devices. You can also change device in bulk by selecting multiple monitors, click on Batch Edit -> Device -> Select the Device. To change the device, you need to click on the device icon and select the device on which you want to run that monitor. That indicates the current browser as the run device. If you open your Watchlist from your browser, some of your monitors’ device may show a “Computer icon”. The image is the Watchlist from the web app. From 6 Local Monitors, 1 is running in Firefox and rest 5 is running in Chrome. Support for Macros 1 and Proxies 2 for cloud monitorsĬhecks are counted and limited by the subscription plan ![]() Minimum check interval of 2 mins for Flexi plan This needs your computer’s browser to be open It will work if your PC is off or browser is not open Monitor checks in cloud on Distill server Difference between Local and Cloud Monitor Cloud Monitor Each browser is considered as a separate device. For example, you can have Distill’s browser extension installed in more than one laptop or different browsers (Chrome/Firefox/Opera/Edge) in the same laptop. You can have more than one local device for checks. If you open the web app, you will see a browser (chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera) icon for the local monitor. Local monitors’ device show as a desktop icon if Watchlist is opened from the browser extension toolbar. The background check option works for static web pages only. The checks for local monitors are performed in your browser either in the background or in a tab (default) or in a sticky window. In this case, monitors are checked for changes from your browser. If you add monitors from Distill’s browser extension, device is set to your local device (browser) and called a local monitor. You will see a “cloud” icon as the device for cloud monitor. In this case, monitors are checked for changes on Distill’s server. If you add monitors from the web app, device is set to the cloud (Distill server) by default. When your monitor (monitored web page) is set to the cloud device, it is called a cloud monitor. You can have two types of monitor based on the device set to them, Local Monitor and Cloud Monitor.
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