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--- electronrt:userguide:dicom_receiver [2021/03/30 01:17] – [Download and Installation] dpatenaude
+++ electronrt:userguide:dicom_receiver [2021/07/29 18:23] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== DICOM Receiver =====
-The following guide details how to download, install, and configure the ElectronRT DICOM Receiver to automatically accept and import files into the ElectronRT application for import.
+The following guide details how to download, install, and configure the ElectronRT DICOM Receiver to automatically accept and import files into the ElectronRT application.
 ==== Download and Installation ====
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   - Extract the ElectronRT_dicom_receiver.zip file to an appropriate directory of your choosing (e.g.: C:\ElectronRT_DICOM_Receiver)
   - Edit the receiver_config.json file to set the following fields:
-    - **local_ae_title**: The name of the listener (Note: this is not explicitly enforced, it's only for reference)
+    - **local_ae_title**: The name of the receiver (Note: this is not explicitly enforced, it's only for reference)
-    - **local_port**: The local port for the listener to monitor on
+    - **local_port**: The local port for the receiver to monitor (common DICOM ports include: 104, 2761, 2762 and 11112)
-    - **timeout**: The timeout, in seconds, for which to wait for files/connections. The default value is an appropriate setting.
+    - **timeout**: The timeout, in seconds, for which to wait for files/connections. The default value is an appropriate setting. Note, that increasing this value can cause files from multiple patients to be inappropriately batched together when received simultaneously).
-    - **storage_location**: The shared network location to save files to that the ElectronRT app will be able to access and monitor (refer to [[electronrt:userguide:tutorials:dicom_import#dicom_receiver_imports|Importing a Patient from a DICOM Receiver]] for more details on this process within the eRT application).
+    - **storage_location**: This is the directory in which the receiver will save all dicom files as they are received and processed. The ElectronRT app will need to access and monitor this directory as well, so typically this is a shared network location (refer to [[electronrt:userguide:tutorials:dicom_import#dicom_receiver_imports|Importing a Patient from a DICOM Receiver]] for more details on this process within the eRT application).
 ==== Running Modes ====
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     * Removes the ElectronRT DICOM Receiver from the Windows Services
   * **service_restart.bat**
-    * Restarts the Service if changes are made to the configuration file.
+    * Restarts the Service if changes are made to the configuration file
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 Notes:
-  * Any time the Computer is restarted (e.g.: windows updates) the stand along application will need to be manually run.
+  * Any time the Computer is restarted (e.g.: windows updates) the stand alone application will need to be manually run again.
-  * Any time the receiver_configuration.json file is changed, the application will need to be manually restarted to load the new configuration
+  * Any time the receiver_configuration.json file is changed, the application will need to be manually restarted to load the new configuration.