# Using the online help locally

By default, the SMC Client’s online help is accessed through the Internet. When you use the online help locally, the online help is available even when there is no Internet connectivity.

Note: When you use a local copy of the online help, you must manually update the online help when a new version is available.

## Use the online help locally with an installed SMC Client

When you have installed the SMC Client on your own computer, you can configure the SMC Client to use a copy of the online help from your own computer or from a server in the local network.

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### Steps

1. Download the online help .zip file for your release from https://help.forcepoint.com/fpnsp/en-us/7.4.0/network_security_platform_740_pg_a_en-us_online_help.zip.
2. Extract the .zip file to a suitable location in your local network.
   You can also extract the Help file to a share or your local intranet server.
3. On the computer where you use the SMC Client, browse to the <user home>/.stonegate/data folder.
   Example: In Windows, browse to C:\Users\<user_name>\.stonegate.
   Note: If the SMC Client is open, close it before editing the SGClientConfiguration.txt file.
4. Edit the SGClientConfiguration.txt file.
5. Add a parameter `HELP_SERVER_URL=` and enter the path to the main folder under which the online help files are stored as the value for the parameter.
   - If you extracted the online help on the same computer where you use the SMC Client, enter `file:///` and the path.

     Example: If you extracted the online help on your own computer to C:\help\network_security_platform_740_pg_a_en-us_online_help, enter `HELP_SERVER_URL=file:///C:/help/network_security_platform_740_pg_a_en-us_online_help`.

     Note: Use only forward slashes (/) in the URL even if the operating system uses backslashes (\) in file paths. If the path contains spaces, replace them with %20 in the URL.
   - If you extracted the online help on a server in the local network, enter `http://` and the path.

     Example: If you extracted the online help to a folder called network_security_platform_740_pg_a_en-us_online_help on an intranet server, enter `HELP_SERVER_URL=http://<intranet.server>/network_security_platform_740_pg_a_en-us_online_help`.

6. Save the changes to the SGClientConfiguration.txt file.
7. Start the SMC Client.

### Result

The SMC Client automatically uses the online help from the specified location.

## Use the online help locally with Web Access

When you use Web Access, you can configure the Management Server or Web Access Server to use a local copy of the Online Help for SMC Client sessions in a web browser.

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### Steps

1. Download the online help .zip file for your release from https://help.forcepoint.com/fpnsp/en-us/7.4.0/network_security_platform_740_pg_a_en-us_online_help.zip.
2. On the Management Server or Web Access Server host where SMC Web Access is enabled, create the following folder: <smc_installation_folder>/webserver/webswing/main/Help.
3. Copy the online Help .zip file to the <smc_installation_folder>/webserver/webswing/main/Help folder and extract the content.
4. (Linux only) Recursively change the owner of the <smc_installation_folder>/webserver/webswing/main/Help directory to the sgadmin user.
   Example:

       # chown -R sgadmin:sgadmin /usr/local/forcepoint/smc/webserver/webswing/main/Help/

5. On the Management Server or Web Access Server host where SMC Web Access is enabled, browse to the <smc_installation_folder>/data folder.
   Note: If you installed the Management Server in the C:\Program Files\Forcepoint\SMC folder in Windows, the SGClientConfiguration.txt file is located in the C:\ProgramData folder.
6. Edit the SGClientConfiguration.txt file.
7. Add a parameter `HELP_SERVER_URL=https://<SMC_Web_Access_IP>:<Web_Access_port>/Help/`.
   Example: If the IP address of the Management Server is 192.168.100.55 and the listening port for SMC Web Access is 8085, enter `HELP_SERVER_URL=https://192.168.100.55:8085/Help/`.
8. Save the changes to the SGClientConfiguration.txt file.
9. Exit your SMC Client session and open new session.

### Result

SMC Client sessions in a web browser now automatically use the Online Help from the specified URL.