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--- trigger:Web_Server [2018/07/16 07:21] – Clarified use of 4490 vs 4491; Change all to localhost JMichaelTX
+++ trigger:Web_Server [2018/07/21 00:48] (current) – Corrected some minor typos. DavidShepherdson
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-If you have configured a username and password for the web server, then you can log in and execute any active macro.  You do not need to explicitly set a trigger, if you enable the web server, and configure a username and password, then all active macros can be executed via the web browser using the username and password.
+If you have configured a username and password for the web server, then you can log in and execute any active macro.  You do not need to explicitly set a trigger; if you enable the web server, and configure a username and password, then all active macros can be executed via the web browser using the username and password.
 Any macro with the [[Public Web]] trigger can be triggered by anyone without the username or password as long as they can connect to your Mac.
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 ===== Enable and Setup Web Server =====
-Keyboard Maestro has an built-in web server.  You can enable it in the Keyboard Maestro Web Server preferences, and provide the following data.
+Keyboard Maestro has a built-in web server.  You can enable it in the Keyboard Maestro Web Server preferences, and provide the following data.
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 | Username | `<NONE>` | _Required for authenticated access_. Enter any name you prefer, but pick one that you will remember. |
 | Password | `<NONE>` | _Required for authenticated access_. Although there are no specific requirements for the password, you should pick a strong one that you will remember, or better, use a Password Manager. |
-| Web Browser Access Enabled | _checked_ | This must be checked in order to Keyboard Maestro Control on an iOS device. |
+| Web Browser Access Enabled | _checked_ | This must be checked in order to use Keyboard Maestro Control on an iOS device. |
-| Receive Clipboards into Clipboard History | _unchecked_ | If checked, you can send your clipboard from on Mac to another using the Clipboard History Switcher. |
+| Receive Clipboards into Clipboard History | _unchecked_ | If checked, you can send your clipboard from one Mac to another using the Clipboard History Switcher. |
-| Replacing Current Clipboard | _unchecked_ | If checked, received clipboards will replace your current system clipboard, otherwise they will be added to the clipboard history as the immediate paste clipboard.   |
+| Replacing Current Clipboard | _unchecked_ | If checked, received clipboards will replace your current system clipboard, otherwise they will be added to the clipboard history as the immediate past clipboard.   |
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   - Then execute any macro you have defined
   - If you have configured any macro with a Public Web trigger
-    - Then anyone on the Internet (with access to your local area network) trigger _only_ those macros that have set the [[Public Web]] trigger.  Of course, if you properly setup your Internet router, unauthorized access from the Internet should be very unlikely.
+    - Then anyone on the Internet (with access to your local area network) can trigger _only_ those macros that have set the [[Public Web]] trigger.  Of course, if you properly setup your Internet router, unauthorized access from the Internet should be very unlikely.
 If you have not entered a username or password, then you will not be able to login, but any Public Web triggered macros will still be available (as long as the web server is enabled).