The log-in window appears when you start Luscinia. It allows you to log-in to a specific database, and serves as a starting point for carrying out tasks using Luscinia.
Your user name and password must be set by someone with administrative privileges over the database server (see Administration). If Luscinia is to be used over the internet, it is best not to choose passwords that are easy to guess.
Database location lists internet sites at which databases are to be found. This list can be updated manually in the administration panel. The default entry for database locations is “localhost”, which means the computer on which Luscinia is now running. Otherwise, database locations are in the form of IP addresses.
Once a database location is selected, Luscinia will attempt to contact a MySQL server at that location, and find out what Luscinia databases are available there. These will then appear on the drop-down list under “database locations”. (Because this list has to be filled after contacting the database server, there may be a delay before this list appears over slower internet connections).
Once a database has been selected, and appropriate user names and passwords have been entered, the “log-in” button can be used to connect to that database. There is a message to the right of the button that alerts you to the status of your connection.
Finally, tasks that you might want to accomplish in Luscinia are divided into three categories. “Edit databases” opens the "Edit window" which allows you to add or remove sounds form a database, and measure sounds. “Analyze databases” opens the "Analysis window" which allows you to carry out a wide range of analyses on measured sounds. “Administration” allows you to carry out a collection of administrative tasks such as adding users or databases, or backing up and restoring databases.