Admin guide
The recommended admin tool for Battlefield 3 is PRoCon.
Every Battlefield server hosted with us comes with a free PRoCon layer. The layer runs PRoCon and its plugins next to your server around the clock, so your rules, balancing and admin tools keep working when your PC is off. Besides configuring and administrating your server, PRoCon lets you run plugins on it.
Create your PRoCon layer
- Open the Fragnet dashboard, go to My servers and select your server.
- Open the PRoCon tab. If you don't see it in the tab row, look under More.
- Select Create PRoCon layer. The layer is ready in about two minutes and connects to your server by itself.
If your server has no PRoCon tab, open a support ticket.
Connect with the PRoCon client
- Download and install the PRoCon client on your PC.
- On the PRoCon tab, find the Connect with PRoCon card. It shows your layer's Host, Port, Username and Password. Select Show to see the password.
- In the PRoCon client, add a connection with these details and connect.
Always connect to the layer, not straight to your game server's RCON port. Plugins only run on the layer. If you can't connect, see Troubleshooting Procon layer.
Where to manage what
| Task | Where |
|---|---|
| Commands, kicks, bans and plugins | The PRoCon client, connected to your layer |
| Map rotation | The Maps tab. See Adding maps. |
| Server name, join password and game rules | The Configuration tab, in Startup.txt. See Change a setting. |
| Who is playing | The Players tab (shown while the server is running) |
| RCON port and RCON password | The Connection card on the Overview tab |
The Console on the Overview tab only shows Battlefield 3 server events. You can't type commands there, so run commands from PRoCon. See Games without a full console.
For more help with the PRoCon client, see the Procon Layer guides, for example Adding users to your Procon layer.