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Users with the same name will share configured settings, including passwords, and gain group
permissions from the server.
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Active Directory settings are configured at the site level. Before adding a server to a site with Active
Directory, check the following or the connection will fail. .
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A Windows server is connected to the same Active Directory domain as the site.
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If adding an Avigilon Hardened OS appliance to a site with Windows servers, the site must
clear the
Use ACC service account
and
Enable nested groups
checkboxes and enter a
username (for example,
) and password.
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If Active Directory is configured on an Avigilon Hardened OS appliance, it must be connected
to the same Active Directory domain as the site. An appliance without any Active Directory
configuration can be added to a site and will inherit the domain from the site.
Note:
Disconnect the server from a site before making any of the following changes:
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Changing the hostname
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Changing the IP address
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Reinstalling Windows or installing a different version of Windows
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Replacing the server with another server
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Decommissioning the server
Disconnecting Servers from a Site
When you disconnect a server from a site, it becomes a separate server under its own site.
Disconnected servers retain all settings from the site it was previously connected to.
1. In the New Task menu
, click
Site Setup
.
2. Click
.The Site Management tab lists all the sites that you can access and all the servers that are
connected to each site.
3. Select a server from the site and click
Disconnect from Site…
.
4. After the server is disconnected, you'll need to reactivate the site licenses.
You can purchase new licenses for a disconnected server or you can deactivate the required licenses from
the previous site. Deactivated licenses can be activated for other sites.
Site Families
FOR ENTERPRISE EDITION
Independent sites can be connected to create a site family. User, rank, and group information is centrally
managed by the parent site while the child sites can define local users and groups.
Disconnecting Servers from a Site
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