RC-E User Manual
Installation and Removal
Select a Predefined Network Service Account
1. The Network Service account is selected by default.
2. Click
OK.
The Network Service account must be added as a Windows user on the relevant recording server computers in your
surveillance system in order to retrieve status information from these recording servers.
Select a Particular User Account
1. Select
This account.
2. Click
Browse...
. This will open the
Select User
window.
3. In
the
Select User
window, verify that the required domain is specified in the
From this location
field. If not,
click
Locations...
to browse for the required domain.
4. In
the
Enter the object names to select
box, type the required user name.
Tip:
Typing part of a name is often enough. Use the
Check Names
feature to verify that the name you have
entered is recognized.
5. Click
OK
.
6. Specify the password for the user account in the
Password
field, and confirm the password in the
Confirm
password
field.
The password must contain one or more characters and/or digits.
7. Click
OK
.
Important Port Numbers
OnSSI RC-E uses particular ports when communicating with other computers, cameras, etc.
What is a port?
A port is a logical endpoint for data traffic. Networks use different ports for different types of data
traffic. Therefore it is sometimes, but not always, necessary to specify which port to use for particular data
communication. Most ports are used automatically based on the types of data included in the communication. On
TCP/IP networks, port numbers range from 0 to 65536, but only ports 0 to 1024 are reserved for particular purposes.
For example, port 80 is used for HTTP traffic which is used when viewing web pages.
When using RC-E, you must therefore make sure that certain ports are open for data traffic on your network.
The port numbers can be changed. Different port numbers may therefore be used in your organization. See
Management Server Service and Recording Server Service (on page 198) for information about changing the
recording server-related port numbers.
Tip:
Consult the administrator of your organization's firewall if in doubt about how to open ports for traffic.
List of Ports Used by RC-E
Port 20 and 21 (inbound and outbound):
Used by
recording servers
to listen for FTP information; some devices
use FTP for sending event messages. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard for exchanging files across networks.
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