RC-E User Manual
Management Client (RC-E Manager)
Create rules. See Manage Rules (on page 133).
What is a rule?
Rules are a central element in RC-E. The behavior of an RC-E system is to a very large extent
determined by rules. Rules determine highly important settings, such as when cameras should record, when PTZ
(Pan/Tilt/Zoom) cameras should patrol, when notifications should be sent, etc.
Tip:
When creating rules, you may also want to use
time profiles
(see "
Manage Time Profiles
" on page 138) (for
quickly making rules apply within or outside predefined periods of time) or
notification profiles
(see "
Manage
Notification Profiles
" on page 141) (for quickly making rules send pre-configured e-mails— with video clips, if
required— to selected recipients).
Add roles. See About Roles (on page 145).
What is a role?
Roles determine which RC-E features users and groups are able to use. In other words, roles
determine rights.
Add users and/or groups of users. See About Users and Groups (see "Manage Users and Groups" on page
145).
Tip:
If you have a server with Active Directory installed, and acting as domain controller on your network, RC-E lets
you quickly add users and/or groups from Active Directory.
Activate licenses. See About Licensing (see "Manage Licenses" on page 45).
Why must licenses be activated?
When installing the system, you used a single temporary license. The temporary
license is only valid for a certain number of days. After this initial period ends, all recording servers and cameras on
your system will require activation of their individual licenses. You must therefore activate your licenses before the
initial period ends, since all recording servers and cameras for which no licenses have been activated will otherwise
stop sending data to the surveillance system.
Use the Download Manager to make additional components available to users—if required. See Use the
Download Manager.
What is the Download Manager?
An application which lets surveillance system administrators manage which
system-related components (e.g. particular language versions of clients) surveillance system users will be able to
access from a targeted web page generated by the management server.
Log in to the Management Client
Access to the RC-E Management Client requires certain user rights. Consult your surveillance system administrator if
in doubt.
1. Click the RC-E Management Client desktop icon or—in Windows'
Start
menu—select
All Programs
> RC-E >
Management Client
. This will make the login window appear:
2. The
login
window's
Server type
field will in many cases appear dimmed and pre-filled with the required
information. If not, select RC-E.
3. In
the
Server address
field, type the IP address or host name of the computer running the RC-E management
server.
Tip:
If you have logged in before, you can select previously used server IP addresses or host names from the
list.
4. By default, you will log in to the management server with your active Windows account. This means that if
you are currently logged in as, for example,
JohnSmith
, you will by default log in to the management server
as
JohnSmith
as well.
o
If you wish to log in to the management server with your active Windows account (this is the default login
option), select
Windows Authentication (current user)
in the
Authentication
field.
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