6. When you are prompted by the Server Management page, enter a new password for the
administrator username.
The Strength meter measures the complexity of your password: Red is too simple, yellow is
reasonably complex, and green is complex. Complexity measures the difficulty to discover your
password, not how secure your password is. A complex password is recommended.
The page refreshes and you are prompted to log in.
7. Enter
administrator
as the username and your new password.
The Dashboard panel of the Server Management page is displayed.
8. Set the language for the Server Management page, a user-friendly hostname, and the time zone. In
the navigation sidebar, click
Device
to open the Device page. In the:
a. General pane, select the Language from the drop-down.
b. Hostname pane, optionally replace the serial number of the appliance with a descriptive
hostname for the appliance.
c. Time pane, specify the Time Zone and identify the time source in the NTP drop-down and
Servers list.
For more information, see
.
9. Select how the appliance obtains IP addresses from the network. On the navigation sidebar, click
Network
to open the Network page. For each network port used, select Automatic or manually enter
the settings.
For more information, see
Connect the Device to Cameras and ACC Client Users
For more information about the Server Management page, see
All ACC ES 8 Port Appliance models are preinstalled with the ACC 7 Server software. An ACC ES 8 Port
Appliance can be deployed as a stand-alone ACC site, or if you are adding it to an existing ACC 7
deployment, it can merged into an existing site, or added as a new site.
Tip:
If you are using an ACC 6 deployment, you can downgrade the ACC ES 8 Port Appliance
models VMA-ENVR1-8P4 and VMA-ENVR1-8P8 only to run the ACC 6 Server software, and add
them to the deployment. Downgrade before you start using the preinstalled ACC Server software.
The server-side video analytics features are not supported after downgrading to the ACC 6 Server
software. When you downgrade, all the configured settings are lost, and all recorded video is
deleted. For more details see the
ACC ES 8 Port ApplianceACC Downgrade Guide
.
The ACC ES 8 Port Appliance model VMA-ENVR1-8P8B cannot be downgraded to run the ACC 6
Server software. The error message “Invalid firmware package” appears if you attempt to upload the
ACC 6 firmware (.fp) file for the VMA-ENVR1-8Px models to a VMA-ENVR1-8P8B.
You are now ready to install the ACC Client software and connect the ACC ES 8 Port Appliance to an ACC
site.
Starting the ACC ES 8 Port Appliance for the First Time
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