On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc.
NetDVMS 6.5e
Administration
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How to Remove an Existing User
To remove a user from the
User administration
window's list of users, select the user in the list and click the
Delete
button. When removed from the list, the user will no longer be able to log in.
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What Information to Provide to Users
The information you need to provide in order to enable users to effortlessly log in to the surveillance system
depends on whether the users are using NetGuards or NetGuard-EVS.
NetGuard Users
When users log in with NetGuard
s
, they must select between using basic or Windows-based authentication.
Provide them with the following information:
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Address
: IP address or hostname of the
Image Server
.
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Port:
Port to use when accessing the
Image Server
, e.g. 80.
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Authentication
: In NetGuard's login dialog, users will be asked to select between basic
authentication or Windows-based authentication. Windows-based authentication may in turn be
based on the currently logged-in Windows user.
o
If using basic user name and password authentication, tell users that the required
authentication is called
Basic
.
o
If using Windows-based authentication based on the currently logged-in Windows user, tell
users that the required authentication is called
Windows (current user)
.
o
If using Windows-based authentication which should not necessarily be based on the
currently logged-in Windows user, tell users that the required authentication is called
Windows
.
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User name: Only required if using Basic authentication or Windows authentication.
Remember that
user names are case sensitive, so make it clear to the users if any parts of their user names should
specifically be upper or lower case
.
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Password:Only required if using Basic authentication or Windows authentication
. If using
basic
authentication
, users should enter their passwords exactly as you have specified them on the
Image
Server
.
NetGuard-EVS Users
When users log in with NetGuard-EVS, they must select between using basic or Windows-based
authentication. Provide them with the following information:
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Server Address:
IP address or hostname of the
Image Server
, plus any port number required. In
NetGuard-EVS's login dialog, users will enter this information in a single field called
Server Address
,
so if the IP address is 123.123.123.123 and the port number is 80, tell users that the
Server
Address
is 123.123.123.123:80.
•
Authentication
: In NetGuard-EVS's login dialog, users will be asked to select between basic
authentication or Windows-based authentication. Windows-based authentication may in turn be
based on the currently logged-in Windows user.
