Enabling the recommended firmware option for federated video units - Enable the Recommended firmware option for federated video units by configuring the Genetec™ Update Service to retrieve recommended firmware on a scheduled interval. - Genetec Update Service - User guides

Genetec™ Update Service User Guide
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Enable the Recommended firmware option for federated video units by configuring the Genetec™ Update Service to retrieve recommended firmware on a scheduled interval.

Before you begin

Check if the RecommendedFirmwareSettings.xml file already exists on your system.

If it exists, add the <EnableFederatedVideoUnitRecommendation>true</EnableFederatedVideoUnitRecommendation> line and save the file.

What you should know

All time units in this file are in milliseconds.
Example: Entering 60000 configures a one-minute timeout.

Procedure

  1. Create a new XML file named RecommendedFirmwareSettings.xml.
  2. Enter the following code: 
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RecommendedFirmwareSettings xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <MinScheduleUpdateTimeout>21600000</MinScheduleUpdateTimeout>
  <MaxScheduleUpdateTimeout>43200000</MaxScheduleUpdateTimeout>
  <EnableFederatedVideoUnitRecommendation>false</EnableFederatedVideoUnitRecommendation>
</RecommendedFirmwareSettings>
    EnableFederatedVideoUnitRecommendation
    Set this value to true to enable the Genetec Update Service to query for recommended firmware for federated video units.
  3. Save the file to C:\ProgramData\Genetec Update Service\Settings on both your main GUS machine and any Directory machines.