Configuring Web Server roles - Security Center 5.11

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.11

Applies to
Security Center 5.11
Last updated
2023-11-10
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Language
English
Product
Security Center
Version
5.11

After you have created a Web Server role, you can configure user session time, usage statistics, the URL, port settings, and the SSL certificate for the Genetec™ Web App or Web Client.

Before you begin

Read About the Web Server role.

What you should know

By default, a Genetec Web App Web Server role is deployed to the main Security Center server. If you have multiple Web Server roles, assign each role to a different expansion server.

Procedure

  1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the System task and click the Roles view.
  2. Click the Web Server role that you want to change.
  3. (Optional) From the Identity page:
    • Change the name of the role as it appears in Config Tool.
    • Assign the role to a different partition to restrict its use to certain user groups.
  4. Click the Properties tab.
  5. (Optional) In Web Client, you can turn on the Unlimited session time option so users remain logged in on the Web Client as long as their browser window stays open. Otherwise, users are automatically signed out of the Web Client after 12 hours of inactivity.
  6. To change the URL used to access the Genetec Web App or Web Client, change the Web address.
    To see the URL, look under the Communication settings.
  7. (Optional) If necessary, for example, if you do not want to clutter your C: drive, change the Vault location.
    When you download video, the files are packaged and temporarily stored in the Web Client vault. These temporary files are deleted when the download is complete. The default location is ProgramData\Security Center\WebClientExports.
    NOTE: This only applies to the Web Client role.
  8. If the default port settings conflict with other roles or applications on your system, turn off the Use the default web ports of the server option and change the ports.
    By default, the HTTP port is 80 and the Secure HTTP port is 443.
  9. If your Genetec Web App or Web Client has specific streaming requirements, create a Media Gateway role with these requirements and select it in the Media Gateway drop-down list.
  10. Click Apply.
  11. Verify that the URL opens the Web Server, by clicking the URL under Communication settings on the Properties page.
    If you are using the default self-signed certificate and it is not installed on your computer, your browser displays an error message. Proceed to the logon page by doing the following:
    • In Google Chrome, click Show Advanced and then click Proceed to ComputerName (unsafe).
    • In Internet Explorer, click Continue to this website (not recommended).
    The Genetec Web App or Web Client log on page appears.
  12. If you have multiple Web Server roles, move this role to its own expansion server.
  13. (Optional) Click the Resources tab and add standby servers for failover and load balancing.
    When multiple servers are assigned to the Web Server role, Security Center automatically uses the server with the least number of connections for new connection requests.