Configuring Web App Server roles - Security Center 5.12

After you create a Web App Server role, you can configure the URL, load balancing, and port settings, and enable tasks for the Genetec™ Web App.

1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the System task and click the Roles view.
2. Click the Web App Server role that you want to configure.
3. Click the Identity tab and do the following:
   • 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 and configure the following:

   Application path

   The web address URL segment that creates the base address of your web application.

   URL

   The URL that users enter in their browser to connect to the Genetec™ Web App. The URL for the Genetec Web App has the following format: https://<host>:<port>/<web address>

   • <host> represents the IP address or host name of the server that hosts the Web App Server role.
   • <port> represents the HTTPS port used by the Web App Server role. Port 443 is used by default. To use a different port, you must clear the Use the default secure HTTP port of the server option and change the value in the HTTPS port field.
   • <web address> represents the URL segment used to create the base address of your web application. This segment differs based on the upgrade history of your Security Center system:
     • New systems use /WebApp as the default.
     • Upgraded systems continue to use the previous address.

   NOTE: Each Web App Server role requires a unique URL. To change the URL, you can edit the value in the Application path field. Changing the URL restarts the Web App Server role.

   Enable load balancing

   If your system includes multiple resources under the Web App Server role, you can enable load-balancing. Based on the load of each Web App Server role, the Genetec Web App specifies which role should service that session.

   NOTE: If you are using a third-party load balancer, you must clear this option.

   Use the default web ports of the server

   When enabled, the Web App Server role uses the web ports that are configured in Server Admin. By default, the Genetec Web App communicates over HTTPS port 443. These ports are defined on the server that hosts the Web App Server role. To change the default port, clear this option and change the port number.

   Features

   Select the Security Center features you want to access on the Genetec Web App. If your system has multiple Media Gateway roles, click Video feature settings () and select the Media Gateway role that you want to use for this Web App Server role.

   Advanced settings

   These advanced settings are reserved for use by Genetec Technical Support.

5. Click Apply.
6. Click the Resources tab and add standby servers for failover and load balancing.
   When multiple servers are assigned to the Web App Server role, new connection requests are automatically sent to the server with the fewest connections.