Configuring Web Client Server roles - Security Center 5.12

After you’ve created a Web Client Server role, you can configure user session time, the URL, port settings, and the certificate for the Security Center Web Client.

1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the System task and click the Roles view.
2. Click the Web Client 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) Turn on the Unlimited session time option to keep users logged on the Web Client as long as their browser window stays open.
   When the Unlimited session time is turned off, users are automatically signed out of the Web Client after 12 hours of inactivity.
6. To change the URL used to access the Web Client, change the entry in the Web address field.
   To see the URL, look under the Communication settings.
7. (Optional) To avoid cluttering your C: drive, change the Vault location.
   In Security Center Web Client, 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\Genetec Security Center\WebClientExports.
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.
10. Click Apply.
11. Verify that the URL opens the Security Center Web Client, by clicking the URL under Communication settings on the Properties page.
    If you’re using the default self-signed certificate and it isn’t installed on your computer, your browser displays an error message. Proceed to the sign in 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 Web Client sign in page appears.
12. If you have multiple Web Client 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 Client Server role, Security Center automatically uses the server with the least number of connections for new connection requests.