Exporting unit passwords - Security Center 5.12

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.12
Product
Security Center
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Version
5.12
Language
English
Last updated
2024-09-13

After changing the password on a number of units, we recommend that you export the new passwords to a CSV file as a safety measure.

What you should know

  • You need the View/export unit passwords privilege to perform this operation.
  • To ensure that you are exporting the latest Synergis™ Cloud Link unit passwords, you must regenerate the Hardware inventory report right before exporting the password. If a report was already generated during a password update, the latest password information will not be included in the report.

Procedure

  1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Hardware inventory task.
  2. Set up the query filters for your report.
    Choose one or more of the following filters:
    Units
    Select individual units or roles to investigate. Selecting a role is equivalent to selecting all units managed by that role.
    Source group
    Select the category of units: access control, ALPR, intrusion detection, or video.
    Custom fields
    Restrict the search to a predefined custom field for the entity. This filter only appears if custom fields are defined for the entity, and if the custom field was made visible to you when it was created or last configured.
  3. Click Generate report.
    The selected units are listed in the report pane.
  4. Click Export passwords.
    The Export passwords dialog box opens.
    Export passwords dialog box in Config Tool showing a report ready to be exported.
  5. Enter the following and click Export.
    Destination file
    Location of the exported CSV file, compressed as a zip file.
    File password
    Password used to secure access to the compressed CSV file. Choose a strong password.
    User password
    Your Security Center password.
    If all went well, you get a confirmation that a zip file has been created.
    Confirmation message in Config Tool showing that the Hardware inventory report was successfully exported .
  6. Click the blue link in the message box and make sure that you can extract the CSV file using the File password you provided.
    NOTE: You must use a file extraction tool, such as WinZip or 7-Zip to be able to enter the password for the file. Using the default Windows File Explorer does not work.
  7. Keep the password file and its password in a safe place.
Parent topic: Unit password management