Logging on to Security Center through Config Tool - 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

To log on Security Center through Config Tool, you must connect to the Security Center Directory.

Before you begin

Make sure that you have your username, password, and the name of the main server that you want to connect to.

What you should know

Logging on to Security Center typically involves a two-way authentication:
  • The Directory (main server) must be authenticated by the party requesting the connection (the user).
  • The party requesting the connection must be authenticated and authorized by the Directory.

Security Center offers different authentication options. Your logon procedure might take different paths depending on how your system setup.

By default, tasks and tools are available only after you log on. To make your supported tasks and tools available offline, enable the Offline access feature in the System task.

After you log on, you can disconnect from the Directory without closing Config Tool. Logging off without closing the application is helpful if you plan to log on again using a different username and password.

Procedure

  1. Open Config Tool by clicking Start > All Programs > Genetec Security Center 5.12 > Config Tool.
  2. In the Logon dialog box, enter the name or IP address of your main server as Directory.
    NOTE: If you are running Config Tool on the main server, you can enter Localhost instead of the main server name.
    1. If the Directory is unresponsive, ensure that the server is online and that your network configuration allows your computer to contact the main server. Check hostname, IP address, and firewall rules.

    2. If the Directory is not trusted, it could be the sign of a manipulator-in-the-middle attack. Do not proceed unless you (or your administrator) are certain that the server you are contacting is secure.

    3. Click the padlock icon for more information.

    If your administrator confirms that you can trust that server, click Proceed and do not ask again. The certificate of that machine will be stored on your machine and future connections to that same Directory will be trusted, as long as its certificate does not change.

  3. Enter your Security Center username and password.
    If you just installed Security Center, enter Admin with a blank password.

    If single sign-on is deployed using third-party authentication, you must click the Sign in button for your identity provider, or append your domain name to the end of your username, such as Username@DomainName. You will then be redirected to your identity provider for authentication. Skip to Logging on using web-based authentication.

  4. To log on using your Windows user account, select Use Windows credentials.
    This option is only available if Active Directory is set up on your system.

    NOTE: If your client workstation is on a different domain from your server, or if you want to log on to Security Center with a different Windows account, clear the Use Windows credentials option. Then type your username in the format DOMAIN\Username.

  5. Click Log on.
  6. To log off, click the home () tab, and then click Log off.
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