Server
Admin - Expansion server page
The Server
Admin - Expansion
server page shows all settings pertaining to the selected expansion
server.
Actions
Click the Actions drop-down list beside
the server name to see what actions can be applied to the expansion server.The available
actions are:
-
Genetec™
Server:
Console:
Open the Debug Console page (reserved for Genetec™ Technical Support
Engineers).
Restart:
Restart the Genetec™
Server
service. This action renders the server temporarily unavailable.
Main server connection
This section identifies the main server that the
expansion server must connect to.Server address:
The DNS name or the IP address of the main server.
Change password:
Only appears when no connection has been established between the expansion server and
the main server. Click to set the password. Once the first contact is made, the
expansion server sends its
identity certificate to the main
server, and the password is not needed again.
Network
Use this section to configure
the network card and the TPC listening port used by the Genetec™
Server service.HTTP port:
Port used by the Genetec™
Server service
to listen to commands received from other Security
Center servers on the public address.
Secure HTTP port:
Port used by Genetec™
Server service for
secured HTTP connections.
Private address:
List of private addresses corresponding to the network interface cards (NIC) installed
on this server. Only select the ones that are used for the communication between
Security
Center applications.
Private port:
Port used by the main server to listen to incoming connection requests, and by all
servers for communication between themselves, on the private IP address. (default =
5500).
NOTE: If you change this port on the main server, then all users must specify
the new port number after the Directory name in the
Logon dialog box, separated by a colon (:). This applies to all
expansion servers. You must specify the new port number after the Security
Center Directory name in
Server
Admin, in the Main
server connection section.
Legacy port:
Port used by the Genetec™
Server service
to listen to commands received from servers running an older version of Security
Center (default = 4502).
Public address:
Public address of the server.
Use IPv6:
Use IPv6 for video streaming and communication between servers
(only if your network supports it).
Proxy:
Select this option if the server is used as the proxy server for a private
network protected by a firewall.
Secure communication
Use this
section to view the current identity certificate used by the server
to communicate with other Security
Center
servers.Issued to:
Subject of the current certificate. A
self-signed certificate
created at software installation appears in the form
GenetecServer-{MachineName}.
Issued by:
Name of the
certificate authority that issued the
certificate. The issuer and the subject are the same for self-signed certificates.
Valid from/Expiration:
Validity period of the current certificate.
Select certificate (button):
Dialog box listing all certificates installed on this machine. You can use this dialog
box to change the certificate used for this server.