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iVMS-5200 Professional

Remote Site Manager

User Manual UD01665B

User Manual of iVMS-5200 Professional Remote Site Manager

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User Manual

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Contents Chapter 1 Overview.......................................................................................................................... 4

1.1 About This Document ...................................................................................................... 4

1.2 Administrator Rights ........................................................................................................ 4

Chapter 2 Accessing the iVMS-5200 Pro RSM .................................................................................. 5

Chapter 3 Adding the CMS (Central Management Server) .............................................................. 7

Chapter 4 Role and User Management ............................................................................................ 9

4.1 Role Management ........................................................................................................... 9

4.2 User Management ......................................................................................................... 10

Chapter 5 System Configuration..................................................................................................... 13

5.1 Log Configuration .......................................................................................................... 13

5.2 IP Address Settings ........................................................................................................ 13

5.3 NTP Settings ................................................................................................................... 14

5.4 Active Directory Settings ............................................................................................... 14

Appendix ................................................................................................................................................. 16

Important Ports .............................................................................................................................. 16


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Chapter 1 Overview

1.1 About This Document

iVMS-5200 Professional Remote Site Manager (hereafter simplified as iVMS-5200 Pro RSM) is the

management center of iVMS-5200 Pro CMSs (Central Management Server) and can view all the video

and receive all the alarm information of the managed CMSs.

This user manual is written for the administrator who needs to configure the iVMS-5200 Professional

Remote Site Manager (hereafter simplified as iVMS-5200 Pro RSM). Follow this document to properly

configure the iVMS-5200 Pro RSM, including iVMS-5200 Pro CMS management, user management,

and local settings.

1.2 Administrator Rights

When you install and run the server modules, clients and software, it is important that you have

administrator rights on the PCs or servers that should run these components. Otherwise, you cannot

manage the iVMS-5200 Pro RSM.

Consult your IT system administrator if in doubt about your rights.


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Chapter 2 Accessing the iVMS-5200 Pro

RSM

Running Environment

CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz and above

Memory: 1G and above

Video Card: RADEON X700 Series

Web Browser: Internet Explorer 9/10/11 or above (32-bit), Chrome

35/36/37/38/39/40/41/42/43/44 (32-bit), Firefox 32/33/34/35/36/37/38/39/40 (32-bit)

Steps:

1. In the address bar of the web browser, input the address of the RSM and press the Enter key. A

login window will pop up.

Note: The address is in the format of http://IP address of RSM/rsm.

Example: If the IP address of RSM is 172.6.21.96, and you should enter http://172.6.21.96/rsm

in the address bar.

If the port of RMS is not 80, you should input http://IP address of RSM:RSM port/rsm (e.g.,

http://172.6.21.96:88/rsm).

2. In the pop-up dialog, input the customized password in the New Password and Confirm Password

field, and click OK to set the password.

The password strength can be checked by the system. For your privacy, you must set the

password to something of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including

upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase

the security of your product.

Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the


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installer and/or end-user.

3. For the first time to login, you should install the plug-in before you can access the functions.

1) Click Download Plug-in, save the plug-in file and then close the web browser.

2) Install the plug-in according to the prompt.

3) After the installation, re-open the web browser and log into the iVMS-5200 Pro RSM (step

1).

4. Input the new password, (optional) check the checkbox of Remember Password to save the

password and click Login.

Notes:

If failed login attempt is detected, you are required to input the verification code before you

can login successfully.

The account will be frozen for 10 minutes after 5 failed login attempts.

If you have updated your iVMS-5200 Pro, you may need to clear the cache of your web

browser to display the Web Manager page properly. Consult your IT system administrator if

you do not know how to clear the cache.

The QR code for downloading the Mobile Client is also available on the login interface. Scan the

corresponding QR code with your mobile terminal to download the Mobile Client. For detailed

introduction about the Mobile Client, refer to the User Manual of iVMS-5200 Mobile Client.


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Chapter 3 Adding the CMS (Central

Management Server)

Purpose:

Add CMSs to RSM for centralized management.

Steps:

1. Click Add to pop up the adding CMS dialog.

2. Input the required information.

Alias: Edit a name for the CMS as desired.

IP/Domain Name: Input the IP address or domain name of the server.

Note: Consult your IT system administrator if in doubt about how to set a domain name for

CMS.

Port No.: Input the port No. of the CMS. If it is not changed, please use the default value.

User Name: Input the user name of the CMS.

Password: Input the password of the user.

Note: The password strength of the CMS can be checked by the system. For your privacy, we

strongly recommend changing the password to something of your own choosing (using a

minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and

special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.

Enable WAN Access: If you need to access the CMS via WAN, check the checkbox and set the

corresponding parameters which are available when you access the CMS via WAN.

Stream Media Server: (Optional) Click Get SMS and adopt the CMS's SMS to get the alarm

information of the CMS via the server.

3. Click OK to add the CMS.

You can perform step 1-3 to add other CMSs and up to 5 CMSs can be added.

The CMSs will display on the list for management after added successfully. You can check the

related information of the added CMSs on the list.

You can also input the CMS name in the search field for filter.


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Click the Alias field of the CMS and you can edit the information of the CMS.

Select the CMS(s) from the list, and click Delete to remove the selected CMS(s).

Click Login CMS on the Operation column to access the corresponding CMS via Web Client. For

detailed configuration, please refer to the User Manual of iVMS-5200 Professional Web Client.


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Chapter 4 Role and User Management

Purpose:

The Security page allows you to add and delete users, assign user's permissions for accessing CMS and

managing RSM. Before adding users to the system, you should create roles to define the user's access

rights to system resources and then assign the role to the user for granting the permissions to the user.

A user can link with many different roles.

Click the Security tab to open the User Management page.

4.1 Role Management

Purpose:

You can assign the permissions to the roles as required, and the user can link to the roles to obtain

different permissions.

Steps:

1. Open the Security page and click Role Management. If no role has been added, the

Administrators role is available by default. Administrators role has all the permissions of

iVMS-5200 Pro RSM and the permissions of the all the added CMSs.

2. Click Add to open the Add Role dialog.

3. Input the role name as desired. Optionally, you can also set the expiry date and description for

the role.

4. (Optional) Select the default or pre-defined role from the Copy from drop-down list to copy the

permission settings of it. If not, please perform step 5 to assign the permissions to the role.


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5. In the permission settings area, select the permission type in the left panel and check the

checkboxes to select the corresponding devices or functions.

Site Management Permission: Assign the permissions of the added CMSs. You can select to

assign the permissions of CMS's Administrators, Operators or both to the role. For the

introduction of CMS's Administrators, Operators, refer to User Manual of iVMS-5200

Professional Web Client.

Function Permission: Assign the management permissions of RSM modules.

6. Click OK to save the settings.

Managing the Role

Purpose:

After adding successfully, the role is added to the role list on the Role Management page. You can edit

or delete the information of the roles.

Click the Name field and you can edit the settings of the role.

Click Refresh to get the latest status of the roles.

To delete the information of the role, select the role from the list, and click Delete.

Note: The Administrators role cannot be edited or deleted.

4.2 User Management

Users can be added for managing the iVMS-5200 Pro RSM and accessing the added CMSs. You can also

import the domain users (users that belong to an organizational unit, such as a department of your

company) to the system.

By default, the administrator user named admin is created.

Adding the User

Option 1: Add Normal Users

Steps:

1. Open the Security page and click User Management.

2. Click Add to open the Add User dialog.

3. Input the user name, password, confirm password, and PTZ control permission as desired.


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Optionally, you can set the expiry date, user status and description.

A user name cannot contain any of the following characters: / \ : * ? “ < > |.

The password must contain 8 to 32 characters, including at least three of the following

categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.



Expiry Date: The date that this user account becomes invalid.

User Status: Two kinds of status are available. If you select freeze, the user account is inactive

until you set the user status as normal.

PTZ Control Permission: Set the permission level (1~100) for PTZ control and the larger the value

is, the higher permission the user has. E.g., when user1 and user2 control the PTZ unit at the

same time, the user who has the larger PTZ control permission will take the control of the PTZ

movement.

4. Click Next, check the checkboxes of the existing roles and click Add>> to assign the role(s) for the

created user.

Note: If no role has been added, Administrators role is available by default which owns all the

permission of the iVMS-5200 Pro RSM. If you want to add customized roles, click Add to activate

the role adding dialog. For detailed configuration about adding the roles, please refer to Chapter

4.1 Role Management.


Option 2: Add Domain Users

Before you start:

You should configure the active directory settings. Please refer to Chapter 5.4 Active Directory

Settings.

Note: The domain user can only access to the iVMS-5200 Pro RSM or added CMS via Control Client

and Mobile Client.

Steps:

1. Open the User Management page and click User Management.

2. Click Import Domain User to open the Import Domain User dialog.

3. On the left panel, click to select an organization and the users belonging to it will display.


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4. Check the checkboxes to select the users and click Next.

5. Check the checkboxes of the existing roles and click Add>> to assign the role(s) for the created

user.

Note: If no role has been added, Administrators role is available by default which owns all the

permission of the iVMS-5200 Pro RSM. If you want to add customized roles, click Add to activate

the role adding dialog. For detailed configuration about adding the roles, please refer to Chapter

4.1 Role Management.

6. Click OK to save the settings. After successfully adding the domain users, the users can log into

the iVMS-5200 Pro RSM or added CMS via Control Client and Mobile Client by their domain

account and password.

You can also click Synchronize User to synchronize the added users to corresponding CMSs manually.

Managing the User

Purpose:

After created successfully, the user account is added to the user list on the User Management page.

The following operations are available for managing the user.

Edit: Click the User Name field of the user to edit the information or change the password of the user.

Delete: To delete the information of the user, select the user from the list, and click Delete.

Refresh: You can click the Refresh to get the latest information of the users.

Force Logout: You can also select the online user and click Force Logout to log out the online user.

Note: The admin user cannot be deleted or be forced to log out.

Changing the Password of Admin User

The password of the admin user can only be changed when you log into the system as admin.

Steps:

1. At the top right corner of the system, click the current login user and select Change Password.

2. Input the old password, new password and confirm password.

The password strength can be checked by the system. For your privacy, we strongly

recommend changing the password to something of your own choosing (using a minimum

of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special

characters) in order to increase the security of your product.





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Chapter 5 System Configuration

Purpose:

The log files expiration date, IP address settings, NTP settings, and active directory can be configured.

Click the System tab to open the System Configuration page.

5.1 Log Configuration

Purpose:

The expiration date of the log files is configurable.

Steps:

1. Open the System Management page and click Log Configuration.

2. Configure the parameters according to actual needs.

Keep Log Files for: The time period for keeping the log files, once exceeded, the files will be

deleted.

3. Click Save to save the settings.

5.2 IP Address Settings

Purpose:

WAN IP Address: You can set a static IP address to the system for accessing the system via WAN.


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LAN IP Address: You must set the correct LAN IP address for the system so that the server

modules and functions can work properly.

Steps:

1. Open the System Configuration page and click IP Address.

2. Input a static IP address for WAN access.

3. By default, the server's LAN IP address is obtained automatically. When more than one NICs are

in use, you must select the correct IP address that is used for accessing the system via LAN.

Otherwise, the server modules and functions cannot work properly.


5.3 NTP Settings

Purpose:

The NTP settings can be set for syncing the time between the RSM and the NTP server.

Steps:

1. Open the System Management page and click NTP Settings.

2. Set the NTP server address and NTP port. You can click Test to test the communication between

the RSM and NTP server.


5.4 Active Directory Settings

Purpose:

If you have the AD (Active Directory) domain controller which contains the information (e.g., user data,

computer information), you can configure the settings to get the related information. In this way, you


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can add the users that belong to an organizational unit (e.g., a department of your company) to

iVMS-5200 Pro RSM conveniently.

Steps:

1. Open the System Management page and click Active Directory.

2. Configure the following parameters to connect to the AD domain controller and get the required

data.

Domain Name: Input the domain name of the AD domain controller.

Host IP: Input the IP address of the AD domain controller.

Port No.: Input the port No. of the AD domain controller.

Enable SSL (Optional): Check the checkbox to enable SSL if required by the AD domain controller.

User Name: Input the user name of the AD domain controller.

Password: Input the password of the AD domain controller.

Base DN (Distinguished Name): Input the filter condition in the text filed if you are familiar with

the format. Or you can click Fetch DN to get the filter condition entered automatically.

Note: If you input the Base DN manually, you can define the root node as desired. If you click

Fetch DN, then the entire structure stored on the AD domain controller will be obtained.

3. Click Save to save the settings. After the configuration, the structure and user information can be

displayed when you click Import Domain User on User Management page (refer to Chapter 4.2

User Management).


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Appendix

Important Ports

iVMS-5200 Pro RSM uses particular ports when communication with other servers, etc.

Make sure that the following ports are not occupied for data traffic on your network and you should

open these ports in the firewall in case you may need to access the system via other networks.

RSM Port

80 Used for web browser access.

443 Used for HTTPS access.

123 NTP port used for time synchronization.

CES Port

17200 Used for event management.


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