Server name

Name of the surveillance system server as it appears in clients. Client users with rights to configure their clients see the name of the server when they create views in their clients.

Local port

Port number to use for communication between clients and the surveillance server. The default port number is 80; you can change the port number if port 80 is used for other purposes in your organization.

Enable Internet access

Select the check box if the server should be accessible from the Internet through a router or firewall.

If you select this option, also specify the public (“outside”) IP address and port number in the following fields. When using public access, the router or firewall used must be configured so requests sent to the public IP address and port are forwarded to the local (“inside”) IP address and port of the surveillance system server.

Internet address

Specify a public IP address or hostname for use when the system server should be available from the Internet.

Internet port

Specify a port number for use when the system should be available from the Internet. The default port number is 80. You can change the port number if needed.

Max. number of clients

You can limit the number of clients allowed to connect at the same time. Depending on your system configuration and the performance of the hardware and network used, limiting the number of simultaneously connected clients may help reduce server load. If more than the allowed number of simultaneously connected clients attempt to log in, only the allowed number of clients are allowed access. Any clients in excess of the allowed number receive an error message when attempting to log in.

By default, a maximum of ten simultaneously connected clients are allowed. To specify a different maximum number, overwrite the value.

To allow an unrestricted number of simultaneously connected access clients, type 0 (zero) in the Max. number of clients field.

A four-minute session timeout period applies for client sessions on the system. In many cases, client users may not notice this at all. Note that the session timeout period is very evident if you set the max. number of clients value to 1. When that is the case, and the single allowed client user logs out, four minutes must pass before you can log in again.