Configuring unit enrollment settings

2024-12-17Last updated

You can use the Settings and manufacturers button in the Unit enrollment tool to specify which manufacturers to include when searching for new units. You can also configure the discovery settings for units, and specify username and passwords for units so they can be enrolled easily.

Procedure

  1. From the homepage, click Tools > Unit enrollment .
  2. In the Unit enrollment dialog box, click Settings and manufacturers ().
  3. Use the Refuse basic authentication option to enable or disable basic authentication (video units only). This is useful if you turned off basic authentication in the Security Center InstallShield, but you need to turn it back on to perform a firmware upgrade or to enroll a camera that supports only basic authentication. To turn basic authentication back on, you must turn the Refuse basic authentication option to OFF.
    Note: This option is available only to users with Administrator privileges.
  4. Click Add manufacturer () to add a manufacturer to the list of units to be discovered.
    To delete a manufacturer from the list, select it and click .
  5. Configure the individual settings for any manufacturers that you added. To do this, select the manufacturer and click .
    Important: You must enter the correct username and password for the unit to enroll properly.
  6. (Optional) Remove units from the list of ignored units (see Removing units from list of ignored units).
  7. Click Save.