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Getting started with SV Control Panel
Configure your Streamvault appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.
Activating a license manually from Server Admin
If your Streamvault™ appliance doesn’t have internet access, you must activate your Security Center license manually from Server Admin.

Introduction to your Streamvault appliance
Learn how to deploy your Streamvault appliance.
Getting started with SV Control Panel
Configure your Streamvault appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.
- About the SV Control Panel
  The SV Control Panel is a user interface application that you can use to configure your Streamvault™ appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.
- Activating your Security Center license on an appliance
  The Streamvault Control Panel activation wizard helps you activate your Security Center license on your Streamvault™ appliance.
- Activating a license manually from Server Admin
  If your Streamvault™ appliance doesn’t have internet access, you must activate your Security Center license manually from Server Admin.
- Activating System Availability Monitor
  To monitor your system availability and health issues on GTAP, you can set System Availability Monitor to collect data about your appliance, and send it to Health Monitoring Services.
- Enabling Security Center video and access control features
  The Security Center installer assistant wizard guides you through setting up the main features of video management and access control.
- About the Unit enrollment tool
  Unit enrollment is a tool that you can use to discover IP units (video and access control) connected to your network, based on their manufacturer and network properties (discovery port, IP address range, password, and so on). After you discovered a unit, you can add it to your system.
- Configuring default camera settings
  From the Camera default settings, you can modify the default recording and video quality settings applied to all cameras controlled by the Archiver. Initially, these settings are configured on the Camera quality settings page in the Security Center installer assistant.
- Creating custom recording schedules
  Create custom recording schedules from the Security Center installer assistant to have cameras record in different recording modes for a specific time range.
- About backup and restore
  Using the SV Control Panel, you can securely back up your Directory database and configuration files. Later, you can restore them to the same System ID in the event of a system failure or hardware upgrade.
- Choosing the method for creating Archiver roles and partitions
  To set up your appliance for the expected number of cameras and bandwidth usage, you need to create enough Archiver roles. Depending on the type and state of your appliance, you can choose between two methods.
Getting started with Streamvault Maintenance plugin
Configure your Streamvault Maintenance plugin to work with Security Center.
SV Control Panel reference
These reference pages help you understand the SV Control Panel.
Additional resources
Get more insight on your appliance.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshoot common issues that can occur.
Technical support
Genetec™ Technical Assistance Center (GTAC) assists customers with Streamvault issues related to software and hardware.
Glossary
Where to find product information
You can find our product documentation in the following locations:

Activating a license manually from Server Admin

2024-12-04

If your Streamvault™ appliance doesn’t have internet access, you must activate your Security Center license manually from Server Admin.

Procedure

Save the validation key:
1. From your appliance, open the SV Control Panel.
2. From the homepage, click the Server Admin icon.
3. Log on to Server Admin.
  If the Server Admin password is different from the Windows admin password, log on to Server Admin using the credentials specified in the Streamvault Control Panel setup wizard.
4. On the License page, click Modify.
5. In the License management dialog box, select Manual activation > Save to file .
  The default name for the file is validation.vk.
6. Copy the validation.vk file to a USB key.
7. Eject the USB key from the computer.
Get the license from GTAP:
1. On another computer that has internet access, connect the USB key.
2. Log in to GTAP.
3. On the GTAP login page, enter the System ID and password assigned to you when you purchased your license, and then click Login.
4. From the System Information page, click Activate license in the License information section.
5. In the dialog box that opens, paste the validation key or browse for the file.
6. In the Activation dialog box, browse to the validation.vk file on the USB key, and then click Submit.
  The message Your license has successfully been activated is displayed.
7. Click Download License, and then save the license key.
  The default file name is your System ID, followed by _Directory_License.lic.
8. Copy the _Directory_License.lic file to the USB key.
9. Eject the USB key from the computer.
Activate your license:
1. On your appliance, connect the USB key.
2. Return to Server Admin.
3. On the License page, click Modify.
4. In the License management dialog box, select Manual activation.
5. Paste your license information from the License.lic file (open with a text editor), or browse for the License.lic file, and then click Open.
6. Click Activate.