Security
2023-07-27Last updated
Use the Security section of the Configuration page to change some of the user account and system security settings for your Streamvault™ appliance.
Note: Different password options are available to the current user on a main and
expansion server. On an expansion server, the admin can only change the Windows
passwords, not the Security Center
applications.
Define a password for each product:
- Windows admin
- The admin user's password for Windows.
- Client applications
- The admin user's password for Security Desk, Config Tool, and Genetec™ Update Service.
- Server Admin
- The password for the Genetec™ Server Admin application.
- Windows operator
- Click Modify password to change the operator's password for Windows.
- Automatic logout
- Turn on this option to configure Windows to log off a user after 15 minutes of inactivity.
- Password complexity
- Turn on this option to require a complex password of at least 10 characters for Windows users.
- Server management functions
- Turn on this option to allow functions such as adding roles and other tasks using applications such as Windows Admin Center, Server Manager, or Windows PowerShell.
- Removable storage access
- Turn on this option to enable access to a connected USB key or USB hard disk from
Windows. Note: Users with administrative privileges automatically have removable storage access.
- Enable Smart Cards support
- Turn on this option to create or use a smart card reader with the Security Desk application. To prevent malicious software from affecting the device, this option has been turned off by default.
- Incoming remote connections
- Turn on this option to allow access to Remote Desktop connections and file sharing to the appliance from your computer network. To prevent malicious software from affecting the device, this option has been turned off by default.
- Remote Desktop
- Turn on this option to allow people in your network to log on to the appliance using a Remote Desktop application. The Incoming remote connections option must also be turned on to allow access for Remote Desktop. To prevent malicious software from affecting the device, this option has been turned off by default.
- File sharing
- Turn on this option to share files and folders that are on the appliance with people in your network. The Incoming remote connections option must also be turned on to allow file sharing. To prevent malicious software from affecting the device, this option has been turned off by default.