Nx Witness User Manual

When Nx Witness is installed, some initial configuration is required. A newly installed Server will be displayed as New System on the Welcome Screen.

To Setup a New System or Add Server to an Existing System

1.Click on the tile for the new System to launch the setup wizard.

2.Choose one of the two options:

•Setup New System – specify a System name and Administrator password. Sometimes, the New Server tile may not be displayed if the Desktop Client did not detect the Server. When this happens, use the "Connect to Server" Main Menu item (see "Connecting to a Specific Server"), and provide the Server IP, Port and use admin/admin as the login/password combination for the new System.

•Use the Advanced System Settings to configure these additional parameters:

•Enabling and Disabling auto-discovery (see "Automatic Device Discovery").

•Enabling and Disabling device setting optimization (see "Preventing Nx Witness from Changing Device Settings").

•Enabling and Disabling anonymous usage statistics (see "Sending Anonymous Usage and Crash Statistics").

•Configuring Secure Connections.

•Add to Existing System – if a System contains multiple Servers (see "Configuring Multi-Server Environment"), specify:

•System URL – this value can be auto-discovered. If it is not, the URL format is http://<host>:<port>, where <host> is the name or IP address of the Server and <port> is the Server port (usually 7001).

•Login and Password for the existing System.

Configuring Storage, Devices, and Recording

Whether it is a new System or the Server is connecting to an existing one, the following settings will be required:

•Configuring Server and NAS Storage”

•Device Management (Cameras, Encoders and I/O Modules).

•Enable Recording" - A sufficient number of Licenses or Services must be available (see "Services and Licenses").

Creating User Groups and Layouts

Once storage, device, and recording configuration is complete it is possible to configure the following:

•Users and Groups.

•Layout Management.

•Permissions Management.

System ID

•All Servers in a given System have the same ID value. This parameter cannot be viewed or edited, it is required for internal processing when servers are merged.

•If you select "Setup New System," the system ID is assigned during initial configuration.

•If you select "Add to Existing System," the system ID is taken from the existing System.

To enable Cloud connectivity feature it is necessary to Connect the System to Nx Cloud.

If your reseller provides Service Subscription (SaaS) Model, you may need to Connecting the System from an Organization.

Finally, to use full functionality of, you need to obtain Services or activate Licenses. See "Services and Licenses" for details.