Axis All Camera Station How to Configure Multi Server in AXIS Camera Station
September 29, 2022
Rev. 1.0
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HOW TO.
Setup Multi server for Access Control
in AXIS Camera Station Secure Entry
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Contents
Introduction 3
Step 1 – Creating the Main/Sub server 3
To create the Sub server 4
To create the main server 6
Step 2 – Creating Global cardholders 9
Creating a Global cardholder 9
Step 3 – Creating Global groups 11
Creating a Global group 11
Step 4 – Managing Global cardholders 12
Managing Global cardholders on Sub servers 12
Step 5 – Adding Monitoring Sub server controllers 13
Adding the server view to the Main ACS client. 13
Step 6 – Multi Server monitoring and assistance 16
Creating a split view with door dashboards from a remote site 16
Step 7 – Multi Server investigation 19
Investigating an incident in the data search tab 19
Step 8 – Multi Server management 20
Managing access on multiple sites 20
Step 9 – Multi Server Configuration 20
Considerations and limitations 21
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Introduction
Following the steps in this document will guide you on how to configure Multi server
functionality for access control features in AXIS Camera Station Secure Entry.
Please note that Axis doesn’t take any responsibility for how this configuration may affect your
system. If the modification fails or if you get other unexpected results, you may have to restore the
settings to default.
Prerequisites
AXIS Camera Station 5.47 or higher
AXIS A1601 x.x.x.x or higher
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Step 1 – Creating the Main/Sub server
We start by opening AXIS Camera Station on the server we wish to allocate as the Sub server.
This will allow us to create global cardholders from this server
To create the Sub server
Follow these steps to create the Sub server:
1. In Axis Camera Station open the configuration tab via the “+” symbol found at the top of
the screen.
2. From the left menu select “Access control” and under this drop-down select “Multi server”
3. On this page select “Sub server” then select “Generate”
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4. A pop-up will appear to generate the configuration key file which will prevent this server
from being a main server while this key is active. Press “Yes” to continue
5. Download the file and transfer this to the main server, noting down the name and the IP
address of this Sub server.
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To create the main server
Follow these steps to create the Main server:
1. In Axis Camera Station open the configuration tab via the “+” symbol found at the top of
the screen.
2. From the left menu select “Access control” and under this drop-down select “Multi server”
3. On this page select “Main server” and select the “+ Add” button.
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4. A pop-up will appear explaining that you are assigning this as the main server, not
allowing this server to be able to become a Sub server while any Sub servers are
connected. Press “Yes”
5. In the file explorer select the Configuration key file we created and moved from the Sub
server. And fill in the 2 areas with the friendly name and the IP address of the server. The
port can remain default unless a specific port is used by your choice. Finally click “Import”
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