First steps
Sign in, find your way around Operate and Configure, and set up cameras, recording, rules, and users in a sensible order.
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Sign in
Open Kalytera VMS in the browser at https:// followed by the management server's name and :7443, and sign in with your user name and password. The first administrator is created at the end of installation; see Install Kalytera VMS.
The connection uses HTTPS by default, with the certificate Setup issued for the server's name, its fully qualified domain name, and its LAN addresses, or with a certificate an administrator imported. If the browser warns about the certificate, ask the installer or your administrator to verify the server address and supply its certificate through a trusted channel. Trust that verified certificate on your computer before signing in; do not trust an unexpected certificate just to dismiss a warning. HTTP is available too, with a visible warning that the connection is not encrypted.
Operate and Configure
The sidebar groups the pages under Operate, Configure, and Advanced. Each user sees only the pages their permissions allow.
| Workspace | Pages |
|---|---|
| Operate | Home, Video (Live and Playback), Alarms, Monitoring, and Maps |
| Configure | Devices, Recording & storage, Users, Roles & permissions, Maps & relationships, Events & automation, and System |
| Advanced | RTSP access, for restreaming camera video over RTSP |
Check readiness on Home
Home shows the alarms that need attention and an installation readiness checklist covering Management, Site Nodes, live video, camera state, and recording storage. Items that need work link to the page where you fix them, and the checklist reads All ready when everything is in place.
Set up the system
This order works well for a new installation:
- Check the servers in Configure > System > Site Nodes. With the Standalone profile, the local Site Node is already registered. Under Recording storage, check that each Site Node has a recording location.
- Add cameras in Configure > Devices. See Add cameras.
- Organize sites and areas in Configure > Maps & relationships, under Sites & relationships: create sites and areas, add resource groups, and place each camera in its site and area. Permissions can then be limited to a site, an area, or a group.
- Set up recording in Configure > Recording & storage. See Recording and playback.
- Create maps from your floor plans. See Maps.
- Create rules that raise alarms and run actions. See Rules and alarms.
- Add users and roles for your operators. See Users and permissions.
Keep an eye on health
Operate > Monitoring summarizes camera, recording, storage and Site Node health. Built-in health alarms report conditions such as a Site Node going offline. Create custom rules for additional conditions or responses your operators need; a custom rule is not required for every health alarm.
Event history
Camera event history is kept for 90 days by default. An administrator changes it, from 1 to 3,650 days, under Configure > System > General > Event history. Recordings follow their own retention; see Recording and playback.
Get support
In Configure > System > Support bundle, choose the Time range (Last hour, Last 24 hours, or Last 7 days) and the Site Nodes to include. The preview shows the size and what is included; then select Download support bundle. The bundle holds redacted diagnostic records and never includes credentials, configuration, or video. Send it to us through Support with a short description of the problem.