On Guard Access Event Adapter
- Anand Rajaraman
Installation and Configuration
Prerequisites
Ensure that the following pre-requisites are met before beginning the installation:
Access to a Windows Server 2008 R2 system running OnGuard software suite, version 6.5 or 6.6
The OnGuard DataConduIT documentation.
3VRAccessEventAdapterInstall.exe (obtained from 3VR Technical Support).
The OnGuard system is licensed for the DataConduIT service.
In the OnGuard license administration application, check to be sure that “Maximum Number of DataConduIT Clients” is at least 1 (more if you’re using other DataConduIT services on your system).
Enabling Single Sign-On
For the DataConduIT service to run and send events to the 3VR Appliance, you will need to have a user enabled for single sign on. Refer to Chapter 2, “Getting Started” in the OnGuard DataConduIT User Guide for assistance with the following steps.
Launch and sign in to the OnGuard System Administration application.
From the Administration menu, select Directories.
Click Add. In the Add Directory dialog window, under Based on template select Windows Vista/XP Workstation.
Click OK.
Enter a directory Name.
Verify that Enable single sign-on is checked.
Click Browse and select the Host name.
Click OK to save your changes.
From the Administration menu, select Users.
Select the user account you wish to use from the list. It is recommended that you use ‘System Account’ or create a new user account.
Click Modify.
Ensure that Access to this system is disabled is not checked.
In the Directory Accounts tab, click the Link button.
Select the Windows account that should be linked to the OnGuard user account.
Click OK in the Select Account window.
Click OK.
Enabling Software Events
Open the Windows Control Panel.
Open Administrative Tools > Services.
Right-click LS DataConduIT Service and select Properties.
From the Startup type drop-down menu, select Automatic.
Click the Start button.
Click OK.
Repeat steps 3-6 for the LS Linkage Server service.
Setting Necessary OnGuard Services to Start Automatically
Open the Windows Control Panel.
Open Administrative Tools > Services.
Right-click LS DataConduIT Service and select Properties.
From the Startup type dropdown menu, select Automatic.
Click the Start button.
Click OK.
Repeat steps 3-6 for the LS Linkage Server service.
Enabling Web Services
Launch 3VR System Manager.
In the Manage Servers tab, right-click the Appliance display name and select Start Web Services.
Click OK to confirm.
When Web Services is running, the Start Web Services option will be grayed out in System Manager.
Installing 3VR Access Event Adapter
In order to install the 3VR Access Event Adapter, the user running the installer must have Windows adminiistrative privileges on the PC.
On the OnGuard server:
Run 3VRAccessEventAdapterInstall.exe.
If version 2.0 of the Microsoft .Net Framework is not available on the system, it will be automatically installed. This may take several minutes.
When the installer wizard welcome screen is displayed, click Next.
At the Ready to Install screen, click Install. A dialog showing the installation progress will be displayed.
After the install completes, click Finish to exit the installer.
Starting the 3VR Access Events Service
On the OnGuard server:
Open the Windows Control Panel.
Open Administrative Tools > Services.
Right-click on 3VR Access Events and select Properties.
Click the Log On tab.
Select This account.
Enter the Windows account name and password that you chose when enabling single sign on in step 2 on page 3.
Click the Dependencies tab.
Verify that the LS DataConduIT Service and LS Linkage Server are listed as dependencies, as shown in the image to the right.
Click the General tab.
From the Startup type drop-down menu, select Automatic.
Click the Start button.
Click OK.
Mapping OnGuard Readers to 3VR Appliance Channels
In this step we will associate OnGuard readers with channels on the 3VR Appliance. When events occur on a given OnGuard reader, events will appear in OpCenter on the selected channel.
Note that only properly configured Readers will be displayed in the Mappings section of the configuration utility. Readerscan be added using the OnGuard System Administration application, under the Access Control-> Readers menu. For more detailed instructions, please consult the OnGuard documentation.
On the OnGuard server:
Launch the 3VR Event Configuration utility (Start-> Programs-> 3VR Security).
Click the Add button to add a new Appliance.
In the Edit dialog box, enter the display name of the 3VR, its IP address, and the login credentials that should be used to access the system.
Edit the channel Mappings to link each Reader to a channel on the Appliance.
When you are finished, close the utility.
Configuring 3VR Channels
Launch 3VR SystemManager.
Click the plus sign next to the Appliance display name to display the list of configuration options.
Click the plus sign next to Channels.
Select the first channel that was mapped to a OnGuard Reader in the previous section.
Locate the Allow Demand Video Recording setting. Click the drop-down arrow and change this setting to Yes (On).
Set Allow Demand Image Buffering to Yes (On).
Click the Save button.
Repeat steps 4-7 for any additional channels mapped to OnGuard Readers in the previous section.
Verifying Successful Integration
Generate a test event on each OnGuard device.
Launch 3VR OpCenter.
In the Monitor panel, select the channel numbers that were mapped to OnGuard devices in step 8.
Choose a recent time frame, such as 30 minutes.
Click the arrow next to Click here to choose event types and select Lenel Event from the drop-down menu.
If the integration is successful, the Monitor panel will populate with one or more Lenel event cards.