Before you can install installing and use using the Velocity Web Services Client, you must first install Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) on your standalone Velocity standalone Workstation, Velocity Server, or dedicated IIS Server.
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The Velocity Web Services Client is an optional feature. If your organization isn’t comfortable providing remote access to your access control system, do not install IIS or the Velocity Web Services, Client. |
For details about the Windows versions of Windows supported by recent Velocity releases of Velocity, see the table below Step 4 in the Introduction topic.
The details for installing IIS to support the Velocity Web Services Client vary somewhat for each version of Windows; that information is provided in the appropriate version of the Velocity Web Services Client Installation Guide and Release Notes. For your convenience, this topic provides procedures for installing IIS on Windows 10 Pro, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019.
Before you can install installing and use using the Velocity Web Services Client, you must first install Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS). If your organization isn’t comfortable providing remote access to your physical access control system, do not install IIS or the Velocity Web Services, Client.
System Requirements
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A physical access control system with various hardware components controlled by version 3.8.4 of the Hirsch Velocity security management system software
The optional Velocity Web Services Client
A Web Server running Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) (version 6.0 or later)
A personal computer, tablet computer, or smartphone running a relatively current Web browser such as:
Google’s Chrome minimum version is 45.0 but recommended is 98.0
Microsoft’s Edge minimum version is 18.0 but recommended is 98.0
Mozilla’s Firefox minimum version is 34.0 but recommended is 97.0
Apple’s Safari minimum version is 10.0, but recommended is to be 15
Identiv recommends using Google’s Chrome browser with a device display resolution of 1024 x 768. (At a lower resolution, you will not be able to see part of a large dialog such as Credential Properties.)
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To install the Velocity Web Services Client, you must be logged into Windows using an account that has Administrator with administrator privileges, and you must know the name and password of the Velocity Services account (which were specified during the Velocity installation).
The Velocity Web Services Client must only needs to be installed on your Velocity Serverserver. If you want to install and use this optional client, you must first install Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS). The installer checks your system to see whether all of the prerequisites have been met.
Installing Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS)
Before you can install installing and use using the Velocity Web Services Client, you must first install Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) on either your standalone Workstation, Velocity Server, or dedicated IIS Server. The following table shows which versions of Windows are supported by Velocity 3.8.4 for those computer roles.
System Role | Supported The supported version of Windows by Velocity 3.8.4 |
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Velocity Server |
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Velocity Standalone Workstation |
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Open Control Panel.
Locate and click on the ‘Turn Windows Features on or off ' link.
In the resulting Windows Features dialog, expand the .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0), the .NET Framework 4.7 Advanced Services, and the Internet Information Services folders to reveal the available options.
Check [√]the following set of options, and then click OK. (Most of these options are shown in the next following screen capture.)
.NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)
.NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) > Windows Communication Foundation HTTP Activation
.NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) > Windows Communication Foundation Non-HTTP Activation
.NET Framework 4.7 Advanced Services > ASP.NET 4.7
NET Framework 4.7 Advanced Services > WCF Services > TCP Port Sharing
Internet Explorer 11
Internet Information Services > Web Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility
Internet Information Services > Web Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 Management Console
Internet Information Services > Web Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 Scripting Tools
Internet Information Services > Web Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
Internet Information Services > Web Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility
Internet Information Services > Web Management Tools > IIS Management Console
Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > .NET Extensibility 3.5
Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > .NET Extensibility 4.7
Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > ASP.NET 3.5
Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > ASP.NET 4.7
Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > ISAPI Extensions
Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features > ISAPI Filters
Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Common HTTP Features > Default Document
Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Common HTTP Features > HTTP Errors
Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Common HTTP Features > Static Content
Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Performance Features > Static Content Compression
Close the Control Panel.
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Open Control Panel.
Locate and click on the ‘Turn Windows Features on or off’ off link.
In the resulting Server Manager window, click the Features item (in the left pane), and then click the Add Features link.
In the resulting Add Roles and Features Wizard, provide the necessary information and click Next on each of the first few pages.
On the Select server roles page of the wizard, check [√]the Web Server (IIS) role, and click Next.
In the resulting dialog that asks ‘Add features that are required for Web Server (IIS)?’, check[√] the option to ‘Include management tools (if applicable),’ , and click the Add Features button.
On the Select features page of the wizard, check [√]the following options (as shown in the next following screen capture), and click Next.
.NET Framework 3.5 Features
.NET Framework 3.5 Features > .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)
.NET Framework 4.6 Features > ASP.NET 4.6
.NET Framework 4.6 Features > WCF Services > TCP Port Sharing
On the wizard's resulting Web Server Role (IIS) page of the wizard, read the displayed information, and click Next.
On the wizard's resulting Select role services page of the wizard, check [√] the following options (as shown in the next screen capture), and click Next.
Web Server
Web Server > Common HTTP Features
Web Server > Common HTTP Features > Default Document
Web Server > Common HTTP Features > Directory Browsing
Web Server > Common HTTP Features > HTTP Errors
Web Server > Common HTTP Features > Static Content
Web Server > Common HTTP Features > HTTP Redirection
Web Server > Health and Diagnostics
Web Server > Health and Diagnostics > HTTP Logging
Web Server > Performance
Web Server > Performance > Static Content Compression
Web Server > Security
Web Server > Security > Request Filtering
Web Server > Application Development
Web Server > Application Development > .NET Extensibility 3.5
Web Server > Application Development > .NET Extensibility 4.6
Web Server > Application Development > ASP.NET 3.5
Web Server > Application Development > ASP.NET 4.6
Web Server > Application Development > ISAPI Extensions
Web Server > Application Development > ISAPI Filters
Management Tools
Management Tools > IIS Management Console
Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility
Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 Management Console
Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 Scripting Tools
Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
Management Tools > IIS Management Scripts and Tools
On the wizard's resulting Confirm installation selections page of the wizard, check [√] the option to ‘Restart the destination server automatically if required', and review the displayed information to determine whether it is correct.
If something is not correct, click Previous to return to the previous page and make the necessary changes.
If everything is correct, click Install.
On Progress messages on the Installation progress page of the wizard , progress messages are displayed until the installation is complete.
In the Server Manager window, verify Verify that the Web Server (IIS) role was installed . in the Server Manager window You can then close the Server Manager window and the Control Panel.
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Open Control Panel.
Locate and click on the ‘Programs and Features’ link.
Once in Programs and Features window ,click on the 'Turn Windows Features on or off 'link.
In the resulting Server Manager window, click the Dashboard item (in the left pane), and then click the Add roles and features link.
In the resulting Add Roles and Features Wizard | Before you Begin, click Next.
In the resulting Add Roles and Features Wizard | Installation Type, select Role-based or feature-based installation, and click Next.
In the resulting Add Roles and Features Wizard | Server Selection, select Select a server from the server pool, and click Next.
In the resulting Add Roles and Features Wizard | Server Roles, select Web Server (IIS).
In the resulting dialog that asks ‘Add features that are required for Web Server (IIS)?’, check[√] the option to ‘Include management tools (if applicable)’, and click the Add Features button then click Next.
On the Select features page of the wizard, check [√]the following options (as shown in the next screen capture), and click Next.
.NET Framework 3.5 Features
.NET Framework 3.5 Features > .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)
.NET Framework 4.7 Features
.NET Framework 4.7 Features > .NET Framework 4.7 (Installed)
.NET Framework 4.7 Features > WCF Services > TCP Port Sharing (Installed)
In the resulting Add Roles and Features Wizard | Web Server Role (IIS), read the displayed information, and click Next.
On the resulting Select role services page of the wizard, check [√] the following options (as shown in the next screen capture), and click Next.
Web Server
Web Server > Common HTTP Features
Web Server > Common HTTP Features > Default Document
Web Server > Common HTTP Features > Directory Browsing
Web Server > Common HTTP Features > HTTP Errors
Web Server > Common HTTP Features > Static Content
Web Server > Common HTTP Features > HTTP Redirection
Web Server > Health and Diagnostics
Web Server > Health and Diagnostics > HTTP Logging
Web Server > Performance
Web Server > Performance > Static Content Compression
Web Server > Security
Web Server > Security > Request Filtering
Web Server > Application Development
Web Server > Application Development > .NET Extensibility 3.5
Web Server > Application Development > .NET Extensibility 4.7
Web Server > Application Development > ASP.NET 3.5
Web Server > Application Development > ASP.NET 4.7
Web Server > Application Development > ISAPI Extensions
Web Server > Application Development > ISAPI Filters
Management Tools
Management Tools > IIS Management Console
Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility
Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 Management Console
Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 Scripting Tools
Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility > IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
Management Tools > IIS Management Scripts and Tools
On the resulting Confirm installation selections page of the wizard, check [√] the option to ‘Restart the destination server automatically if required’, and review the displayed information to determine whether it is correct.
If something is not correct, click Previous to return to the previous page and make the necessary changes.
If everything is correct, click Install.
On the Installation progress page of the wizard, progress messages are displayed until the installation is complete.
In the Server Manager window, verify that the Web Server (IIS) role was installed. You can then close the Server Manager window and the Control Panel.
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display an About dialog which shows version information for Velocity and the Velocity Web Services Client
open the Settings page where you can specify some options for the Velocity Web Services Client (including the “Landing Page” which is the default page displayed after you log in)
Open the Enrollment tab to set the Query Size which will determine the Enrollment Manager Search results (between 5 - 50). The default value is 10.
Open the Alarms tab to view the default fields:
Open the Events tab to view the default fields:
Select the Status Dashboard to view the default fields.
Click the Security Settings tab to view and modify the available fields.
logout from your current session (and return to the Login page)
Enrollment Page
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Access Summary (Today)
People/Credentials
Live Events
Queued Downloads on your controllers
Live Events
Performance Status
Door Status
Status Viewer by Controllers/Ports/Xboxes
Status Bar
The status bar at the bottom of the Velocity Web Services Client shows the Status of the DIGI*TRAC Service running on the Velocity Server.
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