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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 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 20192022.
Before installing and 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,perform Client.
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System Role | The supported version of Windows by Velocity 3.8.5 |
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Velocity Server |
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Velocity Standalone Workstation |
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The following procedures are for installing IIS on Windows 10, 11 and Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019, 2022.
Installing IIS on Windows 10
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Click on the Search icon given on the Windows 11 Taskbar.
Enter features and select the option “Turn Windows features on or off“.
This will open the Window Features dialog to enable the different in-built options of Windows 11 including the Internet Information Services (IIS).
From the list of the options, click the box given for Internet Information Services Web Management Tools-> World Wide Web Services to select them.
This installs IIS along with other IIS Management Console Application features.
Click on the OK button.
Wait for a few seconds for the features to get installed and then a dialog asks you to restart your PC.Reboot your system for the changes to occur.
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Open Control Panel.
Locate and click on the ‘Programs and Features' link.
Once in the 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 click the Add roles and features link.
In the resulting Add Roles and Features Wizard | Before you Begin, click Next.
Select Role-based or feature-based installation in the Add Roles and Features Wizard | Installation Type, and click Next.
In the resulting Add Roles and Features Wizard | Server Selection, 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 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 4.8 Features
.NET Framework 4.8 Features > .NET Framework 4.8 (Installed)
.NET Framework 4.8 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 wizard's resulting Select role services page, check [√] the following options (as shown in the subsequent 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 4.8
Web Server > Application Development > ASP.NET 3.5
Web Server > Application Development > ASP.NET 4.8
Web Server > Application Development > ISAPI Extensions
Web Server > Application Development > ISAPI Filters
Web Server > Application Development > WebSocket Protocol
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, 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.
Progress messages on the Installation progress page of the wizard are displayed until the installation is complete.
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 the Windows 10 Control Panel, and click on the Windows Firewall link.
Click on the Advanced settings link (in the left column).
In the resulting Windows Firewall with Advanced Security window, click on Inbound Rules (in the left pane), and then click on New Rule… in the Actions pane.
Select the Port option on the Rule Type page of the resulting New Inbound Rule Wizard, and then click Next.
On the Protocol and Ports page, select the TCP option, select the Specific local ports option, enter the desired value (such as 8080), and click Next.
On the Action page, click Next to accept the defaults.
On the Profile page, click Next to accept the defaults.
On the Name page, enter the required Name, optionally enter a Description, and click Finish.
This allows the Network Port used by the Default IIS Web Site through your Firewalls.
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Quick Tour of the Velocity Web Services Client
This guide section provides a quick high-level tour of the functionality available in the Velocity Web Services Client.
Logging into the Velocity Web Services Client
The Login page is used for logging in to this client. Enter the Administrator/Operator Name and Password of an existing Velocity operator, and click the Login button. If either the Administrator/Operator Name or the Password is incorrect, the following error message is displayed:
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Commands on the Administrator drop-down menu
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After you successfully log in to the Velocity Web Services Client, there is an Administrator drop-down menu (in the upper right corner) that includes commands to:
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
The Enrollment page of the Velocity Web Services Client provides the most critical functionality of Velocity’s Enrollment Manager.
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Alarms Page
The Alarms page of the Velocity Web Services Client provides the most critical functionality of Velocity’s Alarm Viewer (including any pre-defined Instructions to the operator for a specific type of alarm and Notes entered by the operator to document their response to a particular alarm).
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By default, this page also includes an Events pane which provides the most critical functionality of Velocity’s Event Viewer.
Events Page
The Events page of the Velocity Web Services Client displays the events detected by Velocity as they occur throughout the monitored system.
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Device Control Page
The Device Control page of the Velocity Web Services Client provides the hierarchical display of basic Velocity system components based on the operator role.
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Status Viewer
The Status Viewer page of the Velocity Web Services Client allows you to select the desired view you want; Doors, Inputs, Relays, Readers, Controllers, XBoxes, Ports, and Wireless locks, and Ports with Network Global IO.
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Who’s Inside
During an emergency in an area or building, it is important to know who is inside a designated area and manage the immediate movement of those people to a safe area.
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Photo Call-Up Page
The Photo Call-Up page of the Velocity Web Services Client allows the user to see the most recent badges scanned into a reader with each credential’s general information.
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Reporting Page
The Reporting page of the Velocity Web Services Client provides the most critical functionality of Velocity’s Report Manager.
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After you click Generate Report, a progress indicator is displayed until the request has been completed. A Report Generated dialog with an Open Report button is displayed if the report succeeds. When you click the button, the resulting. A PDF file is opened in a new tab of the current browser window.
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Status Dashboard Page
The Status Dashboard page of the Velocity Web Services Client displays information about:
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.
The items shown in blue are hyperlinks. The Alarms page is displayed if you click on the Active Alarms link or the Ack Alarms link. If you click on the Off Normal link, the Off Normal Points dialog is displayed.
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