2.4.2 Login Wizard

The wizard will help you to quickly configure and use the VMS system, including some basic configuration page: Security, License, Devices and Storage. If you create a new system, then there is a pop-up wizard as shown below at system’s very first login and once only.



Here you can choose directly skipping wizard or click button to start wizard.

  • Security

Security configuration page is to set some security questions for account safety. This will make it easier for Owner to reset password if forget it.



Here you can choose three questions from predefined questions or customize some of them, and fill in answers completely. After setting, click to save the Security setting and enter next wizard interface. Also, If you don’t need it, you can click to directly enter next wizard. Also, you can make configuration in the Security Questions of User Settings.

  • License

The License wizard will guide user how to activate license, which will facilitate user to add devices next. There are two options, including Enter License Key and I Want Free Trail. In addition, you can also refer to License Activation to set license activation.



Note: Now Mliesight VMS supports three types of licenses, they are Camera License, Video Wall License and Smart Analytics License.

(1) Free Trial Activation

Step1: Click button. If this is the first time you use the VMS software, then a window will pop up as shown below:



Step2: Select server which a license is registered to and click button, then a Free Trail information card will show in the License wizard interface.



Note: The Free Trial with 4 camera access is a time-limited experience license that expires in 1 month after activation. You can purchase our license to access more channels.

(2) Online Activation

Step1: Click button and wait for several seconds, a window will pop up as shown below:



Step2: Select server and Input Activation Code, then click the button;

Step3: After verifying your activation code successfully, the license information card will will show in the License wizard interface.

(3) Offline Activation

Step1: Click button. If the server is not connected to the Internet, then licenses can be activated offline as shown below:



Step2: Select server and Input Activation Code, then click button. Here you can operate according to current step tips. More operation information can refer to the Manual Activation of License Activation.



Step3: After activating the license successfully, the license information card will show in the License wizard interface.

  • Devices

After activating license, the Devices wizard is used for users to quickly add devices which can be searched in the same network automatically.



Steps of adding devices can be referred to as below:

Step1: Input device information in the Search box to search out the device which will be added;

Step2: Check the device box;

Step3: Enter Connect Type, User Name and Password of the selected device;

Step4: Click button, a window will pop up to show Add Result as below:



Step5: Click button.

If you need to add device later on, then you can refer to 3.2.1 Camera Management to add devices.

  • Storage

The Storage wizard is to enable which disk to store recordings and images of VMS system. More storage disk configuration can refer to Storage Management.



Note: If there are multiple servers in the system before entering the wizard, the disk information of multiple servers will be displayed here.

After setting the four wizard configurations, click the button to finish wizard configurations.