Pelco Server C1553M-B User Manual

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C1553M-B (4/05)

To start the server:

1. Run the VMX300(-E) application from the Windows Start menu, or double-click the VMX300(-E) icon on the Windows desktop if there is 

one. 

If this is the first time you are launching the server, the Corrupt or Missing Database message appears because VMX300(-E) must create a 
new database the first time you use it. Click Create.

If this is not the first time you are launching the server, and the Corrupt or Missing Database message appears, then the server database is 
corrupted or missing. If this is the case you need to restore a backup or create a new database. Creating a new server database destroys 
the existing server database if there is one. For information on restoring a backup, refer to Database Utilities.

Once a valid database is in place, the VMX300(-E) start-up screen will open. The start-up screen has a timer that counts down from 
15 seconds.

2. Mode: 

a.

Run mode: To launch the server in run mode, click Run, or let the timer count down to zero. The VMX300(-E) icon appears in the 
Windows system tray, indicating that the server is running.

b.

Configuration mode: To launch the server in configuration mode, click Configure before the counter reaches zero. The Server Login 
dialog box opens.

Figure 9.  Server Login Dialog Box

c.

Type your user name and password. If this is the first time the server has been launched, use the predefined administrator account 
(user name: administrator, password: 2899100) supplied with the system. 

User names are not case sensitive. For example, Administrator and ADMINISTRATOR are equivalent to administrator.

Passwords are case sensitive. For example, Password and PASSWORD are not equivalent to password.

d.

Click OK. The Configuration window opens after several seconds.

Note that VMX300 synchronizes the device drivers each time you launch the server configuration. You can skip this process by clicking 
Skip in the Synchronizing Drivers dialog box.

NOTES:  

If this is the first time you have launched the server, or if your base license has expired, you must enter a base license before proceed-
ing with the configuration. Click Yes when asked whether you want to enter a base license. The License Manager will open. Follow 
the instructions in License Manager - Add a License.

If the server configuration has more devices or clients than your licensing allows, possibly because an upgrade license has expired, 
VMX300(-E) will warn you and present you with the login dialog box for configuration mode. If desired, log in to configuration mode 
and delete devices and clients until you are within the allowable limit, or contact Pelco to obtain additional licenses.

TIP:  For security reasons, it is recommended that you change the password for the built-in user administrator account the first time you 
log in.