Setup Wizard
The Macula Console Setup Wizard is automatically started after product installation and activation is complete. You can skip the wizard at this point and launch it later anytime from the Macula Console upper-right corner menu; we recommend, however, that you use the wizard for the initial server setup.
The Setup Wizard will show you the process summary and guide you through the necessary steps in order to configure the installation. To proceed with each next step, simply click the button below the list of steps; to exit the wizard without completing the setup, press either Exit or Launch Macula Monitor button in the bottom left corner.
Step 1: Server Autodiscovery
Bring online all Macula servers to be automatically discovered and make sure they are reachable from the central server machine. When you are ready, press the Launch Step 2 button. The wizard will mark the already finished steps for you, providing a short description of what has been achieved at each step as you go.
The wizard will automatically scan the network for available recording servers and list them for you. If no recording servers are found, check network connection and configuration, and make sure that the installations you are searching for are up and running.
Select discovered servers in the list on the right side of the screen one by one and enter settings for each; use the Search field in the upper-right-hand corner to find a specific recording server. Alternatively, just click Add selected servers to attach all checked servers to the system configuration and adjust all settings later.
The following settings are available:
Title
User-defined recording server name
IP:port
Connections
Network settings to reach target recording server; multiple values can be listed in the form of [IP:port] if a server is reachable via multiple interfaces
Autodiscovered IP:port
Failover node
Determines if target server takes role of failover node
Disabled
Failover cluster
Failover cluster for the target server to be a part of
[none]
If you are running the setup wizard immediately after software installation, there will be no default failover clusters. You can add a new failover cluster on the fly by clicking the Change button near the Failover cluster field and then by clicking the + New failover cluster button.
You will be given the opportunity to enter a title for the newly created failover cluster; after clicking OK, you will be brought back to the Server Autodiscovery dialog box, with target cluster selected for the server currently being modified. You can repeat the procedure if you wish to add more failover clusters at this stage. Click the Apply button below to save your modifications before selecting another server.
Click the Reset button below to restore the autodetect settings; the failover clusters created will not be deleted if you reset server settings here.
After you have adjusted settings for all automatically discovered servers, review the server list and put a checkmark next to those you wish to add at this point (by default, all servers with valid settings are checked), then click Add selected servers to return to the main wizard window.
Step 2: Devices and Channels
Next step will allow you to automatically search and add cameras and other video source devices from the servers found on the previous step; note that this step will fail if no servers are available. Press the Launch Step 3 button to open the dialog box.
Select the server to perform device discovery for by clicking the Change button and choosing one of the recording servers found on the previous step.
Scan Parameters
First, select scan mode; the following options are available:
scan IP address range: specify a continuous LAN segment to be scanned
scan network adapter address range: select one or more network interfaces to be fully scanned
scan attached devices: the local hardware system will be scanned for capture boards and Direct Show video sources
If you have chosen to search for IP video sources, you should review additional connection settings and change or update them, if required:
ports: HTTP ports, comma separated
user credentials: pairs of comma-separated user names and passwords, one pair per line
Use the Reset button below to discard all changes and start entering scan parameters again. When you are ready, press OK button below to begin scanning.
Device Autodiscovery
After scanning has been completed, you will be taken to the Device Autodiscovery dialog box, which will allow you to review the found devices and their channels, and enter/modify related settings. Use the Search field in the upper-right-hand corner to find a specific device by name, model, IP, port or hardware ID (for IP devices, ID includes MAC address).
Click a device in the item list to load its settings into the Device Properties window. Note that some settings may be missing for some of the automatically found devices; this depends mostly on device and whether user data was correctly provided. In such cases, simply fill in the missing data manually and click the Apply button below to save the configuration changes.
If device is not integrated with the software (native support), it may be detected as generic type (e.g., ONVIF). If you think some devices have not been discovered, check if they have different HTTP ports; also, try adding them manually.
If the device cannot be matched with a model in the list and it also does not respond as generic ONVIF, it may be discovered as Unknown; in that case, try settings its model manually to the closest one (from the Suggested models), or try Generic RTSP and specify an RTSP URL in the channel settings. This may happen to devices that are not listed as an exact model and are also old enough not to support ONVIF Profile S.
Device name
User-defined video source name
Autodetected model + IP, empty if not detected
Model
Device manufacturer and model, or generic type
Autodetected vendor and model, empty if not detected
Host
Device IP address
Autodetected
Port
Device HTTP port
Autodetected
Username
Device user credentials; note that you have to provide administrative profile credentials in order to be able to change device settings via software interface
Appropriate username from provided list or autodetected
Password
Device user password
Appropriate password from provided list or autodetected
Make sure you select all the devices you wish to add by putting a checkmark next to them. Devices with missing configuration (model and/or IP) are unchecked by default and will not be added to active server configuration.
If the autodiscovery does not find any cameras or all of them are Generic ONVIF instead of proper models:
check models
check IPs and passwords and ports
make sure that the UPnP Device Host service is functioning properly on your system.
Switch to Channels tab to review the detected video channels of the discovered devices: this is particularly important if you are using multichannel devices, e.g., capture boards and encoders. Use the Search field in the upper-right-hand corner to find specific channels by name or device name.
Here you can edit the channel name and assign recording configuration. By default, recording is enabled for all channels: click the Change button near Recording settings to manage recording profiles and assign them to your channels. To add a new recording profile, click the + New recording configuration button below; you can find more details about recording profiles in the corresponding section. Click OK to save and return back to devices and channels; click Apply to save configuration changes.
After changing the channel recording configuration, do not forget to click Apply, otherwise the changes will not take effect.
Click the Start device search button above at any time to restart device discovery.
All previously discovered devices and all configuration changes will be discarded if you restart camera autodiscovery.
Click Add selected devices and channels to save and go back to the main wizard window. You will be asked if you wish to scan more servers at this point: choose Yes if you wish to add more automatically discovered devices to the same or some other recording server.
Select No to finish with device autodiscovery and proceed with user management.
Step 3: Users
This step will allow you to add users and user groups and give them permissions for the servers, devices and channels added earlier. Press the Launch Step 4 button to open the dialog.
User Groups
First, decide whether you want to create user groups or work with a non-systemized array of user accounts. For large systems with complex user structure, groups are strongly recommended for reasons of improved manageability.
Choose No to proceed with plain user management at once; otherwise, you will be offered the chance to create user groups and distribute existing resources between them. Note that the Setup Wizard interface offers simplified settings for user groups at this point; later, you will be able to create nested groups via the corresponding Macula Console section.
Enter a name for the first user group and then click the Create button below: newly created group will appear in the item list on the right. By default, the last modified group stays opened for changes. Correct group name, if necessary and then click Apply changes, or click Reset to discard the latest changes and revert to the most recently saved state (the same thing will happen if you select a different item for editing).
To create more groups, click the + New button on the upper panel and proceed in the same way as on the first iteration. Use the 
recycle bin icon to delete selected group(s) (hold CTRL or Shift to select multiple items).
Switch to the Resources tab to assign servers and server contents for this user group. Available resources at this point include servers, connections, Organizations, devices and channels.
Choose the group name in the first column to manage its resources. To add a resource, pick at least one permission for it and it will be automatically moved to the Selected resources list. To remove a resource, uncheck all its permissions - either manually or using the Clear button below. Note that double-clicking resources does not work here as one or multiple different permissions must be specified.
When you have finished, click OK to proceed with user accounts.
Users
To create the first user, simply fill in their details and then click Create below. By default, the most recently modified user will stay open for changes; correct user details, if necessary and then click Apply changes, or click Reset to discard the most recent changes and revert to the latest saved state (the same thing will happen if you select a different item for editing). Note that you do not have to re-enter the password when editing - only activate Set password if you wish to re-define it.
To add more users, press the + New button on the upper panel and proceed in the same way as described previously. Use the 
recycle bin icon to delete selected user(s) (hold CTRL or Shift to select multiple items).
On the Details tab, the following user properties are available (all fields are required): login, full user name, email address, password and status. Passwords must be entered twice - this is a security precaution to avoid typos. Every user is enabled by default meaning that the target account is active and can be used for server logon; disable user accounts you wish to suspend while keeping all user-related information and resource permissions.
On the Membership tab, select groups for the specified users to become members of: move groups by double-clicking them or by using the Add/Remove buttons below.
Switch to the Resources tab to add individual resource permissions. This can be used both for group members and for users not belonging to any of the groups; individual permissions will not be removed if the user is excluded from the group.
To add a resource, pick at least one permission for it and it will then automatically be moved to the Selected resources list. To remove a resource, uncheck all its permissions - either manually or using the Clear button below. Note that double-clicking resources does not work here as one or multiple different permissions must be specified.
When you have finished, click OK to save and go back to the main wizard window.
Step 4: Events and Actions
On the last step, alarm and action management for the target servers is introduced. Press the Launch Step 5 button to open the dialog box.
The wizard offers quick setup of email notifications for several common event types (camera video loss, recording error and motion).
Note that all the settings here apply solely to the channels discovered on the previous step; if you have configured other devices prior to launching this wizard, they will not receive the current event & action settings - launch the Event & Action Configurator to set up rules for other devices. You can also use E&A Configurator if you wish to add other types of alarms and/or actions.
When you are finished with all steps, you have the following options:
Restart wizard: start the wizard again to set up more resources
Launch Macula Monitor: open Macula Monitor application (will close the wizard)
Done: close the wizard and proceed to Macula Console
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