First steps
First login, a tour of the interface, and initial system settings.
Log in
Browse to https://<server-address>/ and sign in with the admin email and password created during installation. If the installer generated a random password for you, it was printed once at the end of the install — use that.
Change the admin password
If you installed with a generated or temporary password, change it now: open the Users page from the left navigation, select the admin account, and set a new password. Treat this account carefully — it holds every permission on the box.
For day-to-day work, create separate accounts for each operator instead of sharing the admin login. See Users and roles.
A tour of the interface
The live grid (home)
The home page is the live view grid — a wall of camera tiles streaming in real time. This is where operators spend most of their time. See Live view for the details.
The left navigation
Everything else is reached from the navigation sidebar, grouped by task:
| Section | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Cameras | Discover, add, and manage cameras; per-camera playback lives here too. |
| Alarms | The operator alarm queue — acknowledge, assign, clear. |
| Events | Search and export the raw event history. |
| Detections, Counts, Heatmap | AI analytics: smart search over detections, line/zone counts, occupancy heat maps. |
| Maps | Floorplans with live camera pins. |
| Health | System and camera health dashboard, including storage status. |
| Storage, Retention | Storage pools and retention rules. |
| Audit | The append-only audit log with integrity verification. |
| Users, Roles | Accounts and permissions. |
| License | License status, camera seat usage, and the Box ID. |
| Settings | System settings, notifications, and software updates. |
The sidebar collapses to icons if you want more screen space, and navigation groups can be folded — both are remembered per browser.
What you see in the navigation depends on your permissions. An operator account typically sees the live grid, alarms, events, and playback; administration pages appear only for roles that hold the matching permissions.
Dark by default
The interface is designed for control rooms and defaults to a dark theme. You can switch between dark, light, and follow-system in Settings.
System settings
Open Settings to review the box-level configuration:
- About — the installed version and the Update button when a newer release is available (see Updating).
- Notifications — notification channels and web push opt-in for the browser you are using (see Alarms and events).
- License — current tier and camera seats (see Licensing).
Suggested first-day checklist
- Change or confirm the admin password.
- Add your cameras — Cameras.
- Confirm recording is happening — look for the red REC indicator on live tiles, then check Recording settings.
- Check the Health page: every camera online, storage pool healthy.
- Create operator accounts with appropriate roles — Users and roles.
- If you have more than 4 cameras, install your license — Licensing.