XPA Instance Creation Wizard

After the MIP ACM Plugin is installed and configured on the XProtect Event Server, the Access Control instance can be created in the XProtect Management Client. Right-click on the Access Control Root Node and select Create new... to begin the wizard.

Enter a name for the instance and select the Integration plug-in. Note that you will find a plugin named Lenel OnGuard-OnGuardAcmServer.

After naming and selecting the plugin there are a set of required credentials, parameters, and options to complete. These are required to define the connection to the OnGuard server. All the properties used for all versions of OnGuard are shown in the Management Client wizard.

Fields required to establish the connection are listed below.

Empty Field Names

Required Values

Connection Profile

Host name of OnGuard Server

OpenAccess - Host

IP address of OnGuard Server

OpenAccess - User

SSO user created to login into ACM Server

OpenAccess - Password

Password for SSO user

OpenAccess - Directory

Directory for SSO user. Can be blank for local users.

After the connection is created, the wizard will import data from the OnGuard server. This includes Doors, Units, Servers, Events, Commands, and States. Click Next.

On the following page you can associate doors with cameras. This is done by selecting a camera and dragging it to one of the imported doors. Click Next after association of doors and cameras. The configuration will be saved, and the wizard is complete.