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XProtect Management Client

Management Server Manager (tray icon)

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Version2026r1
LanguageEnglish

Use the menu items on the Management Server Manager tray icon to perform tasks from the Management Server Manager.

Name

Description

Start Management Server and Stop Management Server

Click the appropriate menu item to start or to stop the Management Server service. If you stop the Management Server service, you cannot use the Management Client.

The state of the service is reflected by the tray icon.

Show status messages

View a list of time-stamped status messages.

Change system configuration password settings

Assign or change a system configuration password. You can also choose not to password protect the system configuration by removing any assigned system configuration passwords.

Change the system configuration password settings

Enter the system configuration password

Enter a password. This applies if, for example, the file that is holding the password settings is deleted or corrupted. For more information, see Enter the system configuration password settings (recovery).

Configure failover management server

Launch the configuration wizard for the failover management server or open the Manage your configuration page to manage your existing configuration. For more information about the failover cluster, see XProtect Management Server Failover.

Server Configurator

Open the Server Configurator to register servers and manage encryption.

Change license

On the management server computer, change the software license code. You would need to enter a new license code to, for example, upgrade your XProtect system. For more information, see Change the Software License Code.

Restore configuration

Open a dialog box from where you can restore the system configuration. Make sure, you read the information in the dialog box, before you click Restore. For more information, see Restore system configuration from a manual backup.

Select shared backup folder

Set a backup folder to store your backup in, before you back up any system configuration. For more information, see Select shared backup folder.

Update SQL address

Open a wizard to change the SQL Server address. In the rare event of a host name change, the SQL Server address might need to be aligned with the changes. For more information, see A host name change can trigger the change of the SQL Server address.