Question

Please let me know how to check videos remotely.

Answer

This section explains 2 ways to check videos remotely.

How to use Nx Cloud

If using Nx Cloud, you will be able to operate media servers located remotely from your desktop client. To use Nx Cloud, you will need to create an Nx Cloud account and connect the media server to Nx Cloud.

Follow the following procedure to set the media server.

１．Logging in to the Nx Cloud account

• Access here, and create an Nx Cloud account.
  
  
  
• Launch the Desktop Client, and log in to the Nx Cloud account.
  
  
  
• Confirm that the Nx Cloud account name is displayed.
  

２．Connecting the media server to Nx Cloud

• Right-click the system name, and click [ System Administration ].
  
  
  
• On the [ Nx Cloud ] tab, click [ Connect the system to Nx Cloud... ].
  
  
  
• If you enter the account information of Nx Cloud, connecting the media server to Nx Cloud will be completed.
  

３．Logging in to Nx Cloud with the Nx Cloud account and accessing the media server

• Confirm that you have logged in to Nx Cloud with the Nx Cloud account, and click the media server you want to connect to.
  
  
  
• The video will be displayed.
  

４．Adding an Nx Cloud account with which you can access the media server
*If you want to add an account with which you can access the media server, refer to this section.

• Right-click the system name, and click [ System Administration ].
  
• On the [ User ] tab, click [ New User ].
  
  
  
• Select "Cloud" for [ User Type ], and enter the e-mail address of the Nx Cloud account of the user you want to invite.
  
  
  
• If you click [ OK ], adding the user will be completed.

How to use remote.it

If using remote.it, you will be able to operate media servers located remotely from your desktop client. After this, you will be able to access the media server only with the login ID and password.

Follow the following procedure for configuring the Desktop Client.

１．Registering devices and services to remote.it

• Adding devices and Nx Witness services to remote.it.
  • How to register devices and Nx Witness services
    How do I register devices and services to remote.it from the CLI?
    

２．Checking the host name and port number on remote.it

• Sign in to remote.it.
  
  
  
• Click [ CONNECT ] for the device you have registered, and select the Nx Witness service.
  
  
  
• Check the host name and port number.
  

３．Registering the media server

• Click [ Connect to Server ].
  
  
  
• Enter the information checked on remote.it and the information for accessing the server.
  
  
  
• The video will be displayed.