Table of contents

First time setup wizard

The first time you run SysManX you will be guided through a setup wizard that helps you configure the basic settings required for SysManX to run.

There are only three steps:

  1. Enter the license name and number
  2. Create an administrator account
  3. Optionally configure a modem

Step 1 License information

In this step you must provide the name of the license (usually your company name), and the license key that uniquely identifies your license. The license key is a 25-30 character long string containging both letters and numbers. It must be written exactly as given from SysMan or your reseller. If the license is purchased as a complete kit with software and modem bundled together, you will typically find the license key on a sticker at the bottom of the box.

Click Next to continue.

Step 2 Create an administrator account

You need to create an administrator account that you will use to log into SysMan. The administrator should be the person that will be managing and operating the SysManX installation. The adminstrator will have priviliges to configure any setting, start and stop any interface or modem, and create additional user- and administrator accounts. The e-mail address you specify will also be used to send important notifications from SysManX.

Click Next to continue.

Step 3 Configure a modem

The last step is optional and allows you to configure your modem. If you have not yet connected your modem then you can skip this step and configure your modem later.

You must insert a SIM card in your modem before you start using the modem. If the SIM card requires a PIN code to be unlocked you need to specify that PIN code (4 digits). If your SIM card requires a PIN code and you don't provide it (or provides an incorrect one) your SIM card may become locked and require you to unlock it using the SIM PUK code.

Choose connection type for your modem. If you have a modem with a LAN interface that is connected to your LAN, choose "Direct TCP/IP".

Provide the IP-address (or hostname if configured) for the modem, and the port number. By default, the LAN modem from SysMan will be configured with the IP address 192.168.1.100 and port number 100001. If you have a standalone machine with a LAN port, you can plug the modem directly to the machine using the included cross-over LAN cable.

If your modem is connected to your machine using a serial COM-port, you must choose the associated COM-port.

The COM-port may also be a virtual COM-port.

Click Next to complete the modem setup.

You have now completed the basic setup of SysManX and you are ready to log in with the administrator account you just created.

Log in

To log in, enter the username and password of the administrator account that you have created.

It is also possible to log in directly (with an HTTP GET request) by passing username and password as url query parameters. The url format for this is as follows:

http://localhost:5000/login?username=<username>&password=<password>

Please be aware the security risk of passing username and password as url parameters this way.

Forgot password

If a user forgets his password, then it can be reset to a new random password by clicking on the Forgot Password button. The new password will be sent to the user as SMS (if a phone number is specified for the user) and/or as an email (if an email address has been specified for the user). We hoghly recommend to provide both a mobile number and an e-mail address for all users.