System Configuration

This document describes various recommended settings for UMS.

To define the settings, proceed as follows:

1. Start the UMS Console.
2. Go to UMS Administration > Global Configuration > Logging and copy the following settings:
   
   
   

3. Confirm the Setting with Yes.

4. Go to Administrative Tasks.

5. Click add ( + ) to create a new administrative Task.
   The create administrative Task Dialog opens.

6. copy the following settings:
   
   
   
   

7. Click Next and copy following settings:
   

8. Click Next and Finish.

   

   Having logging activated is important for reproducing errors. In this way, you are able to trace the log and event messages in the UMS under System > Logging.
9. Click Device Network Settings and copy the following settings:
   
   
   
10. Click Server Network Settings and copy the following settings:
    
11. Go back to Administrative Tasks in the UMS Administration tree.
12. Create another Administrative Task for the database backups:

    

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    Click Next.
    

14. Enter the required target directory:

    
    

    
    

    
    

    

    We recommend that you create a database backup in order to be able to recover the original UMS data in the event of data loss.

    
    

15. Click Next.
    

16. Set a rhythm to repeat the backup as shown below and click Finish:
    
    

17. Go to Active Directory / LDAP Configuration and add a new Active Directory/LDAP Service with the following values:

    

18. Click the Test connection button to check that your configuration is working.