RCCMD quick configuration guide

This chapter explains the essential settings that are required for the operation of RCCMD if you operate one or more hosts.

Web Login:  RCCMD

To access configuration screen of RCCMD, open a web browser and proceed to the IP address of you RCCMD installation:

A prerequisite for this configuration section is that the appliance has been successfully deployed.

https://<IP address of the RCCMD appliance >

Use the default credentials to log in:

User:                      admin

Password:              RCCMD

Before starting any configuration, RCCMD displays the current terms of use. Accepting them is required for using RCCMD software.

You may read the end user conditions and then click on the Accept button. The configuration dialog will proceed after accepting the end user license agreement

Next, RCCMD will prompt you to enter a valid license key:

Please note that the key used by RCCMD installation will work with these conditions:

One Key – one RCCMD installation

You can use any number of RCCMD clients in your system. In general, the prerequisite is that only one unique key will be used for one RCCMD client. If a key will be accidentally assigned twice, the RCCMD client that launches first will claim the license. The following RCCMD clients starting up will recognize a claimed license and will show a corresponding log entry:

In case of using a key valid for a certain number of installations, only the corresponding number of RCCMD installations will be activated with this appropriate key.

Please note, the demonstration key itself is a unique basic key that will be used for any installation:
You cannot use more than one RCCMD trial version in one network.

If there is no valid key present, RCCMD will run in trial version mode.

If you do not have the key or want to test the product, do not enter a key.

By doing so, RCCMD will assume that you will use an initial full-featured trial installation and uses a built-in 30-day evaluation key. RCCMD provides a configuration dialog for changing the key at any time.

Note:
RCCMD offers you a dialogue within the Web console to change the key:

Open Advanced Settings and click Update License Key

Note: Please restart after essential configuration work.

During the configuration of RCCMD a manual restart of the service is necessary:

Whenever a change has been made to the configuration, it is required to restart the RCCMD service. Otherwise, the data is saved but not transferred to the active configuration.

If you activate Do not ask again, RCCMD will not inform you that a restart is required.

Securing the RCCMD appliance

Menu: Open Options and click on Connections
Protection against accidental server shutdown

Currently, each RCCMD transmitter can trigger a shutdown that cannot be taken back. The RCCMD client therefore offers you the option to limit these commands to specific stations.
Under Options, click on Connections to open the corresponding dialog. With Insert you can add a new IP address:
Enter the IP address expressly entitled to send an RCCMD shutdown command.

Activating RCCMD encryption

If your network requires to use an SSL encryption, RCCMD can be advised use SSL encryption.

To force SSL encryption, enable Accept only SSL connections. In case of up-to-date certificates only, RCCMD can be forced to reject outdated certificates.

With Save Changes, the IP address settings will be insert into the corresponding configuration script.

Checking current RCCMD system state

Click System Status and press Restart.

The Current status of RCCMD is used to detect the now active operating state.

The following status messages indicates the current RCCMD operating state:

	RCCMD is offline
	RCCMD is online

RCCMD running status at the login screen