Creating reverse tunnels on the Federation host

To open a reverse tunnel between a remote site and the Federation™ host, you must first create a reverse tunnel for the remote site on the Federation host.

1. In Genetec™ Configuration desktop, sign in to the Federation host system.
2. Open the System task and click Roles > Reverse Tunnel Server > Properties .
3. At the bottom of the page, click Add an item ().
4. In the Name field, enter a unique name to identify the remote site you want to federate and click Add.
   A reverse tunnel is created with the status Not registered.
5. Click Apply.
6. Get the keyfile by doing one of the following:
   • If your workstation can access the remote site, click Copy keyfile to clipboard ().
   • If your workstation cannot access the remote site, click Save keyfile to disk () and specify the file location.

     A file named <SiteName>.keyfile is saved to the folder that you select.

   

7. Click Apply.