Start

Before start working with the software it is recommended to make sure that all system units: connections, cameras, microphones etc. are functional.

The software can be started:

  1. Automatically. The software starts automatically as Windows starts.
  2. Manually. To start the program manually, select the Client workstation item in the Windows Start Menu (Start → Axxon PSIM →The Client workstation) or use the shortcut on the desktop.

If there is no license key and Axxon PSIM is started in the demo mode, then there is the login attempt can be made in 60 seconds.

The number of attempts to enter the password and the timeout for the next attempt can be changed using the URAttempts and URDelay registry keys—see Registry keys reference guide.

Login and password are not required when Windows account information is used. To start Axxon PSIM, click the Registration button. The Login and Password fields must be empty.


Confirmation by supervisor

Confirmation by supervisor is required when the user logs in to the system, and the authorization by four-eyes rule is configured in the system. After clicking the Registration button, you will be prompted to enter the supervisor login and password. After entering the supervisor password, click the Registration button again.

Password change at logging in

The password change may be required if Axxon PSIM is configured accordingly. It may occur at the first user login to the system or after the current password time-out. In this case, after you click the Registration button, you will be prompted to enter and confirm the new password.

The password can be changed by user request if Axxon PSIM is configured accordingly. In this case, click the Change password button and then enter and confirm the new password.

If the user is forbidden to change the password by request, the corresponding message will be displayed:


The new password shouldn’t coincide with the old one.

To start Axxon PSIM after entering the new password, click the Registration button.

Two-factor authentication

The two-factor authentication function can be configured in Axxon PSIM requiring login confirmation by SMS code—see Configuring two-factor authentication. In this case, after entering the login and password and clicking the Registration button, a short message with the code will be sent to the user's phone number. Enter this code in the SMS code box that opens, and then click the OK button.

If the message with the code is not delivered, you can click the Resend button to send the code again but not less than in 10 seconds after the previous resend.

Shut down

To finish Axxon PSIM operation, do the following:

  1. Move the cursor to the top right corner of the program window, then the main program control panel will appear.
  2. Click the icon on the software main control panel.
  3. Choose the Log Off (User Name) option in the menu.

The Log off (User Name) item is also available from the menu which is opened by clicking the icon with the left mouse button in the Windows system tray.

User name may not display if User permissions are not configured in Axxon PSIM.

Program exit will start, and the system can be configured to request a password again.

When shutting down Axxon PSIM in Client configuration in a way that somehow differs from one listed above, particularly when restarting the computer without shutting down Axxon PSIM, the interface parameters may remain unsaved. For example, the data about saved layouts on the Video Monitor can be lost.


In some configurations Axxon PSIM shutdown (logging off) may be forbidden. Then no Log Off (User Name) option will be displayed in the menu.

Launching the Remote Client is described on the Operations using the Client page.