*Login dialog

How To Article | HTA-20230509-MF-01

VDG Sense | Operator | Login

Login dialog

Before using the VDG Sense software, an operator needs to login. After starting the Sense Client the login dialog is displayed first.

It contains the following items:

  • Server address field

  • Username field

  • Password field

  • Settings button

  • Exit button

  • Sign in button

VDG Sense automatically finds available servers in the network, this also includes the local system. Click the down arrow on the right side of the login address field to show the list of Sense servers. If the server is not automatically found the IP address or host name of the Sense server can be entered manually. A green checkmark will appear if a connection has been made to the selected server. To login click on the “Sign In” button in lower right corner of the dialog.

The default VDG Sense administrator account credentials are as follows:

Nameadministrator
Password!DVadmin

First time login (2.7)

Starting VDG Sense 2.7 there is no default password anymore. The first time a user wants to login as administrator the following dialog appears:

The password complexity rules are as follows:

  • minimum 12 characters

  • minimum 1 lowercase character

  • mimnium 1 uppercase character

  • minimum 1 symbol

  • miminum 1 number

  • password cannot have too much simularities with username

Login settings

The settings of the login dialog allow you to configure the client to automatically launch on Windows startup (after windows login) and to automatically login to a default VDG Sense server. Click on the gear wheel in the lower left corner of the dialog to open the settings:

 

It contains the following items:

  • Default server address

  • Default username

  • Default password

  • Client language (read more)

  • Enable video wall mode (read more)

  • Automatically launch on startup

Login Options:

SenseClient can login in different ways

  • Manually, user has to login manually by pressing the login button. The default login credentials can be filled in, but user still has to press the login button

  • Auto sign in, SenseClient will automatically login when the application start using de default login credentials

  • SSO, use current Windows user to login. This disables the default username and password fields. When this mode is enable SenseClient will automatically login when the application starts.

 

Note: If Dual Login (System tab) has been enabled, automatically sign in and default credentials are not available.