Manual Method

About this task

The manual method will require you to manually create a client ID and client secret, retrieve the remote control certificate data and key data from the SOTI MobiControl database, and update the SOTI XSight URL and remote control URL in the SOTI MobiControl database to point to the SOTI XSight instance.

Procedure

  1. Log into SOTI XSight as an administrator.
  2. On the menu bar, click the main menu button Main menu button and select Settings. The SOTI XSight Settings view opens.
  3. On the left side of the settings view, click Integration. The current integration settings appear on the right side of the view.
  4. If it is not already enabled, clickEnable SOTI XSight Login Page. The Domains field and the Other Instances section appear in the view.
  5. In the Domains field, enter the domain or domains you want to use for the SOTI XSight login page.
    The SOTI XSight login page at any of these domains will log into this instance of SOTI XSight.
  6. Click the add button button in the Other Instances section. The Add SOTI MobiControl dialog box opens.
  7. In the Add SOTI MobiControl dialog box, select Manual and enter the required information.
    See Adding a SOTI MobiControl Instanceto learn about what information is required.
  8. In the Add SOTI MobiControl dialog box, click Save.
    The save process will take a few seconds.
  9. After the save process completes, a pop-up window appears with more steps to complete.
    Warning: This is the only time you will see this pop-up window, so make sure you carefully record the values displayed.
  10. Update the SOTI MobiControl database with the HelpdeskUrlSuffix and HelpdeskUrl values displayed in the pop-up window. To do this, use the following steps.
    1. Access the SOTI MobiControl database.
    2. Use the following scripts to update the appropriate fields in the SOTI MobiControl database:

      UPDATE [dbo].[Settings] SET [Data] = 'your HelpDeskUrlSuffix value' WHERE [Name] = 'HelpDeskUrlSuffix'

      UPDATE [dbo].[Settings] SET [Data] = 'your HelpDeskUrl value' WHERE [Name] = 'HelpDeskUrl'

  11. If the SOTI MobiControl server uses a different certificate than the SOTI XSight server, you need to download the SOTI MobiControl root certificate and install it on the SOTI XSight server.
    1. Log into theSOTI MobiControl console as an administrator.
    2. On the All Platforms tab, click the Servers tab.
    3. In the top left section of the Servers tab, right-click Cloud Link Agents and select Download SOTI MobiControl Root Certificate.
    4. Move the downloaded root certificate file from the SOTI MobiControl server to the SOTI XSight server.
    5. On the SOTI XSight server, install the SOTI MobiControl root certificate.
      When installing the certificate, ensure that you select Local Machine so it is installed for all users, and that you add it to the Trusted Root Certificate directory.
  12. Log out and log back into SOTI XSight for the changes to take effect.