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Mac setup instructions

Supported browsers: Internet Explorer, Chrome or Safari (Mozilla Firefox is NOT supported)

Users will need to login to Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility (VPN)

Please visit https://uit.stanford.edu/service/vpn/

MAC users will need to install the Microsoft Remote Desktop application. This must be done from your app store,

requires an active Apple ID, this is a free application, just hit Get and open the application once the download is

complete

You can log into Lenel by typing https://lenelweb.stanford.edu/ into your supported browser

Or by clicking Connect to Lenel Web Access on the job aid main page at

https://uit.stanford.edu/service/idcardservices/lenel

When logging into Lenel your login name needs to be entered as “win\SUNet ID” and your SUNet ID password.

Once logged in you will see the Alarm Monitoring and System Administration icons

To begin, click System Administration, this will drop a Microsoft Desktop Application download into your downloads

folder

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Click the small arrow pointing up and select Show in Finder

Your Finder window will open showing you the list of downloaded items, select the Microsoft Remote Application

download and drag it onto your desktop

Right click this download on your desktop and select Rename. Rename this to “Lenel System Administration”

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Now select and drag that download into your Microsoft Remote Desktop application that is open

Go back to your browser, to the two icons, and click Alarm Monitoring. You will need to follow the same steps of:

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Click Alarm Monitoring, this will drop a Microsoft Desktop Application download into your downloads folder

Click the small arrow pointing up and select Show in Finder

Your Finder window will open showing you the list of downloaded items, select the newest Microsoft Remote

Application download and drag it onto your desktop

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Right click this download on your desktop and select Rename. Rename this to “Lenel Alarm Monitoring”

For both of these now setup in the Microsoft Remote Desktop client; you will need to hover your cursor over Lenel

System Administration and click the small pencil in the top right corner

Once the new window opens, click the Folders tab on the right side

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Click the small + to the bottom left

Select your Downloads and click Open

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Then click Save

Follow the same steps for Lenel Alarm Monitoring

After you can delete the two downloaded files from your desktop

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Now, whenever you need to access Lenel, you do not need to open your browser. You’ll just need to open your

Microsoft Remote Desktop application and select Lenel System Administration or Lenel Alarm Monitoring.

When you need to export a report from System Administration, the Downloads on your computer name

Please note, if you have two monitors and are using a mac device, Lenel cannot open properly. You will need to

unplug one of your monitors to work in Lenel.