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Remote management setup

MultiSite Manager used to remotely administer BackupAssist installations over the internet. These managed installations must be set up within BackupAssist first, as either a managed computer or a Site Controller.

To learn about MultiSite Manager, see MultiSite Manager overview

Role Selection

The first step in setting up your BackupAssist installations for MultiSite Manager, is deciding what computers will act as Site Controllers. There must be one Site Controller for each LAN that MultiSite Manager administers. The Site Controller is registered to MultiSite Manager and acts as a proxy. Other managed computers in the LAN are then added to the Site Controller.

To enable remote management and set the computer's role:

  1. Open BackupAssist.
  2. Select the Remote tab.
  3. Select Remote Setup.
  4. Tick Enable Remote Management.
  5. Select Regular BackupAssist Computer or Site Controller from the Computer Role options.

The Computer Role selected will determine the Remote Setup options that are displayed. The next steps will depend on whether you selected a Regular BackupAssist Computer role or a Site Controller role.

Site Controller setup

Set Site Controller

  1. Tick This Site Controller accepts automatic registrations from within the network.
  2. The HTTP port field shows the port used for communicating with the Regular BackupAssist Computers inside the Site. The port is set to 8464 by default.
  3. Select Use HTTPS if you want to secure communication within the Site Controller’s site. You will also need to select Use HTTPS when you add each BackupAssist computer to the Site Controller.
  4. Select the MultiSite Manager Registration button to open the MultiSite Manager Registration window. This window can be used to add (or remove) the Site Controller from a MultiSite Manager.
  5. Select Register with MultiSite Manager.
  6. Fill in the Add to MultiSite Manager fields.
  7. Select OK to submit a registration request to the MultiSite Manager.
  8. To approve this registration request, you will need to log into the MultiSite Manager web application.

  9. Log into the MultiSite Manager web application and select the All Sites tab.
  10. Select Pending Registrations and click the tick next to the Site Controller that you want to approve.

The screen will reload and display the new Site Controller.

Regular BackupAssist computer setup

Add computer

  1. There should be a tick in Enable automatic registration with Site controllers within this network. This option is enabled by default and will retain its settings if BackupAssist is upgraded. The Site Controller on the local area network can now detect the computer.
  2. Log into the MultiSite Manager web application and select the Manage site tab for that site.
  3. Select Add Other Installations to Site from the menu to open the Add Other Installation to Site dialogue.
  4. Tick the box next to the computer you want to add to the Site Controller.
  5. Select Add Selected To Site.

The computer will now appear in the Manage Site screen and can be remotely managed.