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[1. Introduction 5](#introduction)

[1.1. BCMS and Configuration Management 5](#bcms-and-configuration-management)

[1.2. BCMS role with Clients Explained 5](#bcms-role-with-clients-explained)

[2. Installation 8](#installation)

[2.1. BCMS Components 8](#bcms-components)

[2.2. System Requirements 8](#system-requirements)

[2.2.1. BCMS System 8](#bcms-system)

[2.2.2. BCMS Manager 9](#bcms-manager)

[2.3. Installing BCMS 9](#installing-bcms)

[2.3.1. BCMS Installation 9](#bcms-installation)

[3. Using BCMS 32](#using-bcms)

[3.1. Dashboard 32](#dashboard)

[3.1.1. Dashboard Navigation 33](#dashboard-navigation)

[3.1.2. Controls Bar 34](#controls-bar)

[3.1.3. Chart View 36](#chart-view)

[3.2. Clients Section 36](#clients-section)

[3.2.1. Status 37](#status)

[3.2.2. Registration 38](#registration)

[3.2.2.1. Client Registration Tokens 38](#client-registration-tokens)

[3.2.2.2. Client IP Filtering 40](#client-ip-filtering)

[3.2.2.3. Client Registrations 41](#client-registrations)

[3.3. Configuration Page 42](#configuration-page)

[3.3.1. Client Configuration 42](#client-configuration)

[3.3.2. Data Retention 43](#data-retention)

[3.4. Users Page 43](#users-page)

[3.4.1. Password Policy Management 45](#password-policy-management)

[3.5. Privacy Page 47](#privacy-page)

[3.6. Diagnostics Page 51](#diagnostics-page)

[3.7. License Page 53](#license-page)

[3.7.1. Keys 53](#keys)

[3.7.2. Seats 54](#seats)

[3.8. Exporting Client Report Data Views 55](#exporting-client-report-data-views)

[4. Tutorial 57](#tutorial)

[4.1. Connecting to BCMS Manager for the First Time 57](#connecting-to-bcms-manager-for-the-first-time)

[4.1.1. The BCMS Manager 57](#the-bcms-manager)

[4.1.2. Connecting to the BCMS Manager 57](#connecting-to-the-bcms-manager)

[4.1.3. Self-Signed Certificate Errors 58](#self-signed-certificate-errors)

[4.1.4. Creating the First Account 61](#creating-the-first-account)

[4.2. Activating BCMS 63](#activating-bcms)

[4.3. Adding licenses 63](#adding-licenses)

[4.4. Deploying client registration token 64](#deploying-client-registration-token)

[A. Troubleshooting 66](#troubleshooting)

[A.1. Browsium Client fails to report data 66](#browsium-client-fails-to-report-data)

[A.2. BCMS Server appears to fail installation 66](#bcms-server-appears-to-fail-installation)

[A.3. BCMS not displaying properly 66](#bcms-not-displaying-properly)

[A.4. BCMS Server showing certificate warnings 66](#bcms-server-showing-certificate-warnings)

{width=“0.9194444444444444in” height=“0.9194444444444444in”}Section One

Introduction

In this section, you will learn:

  • About the Browsium Client Management System (BCMS)

  • The role of the BCMS in a Browsium software deployment

  • How the BCMS operates with the Browsium Client