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Users and Groups
The Users menu contains settings determining how your camera authenticates users (locally or remotely) and an interface for managing
local user accounts.
Access Levels and User Roles
User permissions are governed by the role assigned to a user. When authenticating users locally, you will assign a role to each individual
user. When authenticating users remotely, users will be assigned roles based on their CN and DN assignments. Your camera supports
the following four roles:
• Admins: Can access and change all camera settings.
• Managers: Can access and change all settings, except user permissions. Managers are also unable to restore factory default
settings.
• Operators: Can view video, use PTZ functions (where available), and use the API.
• Viewers: Can view video and use the API.
Enabling Local User Management
Local Mode is enabled by default, and it sets the camerato manage user accounts and access locally.
1. Select General Settings from the Users menu.
2. Select Local Mode under User and Group Management.
3. Click Save.
Configuring Local Users
When the local mode for user management is enabled, your camera authenticates local user accounts. By default, your camera contains
only the admin user account. You can configure additional local users from the Users page. If you are a user with Admin permissions,
you can delete local user accounts at any time.
1. Select Users from the Users menu.
2. Click New User or select the user whose permissions and settings you want to edit.
3. Select an Access Level for the user.
4. Provide a user name between 2 and 32 alphanumeric characters for the user. User names are not case-sensitive and are saved in
lowercase characters.
5. Provide a password between 4 and 64 alphanumeric characters for the user. Passwords are case-sensitive.
6. Re-type your password in the appropriate box to confirm your password.
7. Click Save.
Enabling Remote User Management (LDAP)
Remote Mode user management allows you to manage access to your camera through an LDAP server. Enabling Remote Mode disables
any local user accounts
1. Select General Settings from the Users drop-down menu.
2. Select Remote Mode.