Configuring user and administrator accounts

Configuring user and administrator accounts

You can manage user accounts for both a whole organization and its individual sites.

1. Go to Organization > Settings.

   Alternatively, go to Site > Settings and click the User tab.

2. Click Add to create a new user, or select an existing user and click Edit.

3. Configure the following settings:

   GUI item	Description
   Name	Enter the name of the user (spaces permitted).
   Email	Enter the email address of the user.
   Scope	An organization or site. Click Add Organization Permission or Add Site Permission (depending on whether the row is for an organization or individual site) to enable the Permission column for it. All sites belonging to the organization can grant privileges to the user.

4. For rows where you clicked a button to add permissions, configure the following settings:

   GUI item	Description
   Permission	The list of available privileges varies by the user's scope: an organization, or a site. For the scope of an organization, select either: Organization Settings - General: Grant the organization user the ability to create new sites and site users. Organization Settings - User: Grant the organization user access to their specific privileges and to create new users within the organization. For the scope of a site, select either: Camera Video: Grant camera video privileges to this user. For details, see Playing video from cameras. If this privilege is granted, see Target to select which cameras are permitted. Camera Settings: Grant camera settings privileges to this user. For details, see Camera settings. If this privilege is granted, see Target to select which cameras are permitted. Site Settings - General: Grant the site user the ability to access a site (for example, access a site's dashboard). Site Settings - User: Grant the site user the right to create users for the site.
   Target	Define which of the site's cameras you want to permit the user to access. Select either: All: All cameras belonging to the site. List: Select this option and then in the dropdown that appears, click Choose to select specific cameras you want permitted to this user.
   Level	Define the level of access you want to grant for of each of the user's privileges. For organization and site settings and camera settings privileges, select either of the following: Full: Grant full read and write permissions. Read: Grant only read permissions. For camera video privileges, select either: Export: Grant ability to download video files. Playback: Grant ability to playback video. Live: Grant ability to view live video feed. Add as many privileges as required. For example, you can grant export, playback, and/or live video access.
   Action	Click Delete to remove a privilege.

5. Click Save.
6. Continue with Inviting users to join an organization.

Example: Site administrator role

In this example, we have configured a user who has:

• Access to the organization, Jo's Restaurants, but no permission to add sites or users at the organization level.

• In Ottawa, permission to live video, playback, and video exporting for all of its cameras.

• In Ottawa, permissions to change camera settings.

• No access to the Vancouver site.

The permissions define the role of a site administrator who can manage the site's users and cameras.

Scope	Permission	Target	Level
Jo's Restaurants (organization)
Ottawa (site)	Camera Video	All	Export
	Camera Settings	All	Full
	Site Settings -- General		Full
	Site Settings -- User		Full
Vancouver (site)	None