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System: User
User Name: Select a name for the user you want to define. The best usernames are short, to the point, are relevant to the specific user they’re intended for, are easily memorable and hard to guess.
Password: A password can be any combination of numbers (0 though 9) between one and eight characters long.
Confirm Password: Must exactly match the password for the definition of a new user to be successful.
Level: There are two default levels of access to the DVR - Guests and Operators.
Guest: By default, a Guest user has access to the live images on the DVR and can search through recorded events. They cannot change any settings or configure the DVR in any way.
Operator: The default permissions of an Operator allow them to access and configure all aspects of the DVR.
The System: User menu is where you can define and configure the different levels of access various users have to the DVR.
We suggest that at minimum the admin account be password protected, as it has access to all aspects of the DVR’s operation.
To add additional users, choose Add. To remove a user, choose Delete.
To customize a user’s level of access, choose Modify.
You cannot modify the access level of the default admin account - they can do everything. This is to prevent an unfortunate incident where, for example, no user has the permissions required to change another user’s permissions - which could lead to the DVR being, in at least some senses, inoperable.
You can easily customize the level of access each individual user has. Simply choose the Permission button on either the Add User or Modify to set the specific access for the user you want. The Permission menu has two tabs - Configuration and Operation.
Configuration: The configuration page specifies which menu(s) the user can access. There is no hierarchy and any combination of menus can be selected (although some combinations would make little sense in practice).
Operation: You can select which channels the user has access to, and what they can do with them. For example, you could set a user to have permission to view all channels in live viewing mode, but only playback channels 2 and 4.
Press the Set button next to each type of access to select specific channels that the user can access.
Also, this page contains permissions for HDD Management and Shutdown. These are surprisingly powerful levels of access: between them, a user can remove all footage from a DVR’s hard drive and turn the DVR off. Be careful assigning these permissions!
Advanced Configuration
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