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General information

A role is intended for assigning a group of users individual rights and permissions for administration, management and/or monitoring of individual components of Axxon One.

Creating a role

To create a new role, do the following:

  1. At the end of the list of system roles, click the Create link. The new role will be is added to the system, with its properties displayed on the right side.
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    ParametersAccess levelDescription
    Basic
    NameEnter a name for the role
    (1)
    Map controlSelect the access level to the maps for users with
    the current
    this role
    (2)
    Map management

    No accessUsers cannot view maps
    View onlyUsers can only view maps
    View/move/scaleUsers can views, move, and scale maps
    Full accessAll operations with map are available

    Other

    Archive depth viewing restrictionIf you need to limit the access of users of
    a given
    this role to all system archives, you can specify the archive depth limit in
    hours (3)
    hours. If no limit is set, users
    may
    can view all
    video recordings
    videos
    Access to Functions Set access permissions to Axxon One
     functions (4)
    functions
    Access to confidential commentsYesAdd and view confidential comments
    No

    Access to Search in archive mode 

    Yes

    Archive search (see Video surveillance in the Archive Search mode)

    No
    Adding camera to layout in monitoring modeYes 

    Add a camera to a layout in

    live video

    the Live mode (

    see

    see Adding cameras to cells)

    No
    Adding/editing presetsYes

    Add and edit presets for PTZ cameras (see Selecting a preset)

    No
    Alarms processing

    Alarms management (see Video surveillance in the Alarm management mode)

    No accessUsers have no access to alarm
    videos
    events
    View onlyUsers can view alarm
    videos
    events, but they can't assess
    alarms
    them
    Full accessUsers can view alarm
    videos
    events and assess
    alarms
    them
    Allow comments in archiveCreate comments in the archive (see Operator comments) and protected records (see Protecting video footage from FIFO overwriting)
    No accessNo comments allowed
    Create
    Add
    Users can add comments to the archive
    Create/Protect
    Add
    Users can add comments to the archive, create protected records
    Create/Protect/ Edit and delete
    Add
    Users can add comments to the archive, create and edit protected records
    Allow to delete recordsYes

    Remove

    video recordings

    videos from the archive (see Deleting a part of archive)

    No
    Allow unprotected exportYes

    Export frames and

    video recordings

    videos without password protection (see Frame export, Standard video recordings export). Set No to require setting a password when exporting (see Exporting frames and video recordings)

    No
    ExportYes

    Export frames and

    video recordings

    videos (see Exporting frames and video recordings)

    No
    Layouts editingYes

    Edit layouts (see Editing layouts)

    No
    Minimize to taskbarYes

    Minimize the Client to the tray (see Interface of the Axxon One Software Package)

    No
    Operating domainYes

    Manage Axxon domain (see Operations with domains)

    No
    Permissions to access via WebUIYes

    Access to the Web-Server (see Working with Axxon One through the Web-Client)

    No
    Show captionsYes

    Display captions (see Viewing titles from POS terminals)

    No
    Show facesYes

    Showing faces (see Masking faces)

    No
    System logYes

    View the system log (see System log)

    No
    Unlock camera menu buttonYes

    Context menu of a

    video

    camera (

    see

    see Context Menu of the Surveillance window)

    No
    View masked videoYes

    View masked video (see Configuring privacy masking in archive, Configuring the People masking)

    No
    Access to InterfacesConfigure the access permissions to the interfaces
    (5)
    Group panelsYes

    Configure the access permissions to

    video

    camera groups

    in the

    on the Hardware tab and to the

    video

    camera groups

    in

    on the Layouts interface

    No
    Layouts tabYes

    Configure the access permissions to the Layouts tab. This parameter applies to both the Client and the Web-Client (see Web-Client GUI)

    No
    Objects panel and Camera search panelYes

    Configure the access permissions to the Objects panel (see Objects Panel) and the Camera search panel (see Camera Search Panel)

    No
    Access to Settings
    Archive settingsYes

    Configure the access permissions to the Settings tabs and to the system error messages

    (6).

    Note
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    • Error messages are displayed in real-time in the Layouts interface.
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    • If you set the User Permission settings parameter to Device access rights only, all users of the given role will have the rights to change only the access rights to the connected devices.
    • If the Programming setup is not available for the user role, the user will not be able to use the created macros until the appropriate rights are granted.
    • Critical error messages in the system are displayed regardless of the Show error messages setting.


    No
    Detection settingsYes
    No
    Device settingsYes
    No
    Options settingsYes
    No
    Programming
    settings
    setupYes
    No
    Show error messagesYes
    No
    User Permission settingsYes
    Device access rights only
    No
    Additional
    Comment

    Specify additional information about the user, if necessary

    (7). If no value is specified, users can view all videos

    Supervisor confirmation
    Set the parameters to apply the four-eye principle (8)
    Supervisor for acccess to export

    If the administrator has to confirm the launch of export for users of this role (see Exporting frames and video recordings), select the corresponding role in the list

    Supervisor for authorization in client

    If the administrator has to confirm the login of users of this role (see Starting the Axxon One Client), select the corresponding role in the list

    Time schedule management
    Time schedule

    If you need to grant the users in this role permissions only for a certain period of time, select a time

    schedule (9) from

    schedule from the list. These users will not be able to use their permissions outside of the selected time schedule

    Video walls management
    ServerYes

    Configure the rights to manage the connected Clients' monitors by setting permissions for each Server on Axxon domain

    (10)

    . A user who has management permissions for the monitors of a particular Server can manage monitors of any Client connected to that Server

    No
  3. On the Groups tab, configure the default Default permissions (11, seeGeneral information about usersseeTypes of permissions to access hardware, archives and macros).

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    When you create a new role, you cannot go to another tab until the role is saved. If you change any access permissions on any tab, you cannot go to another tab until the settings are saved.

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    Device

    Access level

    Description

    Default permissionsConfigure the default permissions to devices

    Camera access





    No access

    No access to the device

    Archive only

    User can view only the archive

    Live in Armed mode

    User can view video from the camera only when the camera is armed

    Live

    User can view live video from the camera. Other functions and device configuration are not available

    Live/Archive

    User can view live and recorded video from the camera. User cannot arm/disarm/configure the camera

    Live/Archive/Control

    All functions available. User cannot configure the device

    Live/Archive/Control/Configure

    All functions and device configuration available

    Microphone access



    No access

    User cannot listen to live audio:

    • from the camera
    . User cannot listen to audio
    • ;
    • in the archive.
    Audio

     Audio recording to an exported file is not available

    Live Audio

    User can listen to live audio from the camera (the microphone must be turned on). User cannot listen to audio in the archive

    Live Audio and Archive

    All functions are available

    PTZ priority


    No access

    User cannot control the PTZ device

    Minimum level

    User can control the PTZ device with the corresponding priority (see Controlling a PTZ сamera)

    Low level
    Medium level
    High level
    Maximum level
  4. On the Groups tab, configure the group Group permissions if there are camera groups (12, see Configuring video camera groups).

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    Device

    Access level

    Description

    Group permissionsConfigure group access permissions to cameras (
    see General information about users
    see Types of permissions to access hardware, archives and macros)

    Camera group









    InheritedAccess permissions are inherited from
    the "
    the Default permissions
    "
    tab Camera access
    (see the previous step)

    No access

    No access to the device

    Archive only

    User can view only the archive

    Live in Armed mode

    User can view video from the camera only when the camera is armed

    Live

    User can view live video from the camera. Other functions and device configuration are not available

    Live/Archive

    User can view live and recorded video from the camera. User cannot arm/disarm/configure the camera

    Live/Archive/Control

    All functions available. User cannot configure the device

    Live/Archive/Control/Configure

    All functions and device configuration available

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    If necessary, configure the access permissions to a specific device (the on the Devices tab, 13).
    To do this, select the access level for the individual device (see General information about usersa specific device (see Types of permissions to access hardware, archives and macros). 
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    Access levelDeviceAccess level to device
    Inherited

    CameraAccess levels are inherited from the
    Groups tab "
    Default permissions
    "
    tab Groups or from the group permissions
    MicrophoneAccess levels are inherited from the
    Groups tab "
    Default permissions
    "
    tab Groups
    PTZ
    Archive only

    CameraArchive only
    MicrophoneLive audio and archive
    PTZMedium level
    Live in Armed mode

    CameraView in armed mode
    MicrophoneLive audio
    PTZMedium level
    Live

    CameraView live video
    MicrophoneLive audio
    PTZMedium level
    Live/Archive

    CameraView live video and archive
    MicrophoneLive audio and archive
    PTZMedium level
    Live/Archive/Control

    CameraAll functions, configuration isn't available
    MicrophoneLive audio and archive
    PTZMedium level
    Live/Archive/Control/ConfigureCameraAll functions, configuration is available
    MicrophoneLive audio and archive
    PTZMaximum level

    You can specify the access level to an individual a specific camera and extend it to other cameras. To do itthis, do the following:

    1. Select the access level to a camera from a drop-down list on the Devices tab.
    2. Click the Image Removed Image Added button and select the cameras, to which you want to specify the same access level.
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    3. Click the Apply button.

      As a result, the the specified access level will be is extended to the selected cameras.  
      To quickly select multiple cameras, hold press down the Shift key, select the first and last camera, to which you want to specify the same access level. The checkbox will checkboxes set for all selected cameras when you select any of them.

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      Similarly, you can extend the access levels to microphones, PTZ devices and archives.

  6. Configure the access Default permissions to domain archives . You can set the or Archive permissions to all archives (14) or to a specific archive (15).
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    in the Archives section.


    DeviceAccess levelDescription
    Default permissionsConfigure the default access permissions to the archive (
    see General information about users
    see Types of permissions to access hardware, archives and macros)
    Archive accessNo accessNo access to this archive

    Full accessFull access to the archive
    Archive permissionsConfigure the permissions to a specific archive (
    see General information about users
    see Types of permissions to access hardware, archives and macros)
    Archive 

    InheritedAccess level is inherited from the Default permissions tab
    No accessNo access to this archive
    Full accessFull access to the archive
     Set
  7. Configure the possibility to manually run all or some macros (see Programming) from the Layouts interface by selecting the corresponding access level Default permissions to macros or Macro permissions to a specific macro in the Macros section.
    Note
    titleAttention!

    Users outside the admingroup can role can create macros, if they have the permissions to create them. They cannot use them until they have the permissions to use them.

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    Macro typeAccess levelDescription
    Default permissionsConfigure the default permissions to macros (
    16, see General information about users
    see Types of permissions to access hardware, archives and macros)
    Macro accessNo accessNo access to macros
    Full accessFull access to macros
    Macro permissionsConfigure the access permissions to a specific macro (
    17, see General information about users
    see Types of permissions to access hardware, archives and macros)

    Automatic rules

    InheritedAccess level is inherited from the Default permissions tab
    No accessNo access to macros
    Full accessFull access to macros
    Event rulesInheritedAccess level is inherited from the Default permissions tab
    No accessNo access to macros
    Full accessFull access to macros
    Cycle rulesInheritedAccess level is inherited from the Default permissions tab
    No accessNo access to macros
    Full accessFull access to macros
  8. Click the Apply  button Image Added button to save the rolechanges.

The A new role has been is created.

Copying a role

You can copy a role. To do itthis, do the following:

  1. Select Click the name of the role that you want to copy.
  2. Click the Create button.

A new role will be is created with the same parameters as the selected role.

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To create an empty user role with no parameters specified, select the Roles common group, and click the Create button.

Removing a role

To delete remove a role, do the following:

  1. Select the role that you want to deleteremove.

  2. Click the Delete Remove Image Added button.


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    You cannot delete a role if the user who is logged in belongs to that role.

  3. Click the Apply Image Added buttonto save the changes.

The role has been deletedis removed. All users who belong to this role will are also be deletedremoved.