System: User - Swann 960H Digital Video Recorder Instruction Manual

MENU FUNCTIONS
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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 - 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!
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