Ipath Basics - Black Box iPATH ACR1000A-CTL-24 User Manual

2.2 iPATH BASICS

CHANNELS
Think of a channel as a 'virtual local unit'. It is virtual because the video, audio and USB streams of a channel do not necessarily
have to originate from the same physical local unit, although in most cases they will. For instance, you could arrange for video
and USB streams to be received from one host computer, while the audio stream came from an alternative source. Alternatively,
two channels could be configured for the same host computer, each with different access rights to suit particular situations.
2.2.1 GROUPS
In order to accommodate potentially large numbers of users and devices, iPATH uses a system of groups: User Groups, Remote
Groups and Channel Groups. Groups allow the administrator to apply collective settings to all members and also to take full
advantage of Inheritance. Inheritance allows members of a group to benefit from settings and permissions made within other
groups to which their group is linked. This saves administration time because members do not need to be individually altered. For
instance, if Sam is in User Group 1, all Channels accessible to User Group 1 will be available to Sam.
2.2.2 USER TYPES
This guide refers to the two main categories of users involved with the iPATH system:
• An Admin (administrator) user accesses the iPATH system via a network-linked computer running an Internet browser. Once
the necessary username and password have been entered, Admin users can make changes to the operation of the iPATH
system.
• A Regular user has a keyboard, video monitor and mouse (plus speakers where appropriate) attached to an Agility remote
unit and can access one or more computers that are linked to Agility locals. The Agility remote provides an
(OSD) that lists all accessible computers and allows easy access to them.
2.2.3 SECURITY
Security considerations form a major part of iPATH operation, ensuring that users have rapid access only to the systems for
which they have permission. At its core, iPATH manages an important three-way relationship between the users, the Agility
remote(s) and the channels from the host computers.
The diagram shows a representation of the three-way relationship which exists between users, remotes and channels.
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