ADDER AdderLink Infinity Manager User Manual page 5

Active Directory
To streamline administration even further, AIM supports Active Directory. By
synchronising with an LDAP/Active Directory server, details of users (including
their usernames and group memberships) can be securely synchronised from
existing databases in order to both minimise the initial configuration as well as
streamline ongoing updates.
AIM interface
AIM appears in two main ways depending on whether you are an administrator
or a regular user.
• For administrators, full access to the AdderLink Infinity Manager Suite is
granted. This comprehensive application shows six main tabbed areas:
Dashboard, Channels, Receivers, Transmitters,
of which contains numerous related pages of settings and options. The
Dashboard provides a central location from which the administrator can
view overall operation, make various changes, database backups and also
upgrade the firmware of any linked AdderLink Infinity unit.
• For regular users, an efficient page layout provides
for which you have permission to visit. Against each selectable channel
name and description, a series of icons provide clear feedback about current
availability.
Permissions
Permissions exist between Users, Receivers, and Channels.
By default, all users are granted permission to access ALL receivers.
By default, all receivers have permission to connect to ALL channels.
As shown in the introductory diagram, the missing part is the permission for a
user to access each channel.
Permissions between a user and a receiver can be applied in any of the following
ways:
• User –> Receiver
• User –> User Group –> Receiver
• User –> User Group –> Receiver Group –> Receiver
Users and Presets each
• User –> Receiver Group –> Receiver
Thus, a very indirect way of granting permissions could be:
• User1 is in UserGroup1,
• UserGroup1 has access to ReceiverGroup1,
a list of all channels
• ReceiverGroup1 contains Channel1,
• Therefore, User1 has access to Channel1 indirectly,
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