Interlogix VEREX Director - Manual (Page 198)

190 Verex Director V4.9.1 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.9.1
Note: Suite-security keypads and "Communities"
(Shared Users) are not supported at the same time.
Introduction
Beginning with Director V4.2, you can set up
users and/or holidays to apply to multiple
accounts.
Once set up, changes can be made to a
shared user or holiday within a specific
account, and the changes will be copied to
other applicable accounts automatically.
Tip: This is also true for changes made to a shared
holiday (or a shared user changing their PIN) at an LCD
keypad associated with any of the applicable accounts.
Multi-Server Login: Shared users, etc. pertain to
individual servers (i.e., you can view accounts across
multiple servers, but items cannot be shared across
servers). Related Topic(s): Working with Accounts and
Folders
Technical Notes
 Beginning with Director V4.7, this feature is
supported with ALL panel feature-set values
higher than
1 ;
 With Director V4.20 – 4.6x, this feature is
limited to panel feature-set 2, 3, or 4 (1 panel
per account, with up to 1000 users each.);
 With panel firmware V4.2, a user can change
their own PIN at an LCD keypad, but all other
"shared" items and settings can only be edited
through the Director software;
With panel firmware earlier than V4.2:
 All edits made to shared users through an LCD
keypad (including a shared user changing their
own PIN) will be ignored/reset by the software.
 Since authority ID#s are reserved in blocks of
five, and these must be defined within each
account: If one of these is not being used and
is deleted through an LCD keypad, the
software will maintain integrity by sending a "no
areas, no times" version of the authority back
to the panel.
Community Groups ( V4.7)
--was "Shared Groups"
Community Groups allow setting up groups of
users and/or holidays to apply to multiple
accounts, while maintaining data integrity for
authorities and other site-specific settings.
Required Permissions
As with all features, applicable permissions are
required to use this feature (for each operator,
and any client PCs).
Notes: Editing a shared user within an account
requires 'edit' permission for 'users' and 'shared
users'. (The same approach applies to holiday
permissions.)
Editing shared items elsewhere requires 'edit'
permission for the applicable type of shared item only.
(Pertains to: "[Management] Community Groups"
and/or
"Account Folders Shared Groups Shared Item".)
Assigning groups to accounts requires permission to
access the specific account folder(s).
Related Topics:
"Operator Permissions"
"Client/Server Access and Permissions"
Overview of Steps (Details follow)
 (This assumes your accounts have already
been set up for areas, devices, and
schedules.)
Related Topics:
+ "New Installation? Try the Wizard !", or
+
" Setting Up a New System (Commissioning) "
 Phase 1: Account-Specific Data
(Account Info., Custom User fields, Authorities);
 Phase 2: Set Up Community Groups
 Phase 3: Set up Shared Users and Holidays
 Phase 4: Assign Shared Items to Accounts
If You wish to Delete a Shared Item
(Phase 2)
If you delete a shared user or holiday (under
Shared Groups in the tree, or within a specific
account), the deletion will affect all accounts
associated with the shared item.
Community Groups, however, cannot be
deleted if presently assigned anywhere.
(To remove an account assignment: See step 4A.)
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Then, right-click within the 'row' for the specific
item, and select
Delete from the pop-up menu.
When asked to confirm, select Yes .
Users and Holidays Shared Across Multiple Accounts