Milestone XProtect Go 2014 - Manual (Page 164)

Milestone XProtect ® Go 2014 Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 164 Advanced configuration
Users
About users
The term users primarily refers to users who connect to the surveillance system through their clients.
You can configure such users in two ways:

As basic users, authenticated by a user name/password combination.

As Windows users, authenticated based on their Windows login
You can add both types of users through the Configure User Access wizard or individually (see Add
basic users (on page 164) and Add Windows users (on page 164)).
By grouping users, you can specify rights for all users within a group in one go. If you have many
users performing similar tasks, this can save you significant amounts of work. User groups are logical
groups created and used for practical purposes in the Management Application only. They are not in
any way connected with user groups from central directory services. If you want to use groups, make
sure you add groups before you add users: you cannot add existing users to groups.
Finally, the Administrators group is also listed under Users. This is a default Windows user group for
administration purpose which automatically has access to the Management Application.
Add basic users
When you add a basic user, you create a dedicated surveillance system user account with basic user
name and password authentication for the individual user. Note that creating Windows users provides
better security. If you want to include users in groups, make sure you add required groups before you
add users. You cannot add existing users to groups.
You can add basic users in two ways: One is through the Configure User Access wizard.
Alternatively, add basic users this way:
1. Expand Advanced Configuration, right-click Users, and select Add New Basic User.
2. Specify a user name. Specify a password, and repeat it to be sure you have specified it
correctly. Click OK.
3. Specify General Access and Camera Access properties. These properties determine the rights
of the user. Click OK.
4. Save your configuration changes by clicking Save in the yellow notification bar in the upper-
right corner of the Management Application.
Add Windows users
When you add Windows users, you import users defined locally on the server (or from Active
Directory
® , supported in XProtect Enterprise 2013+ and XProtect Professional 2013+ only) and
authenticate them based on their Windows login. This generally provides better security than the basic
user concept, and it is the method Milestone recommends. If you want to include users in groups,
make sure you add required groups before you add users. You cannot add existing users to groups.