Users of Eocortex applications (ML, LS and ST licenses)

To set up the rights of users of the Eocortex system running on ML, LS or ST license, run the Eocortex Configurator, open the Users page and select the Users of Eocortex applications tab.

The tree of the groups and the users

The left part of the window contains a hierarchical tree of groups with the surveillance system users created in them. To configure an existing group or an individual user, select the required item in the list — the settings page of the selected group/user will be displayed in the right part of the window.

For the convenience of finding the necessary groups/users, the search field above the list can be used.

Note

Particularities and limitations of user rights:

• The rights are provided only to the entire groups of users and are extended to all the users of the group. Individual users cannot de granted any rights that differ from the rights of the group.

• A single user can belong to only one group. A group may not contain users at all, but it is not possible to create a user which does not belong to any group.

• Every user is assigned a unique password.

• A user can be moved from one group to another, maintaining its password. The rights of the user in this case are modified according to those of the current group.

User groups in Eocortex running on ML, LS or ST licenses have two levels of rights:

• Administrators: System administrator access level. This is embedded group. Users of the group can configure the entire system, create, modify and delete other groups and users, view and listen to any cameras both in real time and from the archive. This group and its users can be deleted, provided that at least one user with configuration rights exists.

• Operators: Regular system user access level. The rights of group members with this level of access are limited to viewing cameras without access to the system configuration.

Note

The ability to create user groups with partial system configuration rights is available only for Eocortex systems running on Enterprise and ULTRA licenses.

Below is the list of actions available when setting up users of the system. These actions can be performed either from the context menu of the group/user, or using the buttons below the list of users and groups, or via links on the group or user information page. Some actions can be performed in multiple ways, including using hotkeys.

• Add group: Opens the window of adding a group.

• Add user: Opens the window of adding a user to the selected group.

• Add group based on the selected one: Adds a new group with the rights identical to those of the selected group.

• Edit: Opens the editing window for the selected group or user.

• Delete: Removes the selected group or user from the configuration.

Warning

The settings will come into effect only after they are applied.

Operator access level

Permissions tree

Below is a list of the access rights that can be set for the user group with the Operator privilege level.

Surveillance

Access rights settings section, which is responsible for interaction with Eocortex using client applications.

Includes the following subsections:

Basic

The Basic subsection determines the accessibility of sections and functions of the Eocortex Client application to users belonging to this group.

• Camera control

  • Audio streaming from camera

    Provides the ability to listen to the sound received from the camera microphone. To receive sound in the system, the camera must have the Sound capturing option enabled in the connection settings.

  • Broadcast sound to camera

    Provides the ability to transmit sound from a microphone installed at a user's workplace to the camera speaker. To transmit sound from the system, the camera must have the Sound transmission option enabled in the connection settings.

  • Observation mode change

    Provides the ability to arm one or more cameras with the Guard mode in the Eocortex Client application in order to receive notifications when alarm events occur.

  • PTZ Cameras management

    Provides the ability to use the PTZ functionality of the camera in the Eocortex Client application. To use the PTZ functionality, the camera must have the PTZ capabilities option enabled in the connection settings.

  • Archiving management

    Provides the ability to manually enable recording of the camera stream to the Eocortex archive, if the recording option Manual, On motion or Scheduled is selected for this camera in the Archive Recording Settings.

• Configuring

  • Changing password from client

    Gives a user the ability to change the password for his system account in the Eocortex Client application.

  • Configuring

    Gives a user the ability to open the Eocortex Configurator application.

  • Configure workplace

    Gives a user the ability to change the Workplace Settings in the Eocortex Client application.

  • Access to new added cameras

    If enabled, a user from this group will be automatically granted access rights to all cameras added to the system later. If security policies require strict restriction of camera accessibility for users, it is recommended to disable this option and grant access to the required cameras to each user group manually.

  • Editing face database and license plate database data

    Determines the possibility of adding, modifying and deleting entries in the databases of the License Plate Recognition and Face Recognition modules.

• Eocortex client applications capabilities

  • Log access

    Specifies whether the Events Log is available to a user. Access to the Log can be granted to a user with one of two levels:

    • Current user in log only

      For a user, in addition to general system events (loss of connection with the camera, analytics events, etc.), only those events that were caused by his actions (execution of a user task, archive export, etc.) will be displayed.

    • All system users in log

      A user will see all system messages will be displayed, including those caused by the actions of other users.

  • Access to reports

    Determines for a user the ability to build reports based on the data collected by the Eocortex system (Archive depth, Face Recognition Report, etc.).

  • Access to archive marks

    Determines for a user the ability to create and view Archive Bookmarks.

  • Access to maps

    Determines the availability of the Maps section for a user.

  • Access to search for objects

    Determines for a user the ability to use data collected by the system using the Search for Objects module.

  • Access to plans

    Determines the availability of the Plans section for a user.

  • Close application

    Determines the ability for a user to close the window of the Eocortex Client application using standard methods.

  • Limitation of the number of connections

    Sets a limit on the number of simultaneous connections using the credentials of the same user.

  • Application launch delayed

    Prevents a user from being forced to immediately restart the application when changes are made to the system settings.

    Warning

    This right allows to delay the restart of the Eocortex Client application, but the user must still restart the application when appropriate for the changes to take effect.

  • User tasks launch

    Provides the ability to execute User tasks.

  • Camera cell control

    Provides a user with the ability to interact with camera cells: drag and drop cameras between cells, use the context menu and cell interface elements.

  • Access to face and license plate databases

    Provides a user with the ability to view entries in the databases of the License Plate Recognition and Face Recognition modules.

    Warning

    Disabling this right will automatically disable the Editing face database and license plate database data right.

  • Adjusting the number of occupied parking spots

    Allows a user to make changes to the data displayed in the Occupied Parking Spots counter of the License Plate Recognition module.

  • Accept alarms without obligatory comments

    Allows a user to confirm receipt of an alarm event of the camera without having to add a comment about the received alarm. Upon deactivation of a right the automatic alarm acceptance will be disabled.

  • Archive export

    Provides the ability to export fragments of the system archive as MCM, MP4 or AVI files.

  • Archive expert mode access

    Allows a user to interact with the archive in the mode of simultaneous viewing of multiple cameras.

  • Editing views

    Allows a user to create and edit views.

    Applies only to views created in the Eocortex Client application directly at a user's workplace.

    Does not affect server views created and edited in Eocortex Configurator.

  • Blurring disabled

    Allows a user to disable image blurring imposed by the Frame area blurring module.

• Interaction with external components

  • Receive push notifications

    Allows a user to receive Push notifications in Eocortex mobile applications (iOS, Android) authorized under his account.

  • Connection via mobile devices and Web-Client

    Allows using a user account for authorization in Eocortex mobile applications (iOS, Android) and Web Client.

Cameras

The Cameras subsection defines the list of cameras available for viewing in Eocortex client applications. Both full access to the camera, and partial access to only the archive or only to the live video of the camera can be provided.

One right for surveillance and archive

An option that speeds up the process of setting up access to cameras. If enabled, a user will be granted both access rights to the camera at the same time — to the live video and to the archive of the camera. Can be disabled for more fine-grained access customization with separate rights.

• Surveillance

  The user has access to the camera's live video.

• Archive

  The user has access to the camera's archive recordings.

Views

The Views subsection defines the list of views available to a user in the Eocortex Client application.

Adding a group

Adding the group

To add a group, press the Add a group button at the bottom of the panel. In the window that appears, specify the Group name and Role, the Notes field is optional.

Granting rights

Permissions for this user group are limited to the Surveillance tab.

Group permissions overview

The permissions configured for a group are displayed when the corresponding group is selected.

Editing the group

To edit the group settings, press the Edit button or select the corresponding item in the context menu.

To edit one permission item, just select the item and press the icon.

Adding and editing the user

To add a user, press the Add user button at the bottom of the panel. In the window that appears, specify the name of the user.

To edit the user settings, press the Edit button or select the corresponding item in the context menu.