Configuring users

iCatcher Console has a fine grained user permission system that allows you to control what abilities and access each user has to the system on the local machine and remotely via the web interface.

Local access

If you have configured any users with local administrator access, then iCatcher Console will start up with the system logged out by default. You can then login using the details of any enabled user to be able to see video feeds. If you have logged in as a user with local administrator access then you will have full access to the system including configuration.

To make the system startup fully with all feeds accessible, you can specify a user to automatically login as. It can also lock the Console allowing the feeds to be viewed but no changes made. If no local administrator users exists, then iCatcher Console will allow full access by default.

Remote access

The users configured here will also apply to the built in web interface.

To control whether guest users without a username or password can access the system, you can set the permissions for the "Default user". If a specific user needs greater or administrator access, then they can use the "Login" button on the main web view page to enter their details. The page will then reload with the relevant access.

iCatcher Console can send admin alerts when a user logs in to the web interface or when a login failure occurs. See the Alerts help for more details.

Creating users

To add a new user click the New button. A dialog will appear with the following options

• User name. The name for the new user
• Enabled. If this options is not enabled, you will not be able to log in as this user
• Email address/Phone number. These allow you to store contact details for the user for later reference
• Local Administrator. This gives the user rights to administer iCatcher Console from the PC console
• Remote Administrator. This gives the user rights to administer iCatcher Console remotely via the web interface
• Allow changing layouts will give a non admin user permission to change between saved layouts
• Allow remote viewing of feeds allows this user to view live feeds via the web interface
• Allow remote playback allows this user to review recorded footage via the web interface
• Remote PTZ Control allow the user the move PTZ cameras via the web interface
• Remote automation allows the user to access I/O devices and automation via the web interface

Below this you can select which feeds and I/O devices the user has access to. You can also select whether, by default, they will have access to new feeds and I/O devices as and when they are created.