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Milestone XProtect ® Essential 2014 Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 58 Getting started
Important: When you use the wizard, all users you add get access to all cameras, including any new
cameras added at a later stage. You can, however, specify access settings, users and user rights
separately, see Configure server access (on page 135). You cannot add users to groups.
Manage user access: Basic and Windows users
Active Directory ® is supported in XProtect Enterprise 2013+ and XProtect Professional 2013+ only.
You can add client users in two ways. You can combine these if you need to.
Name Description
Basic user
Create a dedicated surveillance system user account with basic
user name and password authentication for each individual user.
Windows user
Import users defined locally on the server or from Active Directory,
and authenticate them based on their Windows login.
Note: You must define users as local PC users on the server and disable simple file sharing on the
server.
Add Basic users
1. Specify a user name and password, and click the Add Basic User button. Repeat as
required.
Add Windows users
1. Click Add Windows User... to open the Select Users or Groups dialog. You can only make
selections from the local computer, even if you click the Locations... button.
2. In Enter the object names to select, enter the user name(s), then use the Check Names
feature to verify the user name. If you enter several user names, separate each name with a
semicolon. Example: Brian; Hannah; Karen; Wayne.
3. When done, click OK.
Important: When a user who has been added from a local database logs in with a client, the user
should not specify any server name, PC name, or IP address as part of the user name. Example of a
correctly specified user name: USER001, not: PC001/USER001. The user should, of course, still
specify a password and any relevant server information.
Manage user access: Access summary
The access summary lists which cameras your users have access to. When you use the wizard, all
users you have added have access all to cameras, including any new cameras added at a later stage.
You can, however, limit individual users' access to cameras by changing their individual rights.