Milestone Central 3.7 - Manual (Page 39)

Milestone XProtect 3.7; Administrator’s Manual
Client: Users, Groups & Roles
About Users, Groups & Roles
User & Group Information by Default Imported from
Active Directory
XProtect Central users and groups are primarily
imported from Active Directory. Active Directory
is a distributed directory service included with
several Windows Server operating systems; it
identifies resources on a network in order for
users or applications to access them. Users as
well as groups are specified centrally in Active
Directory.
No Active Directory? Don't worry!
Some organizations choose not to use Active
Directory. Even if Active Directory is not used
in your organization, you can still import users
into your XProtect Central system. See If Not
Using Active Directory on page 43 for more
information.
Using Active Directory for import of existing user and group information into XProtect Central has
several benefits: The fact that users as well as groups are specified centrally in Active Directory
means that you will not have to create any user accounts from scratch in XProtect Central. It also
means that you will not have to configure any authentication of users on XProtect Central;
authentication is handled by Active Directory.
When you have imported users and groups from Active Directory into XProtect Central, you are
able to specify which roles they should have on the XProtect Central system. Roles determine
which of XProtect Central’s features users and groups will be able to use.
Prerequisites for Using Active Directory
In order to be able to import users and groups through the Active Directory service, a server with
Active Directory installed and acting as domain controller must be available on your network.
Consult your network administrator if in doubt.
User and Group Concepts
Active Directory uses the concepts of users and groups.
• Users: Users are Active Directory objects representing individuals with a user account.
Example:
• Groups: Groups are Active Directory objects able to contain several users. By importing a
group into XProtect Central, you are able to import all of the group’s members (i.e. users)
in one go. In the following example, a group called Management Group contains two users,
Adolfo and Wayne:
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