Milestone Central 3.7 - Manual (Page 44)

Milestone XProtect 3.7; Administrator’s Manual
• When installing the XProtect Central Server, the user must be a local PC user on the
server. See also page 12 and 44.
• On the computer running the XProtect Central Server, simple file sharing must be disabled
the following way:
1. On the computer running XProtect Central Server, right-click the Start button, and
select Explore.
2. In the Start Menu window, select the Tools menu, then select Folder Options...
3. Select the View tab.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the Advanced settings list, and make sure that the Use
simple file sharing (Recommended) check box is cleared.
5. Click OK, and close the Start Menu window.
• Users are imported into XProtect Central by the administrator in the XProtect Central Client
almost as when using Active Directory (see page 40). However, when importing the users,
you must refer to particular users defined on the XProtect Central Server, as in the
following example where the user USER001 on an XProtect Central server with the
computer name PC001 is imported:
• There are no changes to the way in which roles are defined by the administrator in XProtect
Central. See page 41 for more information.
• When logging in to the XProtect Central Server with an XProtect Central Client, make sure
that only user name and password is specified. Do no specify any server name, PC name or
IP address as part of the user name information.
Roles
Administrator Role
By default, XProtect Central has an administrator role, called admin. Users with the admin role
have access to the full set of configuration features in XProtect Central.
Users with the admin role also have access to viewing operational status and alarm information
from all cameras and other devices on servers connected to XProtect Central.
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