Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network Installation - Manual (Page 272)

Passwords and security on K2 systems
To provide a basic level of security, K2 systems recognize four different security levels based on
Windows users and groups, and the systems ship from the factory with accounts pre-configured
accordingly. To access the system you must login with the username and password for one of the
pre-configured accounts.
The following table shows the different types of K2 users and their privileges. Passwords are case
sensitive. The term “unknown user” applies to any user who logs in to the K2 System without using
the Windows administrator, K2 administrator, or K2 user login and password
Unknown user K2 user K2 administrator Windows
administrator
N/A
1
K2User K2Admin Administrator Login
N/A K2user K2admin adminK2 Password
Can’t access Can view Full access Full access AppCenter
Configuration
Manager
Can view channel
suites, channel
status, on-line help
and System Status
pane. Can export
logs. Full access;
requires an
account on the K2
Media Client(s) Full access Full access AppCenter
Can’t access Can’t access Full access Full access Storage Utility
Can’t access Can’t access Full access Full access K2Config
Limited access
(based on
Windows login
privileges) Limited access
(based on
Windows login
privileges) Limited access
(based on
Windows login
privileges) Full access Windows
Operating System
To support FTP and security features, K2 systems also have movie, mxfmovie, and mpgmovie
accounts. Do not use these accounts to log in to the Windows operating system on K2 systems.
About application security on the K2 SAN
The K2Config application and the Storage Utility application both require that you be logged in to
the application with administrator privileges in order to modify any settings. These privileges are
based on the Windows account that you use when you log in to the K2Config application. When
you open Storage Utility from within the K2Config application, the account information is passed
to Storage Utility, so you do not need to log in separately to Storage Utility.
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The unknown user, like all others who access the K2 system, must have a valid Windows login for the K2 client or the
control point PC through which the K2 system is being accessed.
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Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN