The first step when adding a user is to enter their main data, they are:
•User: User name, this must be entered when logging in to any module in the system. Once saved, it cannot be changed.
•Password: User password. (Register or modify the user password). When the user is being modified, leave this field blank. If you want to change your password, simply fill in the new password.
•Confirm: Re-enter the user password
•User Description: A brief description about the user, with the purpose of helping to identify them in the system.
•Login Times: Allows you to schedule when the user can access the system. When you click this button, a scheduling screen will be displayed. All scheduling screens in the system have the same scheduling system. To learn how to work with scheduling, check the How to configure recording schedule topic.
•Login IPs: Allows you to restrict user access to certain IPs on the network, providing an extra layer of security against unauthorized access. Check the Login IPs topic for more information.
•Block user due to invalid login: If activated, the system will block the account of the user who logs in with the wrong password for more than X configurable attempts.
•User type:
oNative User: Native user of the system. Native user password is set in the system
▪The user cannot change the password: By checking this option, the user can never change their password, leaving it up to the system administrator to carry out this action.
▪Force password change on next login: By checking this option, the user will be required to change their password the next time they access the system via Desktop Client.
oActive Directory User: If your edition supports integration with Active Directory, this user will be linked to the AD login. The username must be the same as that registered in AD.
▪Domain: Enter the domain name where this user is registered.
•User Account Options:
oBlocked account: By checking this option, the user will not be able to authenticate to the system.
•Account expiration: In this parameter, a date can be defined on which the user account will expire. If the user's account expires, he will not be able to authenticate to the system. To reactivate an expired account, select Never or change the expiration date to a later date.
oNever: The user account never expires.
oExpires in: The user account expires on the specified date.
•Authentication:
oAuthentication Method: Select authentication method
▪Username and password: User authentication will be done purely by username and password
▪Biopass: Authentication will be done using the biometrics reader (This product has been discontinued). Biometrics only works on Desktop clients. To learn about this feature see the BioPass chapter.
▪Username and password or Biopass: The user can choose between providing username and password or biometrics (This product has been discontinued). Biometrics only works on Desktop clients.
▪Username and password and Biopass: The user must provide username and password and biometrics (This product has been discontinued). Biometrics only works on Desktop clients.
oOTP (One-time Password): Enables the use of 2-factor authentication. For more details, see the 2-factor authentication topic.
▪Key: Sets the 2-factor authentication key.
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The password can be registered blank and the user on their first access to the system can register their password using the Force password change on the next login option. |
