Add New (and edit) User view

The New User view creates and configures system users. These can be people, operational roles, or machine-to-machine users.

Figure 129. Add New User view

To open this view from the main menu, click Controller (System) Setup > User Management > Users and click the Add button (). To open the Edit view, select the user in the table and click the Hyperlink button ().

The User Name property appears above the tabbed area. Use it to assign a unique name to the user type.

If an existing user type is in a locked-out state, a Clear Lockout button displays at the top of the view. Click this button to immediately clear a user from a locked out state.

The tabs configure user types and the associated role(s).

NOTE: A new user type is not created until you click the Save button.

Properties

Property	Value	Description
User Name	text	This can be the name of a person authorized to manage the system, the name of a person type, such as “operator,” “administrator,” or the name of a machine-to-machine user, such as “obix.”
Full Name	text, optional	Assigns a longer name for the user type.
Enabled	`true` or `false`	Turns the use of a user type on (`true`) and off (`false`). You can enter and maintain user information in the system without having to enable the user type. However, user log-on credentials are not valid unless and until the user type is enabled.
Expiration	radio button and drop-down lists	Configures the date and time after which each badge is no longer authorized for use: `never` indicates that the badge does not expire. Six date options: `Month`, `Day`, `Year`, `hour`, `minutes`, and `AM/PM`.
Lock Out	read-only `true` or `false` (available when the `Lockout Enabled` property is set to `true`)	Displays `true` if a user is in a locked-out state. This happens when a user exceeds a maximum number of failed log-in attempts within the defined log-in window of time.
Language	list of two-character language codes, defaults to the language used by the browser	Specifies a lexicon (for example: `fr` or `de`), which configures language support or other customized values, if available, in the system.
Email	email syntax	Specifies a single email address each user logged in to the system with the user type.
Password and Password Confirm	two properties	Specifies and confirms the desired user password.
Force Password Reset	`true` or `false` (default)	`true` requires the user to reset the password at the next login.
Password Expiration	two options with date	Configures password changes. This is a system feature.
Network User	`true` or `false` (default)	Defines if this user definition can be used in other stations. `false` defines a user that is local to this particular station only. `true` automatically replicates (or propagates) the user to subordinate stations that are joined under a Supervisor station.
Authentication Scheme Name	drop-down list	Selects the scheme for verifying username and password.
Cell Phone Number	telephone number	Provides a place to associate a cell phone number with the user.
Auto Logoff Enabled	`true` (default) or `false`	Turns on (`true`) and off (`false`) the use of an auto log-off time. If set to `true` , an `Auto Logoff Time` is required.
Use Default Auto Logoff Period	`true` (default) or `false`	`true` configures the system to use the default auto logoff period. `false` requires the configuration of the logoff period.
Auto Logoff Period	Hours, minutes and seconds	Defines the maximum time a user may remain inactive before the system logs the user off. This security measure takes effect when Auto Logoff Enabled set to `true`.
Profile	drop-down list	Selects one of the available user profiles. For most users, the default `Standard Access Profile` option is used. Select the `Personnel Entry Access Profile` to provide Personnel Entry Management users a more limited set of views and menu options.
Home	name	Provides a home page you can configure and assign to individual users. The value selected here determines the initial logon page that displays when the user logs on to the application. NOTE: This setting only affects the user’s initial logon page and does not change the top-level navigation page that displays when a user clicks the Home link from the main menu.
Notes Required on Ack	`true` (default) or `false`	Defines if a note is required. true requires a user to enter a note when acknowledging an alarm. `true` requires a user to enter a note when acknowledging an alarm `false` disables this requirement.
Default Alarm Console	text	Selects the console that displays initially when an alarm console view opens in cases where you have more than one Alarm Console.
Enable Video Settings	`true` (default) or `false`	Displays and hides the video setting properties. When set to `false`, the following properties do not display in the view: `Layout`, `Alarm Console Popup`, `Action on New Alarm`, and `Action On Video Acknowledgment`.
Layout	drop-down list	Lists the display options that are available for the Alarm Console - Live view. The options determine what information the live console view displays. Some layouts include one or more video feeds.
Alarm Console Popup	`on` or `off` (default)	Enables (`on`) and disables (`off`) the alarm console popup feature. When enabled, new alarms open an alarm popup window. Set AlarmConsolePopup=AllAlarms for the admin user.
Action on New Alarm	drop-down list (defaults to `Load Newest Alarm`)	For video alarms, determines alarm console behavior when a new alarm (with video) occurs. `Load Newest Alarm` automatically displays video associated with the latest alarm. `Manual Alarm Selection` displays no video until you select an alarm in the console.
Action on Video Acknowledgment	drop-down list (defaults to `Load Newest Alarm`)	Determines the video alarm console behavior when a video alarm is acknowledged from the video alarm controls. `Load Newest Alarm` automatically displays the video associated with the acknowledged alarm. `Manual Alarm Selection` displays no video until you select the alarm in the console.
Tenants	Ref Chooser	Opens a list of tenants from which to choose the associated tenant.