User administration

Pearl Nexus has different types user accounts. Depending on the type of user, you will have different privileges.

User types and privileges

There are different types of user accounts:

• Administrator

• Operator

• Viewer

No password is assigned to the user accounts by default. The first time you log in to the Admin panel using the administrator-level account, you're prompted to set passwords for all three user accounts. The Pearl administrator can change passwords at any time using the Admin panel.

You cannot change the default user names or disable user levels. When you log in to the Pearl Nexus, you must log in as one of the three user levels. Private profiles with individually set passwords are not used.

Admin and operator-level users have access to the Admin panel to control the Pearl Nexus. When logged in to the Admin panel, the user level is displayed at the top right corner of the screen.

Administrator

The administrator account is used for all system configuration and has full access to all configuration features with full access to the web-based Admin panel, local console, and remote log in access. The default user name used to log in to the Pearl Nexus is admin.

Operator

The operator account allows users limited configuration control with limited access to the web-based Admin panel, local console, and remote login access. The default user name used to log in to the Pearl Nexus is operator.

Operators can to do the following:

• Configure inputs

• Control recordings (start and stop)

• Rename, download and delete recordings

• Perform network diagnostics

• Switch layouts while live streaming

If an operator does not have the privileges to apply a particular configuration in the Admin panel, the **Apply **button appears grayed-out in color and is not selectable. Administrators can grant operators permission to perform some administrator tasks.

Viewer

The global **viewer **account is exclusively used to view streamed channels. You're prompted to enter the default user name viewer and password to view a channel's live broadcast.

In addition to the global viewer account, each channel can set a viewer password that overrides the global value.

User privileges

The following table outlines the default privileges for each user level.

Table 26 User privileges in the Admin panel