User administration
Unify 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
Your Epiphan Cloud user type will determine your Epiphan Unify user type. For example, If you are logged into Epiphan Cloud as admin when you log into Epiphan Unify, you will log into Epiphan Unify as administrator. If you are logged into Epiphan Cloud as operator when you log into Epiphan Unify, you will log into Epiphan Unify as operator.
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.
Operator
The operator account allows users limited configuration control with limited access to the web-based Admin panel and remote login access.
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, see Assign administrator privileges to operators.
User privileges
The following table outlines the default privileges for each user level. For administrator-level privileges that can be assign to operators, see Assign administrator privileges to operators.
Table 1 User privileges in the Admin panel
| Action or Menu Option | operator | admin |
|---|---|---|
| View channel output | ü | ü |
| Channel Operations | ||
| View channel configuration | ü | ü |
| Rename a channel | ü | |
| Configure stream channel | ü | |
| Configure stream sources | ü | |
| Start/stop recording | ü | ü |
| Start/stop a stream | ü | ü |
| Configure channel metadata | ü | |
| View recorded files list | ü | ü |
| Rename recorded files | ü | ü |
| Download recorded files | ü | ü |
| Delete recorded files | ü | ü |
| Input Source Operations | ||
| View input source configuration | ü | ü |
| Rename input | ü | |
| Configure input | ü | ü |
| View input snapshot | ü | ü |
| System Configuration Operations | ||
| View system configuration | ü | ü |
| Configure Automatic File Upload (AFU) | ü | |
| Configure date and time preferences (only time zone selection in Unify) | ü | |
| Upload and delete media | ü | |
| Backup device configuration | ü | |
| Restore device configuration | ü | |
| View System Information | ü | ü |
Assign administrator privileges to operators
Administrators can assign additional administrative-level privileges to operators from the Security menu in the Admin panel. The following table lists the available options and their associated privileges.
Table 2 Options with additional operator privileges
| Option | Operator admin functions |
|---|---|
| Channel configuration | Add, remove, and rename a channel |
| Configure channel encoder settings | |
| Create and configure a custom layout for a channel | |
| Configure, remove, rename, and publish a stream for a channel | |
| Configure channel metadata | |
| Upload, download, and delete media files | |
| **Input configuration ** | Add and rename video and audio inputs |
| Configuration presets control1 | Create, delete, and apply configuration presets |
| System configuration | Configure the video output settings |
| Configure Automatic File Upload (AFU) | |
| Configure the date and time preferences (only time zone is configurable in Unify) | |
| System maintenance | Apply configuration presets2 |
1Only configuration presets that don't include the System group are allowed. 2Allow operators to apply configuration presets that include the System group.
Assign administrative privileges to operators using the Admin panel
Log in to the Admin panel as admin, see Connect to the Admin panel.
From the Configuration menu, select Security. The Security configuration page opens.
Under Additional operator privileges, check options to assign those administrator privileges to operators, and then click Apply.