Profiles are pre-defined sets of access privileges that define the ICPAM modules and commands available to a user. For example, users that should have all privileges can be assigned to the Administrators profile.
If the profile enhancement feature is set in the system configuration settings (for more information, see Logins Settings), the following changes occur in this module:
· While creating user profiles, the application prompts the user to select hierarchical location for a specific user profile.
· When the profile enhancement feature is set, the administrator profile cannot be reused even by the cpamadmin, that is, the cpamadmin cannot assign the administrator profile to any profile users.
· Assigning a location to a profile in the Hierarchical location field specifies the location of the profile. Other than the cpamadmin this specific profile can be accessed only by the users belonging to this location
Note: You cannot modify the Administrators profile (which is read-only).
To create profiles, do the following:
Step 1 Select Users > Profiles.
Step 2 To add a profile, click the Add button.
Step 3 From the Template drop-down list on the resulting dialog, select the profile template that most closely matches the desired level of user access for your new profile.
· Default - A basic set of privileges is set.
· Most Restrictive - No privileges are set.
· Least Restrictive - All privileges are set
Step 4 Click OK to open the Add Profile dialog box,
Step 5 Enter the basic profile settings:
· Type the profile name
· Select the Enabled option
· Specify the Location
Step 6 Click on the General tab to define the basic profile properties. Click the check box in front of an option to enable or disable a specific privilege, as described below.
General Settings: Profile Module
Make sure to click on each of the option group items (Login/Logout, Events/Alarms, Help, and Miscellaneous) in the left pane, below the tab labels.
Step 7 Click on the Modules tab to specify which the modules will be accessible to this profile, as shown below.
a. Expand the tree in the left pane, and select an ICPAM module
b. Select Allow access to module to enable access to the module.
c. (Optional) Use the Default Filter with modules such as Event, Badge, and Personnel to define the filter applied when a user opens the module.
Example
To create a profile with access to the Events module that displays events for a specific door by default, complete the following steps:
§ Create a profile with access to the Events module as described in the previous steps.
– Click Default Filter, as shown below.
– Select the Device tab.
– Click Choose.
– In
the Choose Devices dialog box, expand the physical driver device tree
and select a door.
– Click
OK to save the changes and close the dialog
box.
Step 8 Click the Device Commands tab to define the hardware configuration commands available to the user.
a. In the left pane, expand or collapse the list of commands for a type of device.
b. Click on a command to select it.
c. Select the following options:
Allow Command to be issued: |
Indicates the conditions required before the command can be issued. The options available for this field are: · Default: If this user profile has the privilege to issue device commands (determined by the Allow issuing device command as default option in the General tab’s Miscellaneous group), access to the selected command is enabled by default. · No: Deny access to the selected command. · Yes: Allow access to the selected command. |
Filter: | Apply a filter to limit the devices for the command. |
Step 9 Click the Data Types tab to define the data available to this profile.
a. In the left pane, expand or collapse the list, and select a specific type of data.
b. To restrict the profile’s access to that data, select the appropriate set of check boxes for the following options:
Option |
Description |
---|---|
View |
Allows the user to view the selected data type. |
Create |
Allows the user to add and create the selected data type. |
Modify |
Allows the user to modify existing data of this type. |
Delete |
Allows the user to delete data of this type. |
Step 10 Click the Save and Close button to save the profile settings.
Step 11 Assign the profile to one or more ICPAM operators using the Logins module as explained in Creating User Login Accounts and Assigning Profiles.
See also:
Creating User Login Accounts and Assigning Profiles