Add Normal User

You can add normal users and assign roles to them for accessing the system and assign role to the normal user. Normal users refer to all users except the admin user.

  1. On the top, select > Basic Management > Account and Security.
  2. Select Users on the left.
  3. Click Add.
  4. Set basic information for the user.
    User Name

    Only letters (a-z, A-Z), digits (0-9), and "-" are allowed.

    Password

    Create an initial password for the user. The user will be asked to change the password when logging in for first time. See First Time Login for Normal User for details.

    Note:

    We highly recommend you to create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three kinds of following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you change your password regularly, especially in the high security system, changing the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.

    Expiry Date

    The date when the user account becomes invalid.

    Email

    The system can notify user by sending an email to the email address. The user can also reset the password via email.

    Note:

    The email address of the admin user can be edited by the user assigned with the role of administrator.

    User Status

    Active is selected by default. If you select Inactive, the user account will be inactivated until you activate it.

    Restrict Concurrent Logins

    To limit the maximum IP addresses logged in to the system using the user account, switch on Restrict Concurrent Logins and set the maximum number of concurrent logins.

  5. Configure permission settings for the user.
    PTZ Control Permission

    Set the permission level (1-100) for PTZ control. The larger the value is, the higher permission level the user has. The user with higher permission level has the priority to control the PTZ of a camera.

    Assign Role

    Select the roles that you want to assign to the user.

    Note:

    If you want to add new roles, click Add. See Add Role for details. Click a role on the list and then View Role Details to view the Basic Information and Permission Settings of the role.

  6. Do one of the following to complete adding the user.

    • Click Add to add the user and return to the user management page.

    • Click Add and Continue to save the settings and continue to add another user.

  7. Optional: Perform further operations on the added normal users.
    Option Description

    Edit User

    Click user name to view and edit user settings.

    Reset Password
    Click user name and click Reset to set a new password for the user. Enter a new password and click Reset.
    Note:

    The admin user can reset the passwords of all the other users (except domain user). Other users with Security permission (in Configuration and Control Permission) can reset the passwords of the users without Security permission. When the normal user's password is reset by admin user, he/she should change the initial password and set a new password when logging into HikCentral Professional via the Web Client.

    Delete User

    Select a users and click Delete to delete the selected user.

    Force Logout

    Select an online user and click Force Logout to log out the online user.

    Inactivate/Activate User

    • The admin user or user with administrator permission can inactivate or activate a user.

    • Select an active users and click Inactivate/Activate to inactivate/activate the user.

    Refresh User

    Click Refresh All to get the latest status of all users.

    Filter User

    Click to set conditions and filter the users.