The Users tab allows Administrators to manage users registered to the selected Orchid Recorder. Each Orchid Recorder is configured with one administrator user by default; this user is created during installation and cannot be removed. Additional users may be created with varying levels of access (determined by each user’s role).
About Orchid Recorder User Roles
There are four different user roles in Orchid Recorder, each with a different level of access:
- Live Viewer: A Live Viewer is only able to view live video.
- Viewer: A Viewer is able to view live and recorded video, use the Smart Search feature, use the Save Frame feature, and view Events.
- Manager: A Manager can view live and recorded video, use the Smart Search feature, use the Save Frame feature, view Events, export video, view System Reports, and control PTZ Players. (The Manager is not able to create or manage users or cameras.)
- Administrator: An Administrator is able to do everything within Orchid Recorder, including activating Orchid Recorder, adding new users and cameras, resetting passwords, and viewing System Reports.
User roles are set when you create new users, however, an Administrator may change the role of an existing user by clicking the Edit pencil icon. Find out more about editing users later in this section.
Access the Orchid Recorder Users List
- Sign in to Orchid Fusion/Hybrid VMS as an Administrator.
- Open the System Menu in the top-right corner of the screen and select Servers.
- Click on (and expand) the server you want to work with. Then click on the Users tab.
The Orchid Recorder Users screen lists all of the users that have been added, and their assigned roles. Descriptions of the four roles appear at the bottom of the screen.
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