2.18 User Management
2.18 User Management
2.18 User Management
2.18 User Management
2.18.1
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2.18.1 Introduction
The new user management and security features include: - Temporary simple desk lock mechanism.
- User management for up to 32 users. - Users have privilege levels.
- These levels of privilege can prevent an inexperienced user from destroying show data. - Users can have their own user profile.
- User profiles include views and default settings, even a set of default views that can be loaded into any show. - Multiple users can share one user profile ( although they can have different privilege levels).
- Forced login at desk start as an option.
When you get a new desk, or you update your old version:
All user management features are disabled by default. If you do not touch them, you will not notice a difference to the older versions of grandMA. Internally you will be automatically logged in as administrator, working with a default user profile.
The user management is not show-dependent. It is affecting all shows on your desk.
2.18.2 Locking the Desk
2.18.2 Locking the Desk
2.18.2 Locking the Desk
2.18.2 Locking the Desk
2.18.2 Locking the Desk
Locking the desk is a method to temporarily protect your desk against misuse from inexperienced users. It is not suitable for permanent protection.
Locking the desk is not affecting the output. All running programs continue to do so. But the complete surface of the desk is inaccessible. Eventual playing around with the master fader will be ignored.
Activating Desk Lock:
- Press CTRL-PAUSE on the PC-Keyboard - All touchscreens will show DESK LOCKED. - Desk is locked.
Deactivating Desk Lock:
- Press CTRL-PAUSE on the PC-Keyboard again. - All touchscreens will restore to the original screens. - Desk is unlocked.
CAUTION:
Due to the fact, that the master fader is not motorised, master dimming may jump to an unwanted level upon deactivation of desk lock. So have a look at it before you deactivate desk lock! For the grandMA ultra-light this is also valid for all other faders.
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2.18.3 Concept of User Profiles
2.18.3 Concept of User Profiles
2.18.3 Concept of User Profiles
2.18.3 Concept of User Profiles
2.18.3 Concept of User Profiles
- The desk has a list of users.
- Each user can have his own user profile, but he can also share a profile with other users. - A user profile includes views, quikey arrangement and playback settings.
- This part is used to store and load default Views, Setup and Default settings (Encoder and Trackball sensitivity and Wheel function ààààà2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13 Settings in the Setup menu Furthermore Cue Timing, Executor Defaults, Sheet Sorting, Sheet Fontsize, Sheet Readout, Misc., Preset Colours, Attribute Grouping and Store Options ààààà2.14 2.14 2.14 2.14 2.14 Settings in the DEFAULTS menu).
- Each show contains a full set of local user profiles. These local user profiles can be stored as default in the global parts and they can be loaded from there.
- When saving a show on floppy disk, all users registered to this console will also be saved with all default settings. When loading a show from floppy disk to another console, all users including all default settings will automati- cally be transferred to the new console. Individual users can use these profiles for a particular show or for other shows in which this console is used.
2.18.4 Creating a new User
2.18.4 Creating a new User
2.18.4 Creating a new User
2.18.4 Creating a new User
2.18.4 Creating a new User
To create a new user, you need to have administrator privilege level: - Go to TOOLS menu.
- Go to USER / CONFIGURATION. - Press the NEW USER button.
- You will be asked for a unique new user name. After you have entered the name, a new user appears in the list. - Edit the full name for the new user. The full name should differ from the user name, because it is shown public
in the headline of the tools menu, while the user name is only used for login. - Change the rights (privilege level) for the new user.
- By default, the new user is using the DEFAULT user profile. If the user should use a different or an independent user profile, change his user profile. If you create a new user profile in this way, it is initialised with the default profile.
Beside the users which are in the list, there is always one hidden administrator. You can not delete or change this administrator.
His user name is ADMIN and he is using the DEFAULT user profile. Login becomes enabled if at least one user is in the visible user list.
Of course the presence of the ADMIN is destroying a real security concept. But on the other hand you will never really lose access to your desk.
2.18.5 Deleting a User
2.18.5 Deleting a User
2.18.5 Deleting a User
2.18.5 Deleting a User
2.18.5 Deleting a User
To delete a user, you need to have administrator privilege level: - Go to TOOLS menu.
- Go to USER / CONFIGURATION. - Select the user you want to delete. - Press the DELETE USER button.
- The user will disappear. If he was the only one to use a certain user profile, this profile will also be deleted. Please note, that you can not delete yourself from the list.
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2.18.6 User Rights
2.18.6 User Rights
2.18.6 User Rights
2.18.6 User Rights
To change the rights (privilege level) of a user, you need to have administrator privilege level: - Go to TOOLS menu.
- Go to USER / CONFIGURATION.
- Edit the RIGHTS field of the respective user you want to change.
Please note, that you can not change your own rights (simply because you are in the User Manager menu, you already have administrator rights. If you would change that, you would lock yourself out from this menu.) At the moment, the following privilege levels are implemented:
PLAYBACK:
- User can use all playback functions. - He can load shows.
- He has no access to any function that would change the show, beside from playback parameters.
- Even if he has changed playback settings, the show will not be saved. In this way, the next time the desk starts or the show is loaded, everything is as it was before.
PROGRAMMING:
- User has full access to all functions, except User Management and Desk Software Update. ADMINISTRATOR:
- Beside all other functions, User Management and Update of Desk Software are enabled.
Some grandMA operators may find it helpful to create a user with playback rights only, for their own personal use. After they have finished programming, during the real show, they log in as this playback user, so they can be sure not to change anything in their precious show data ( of course they should save their show before they log in as playback user!).
It is not necessary to save the whole desk after you have changed something in the User Manager. All data of the User Manager is immediately saved when you leave the User Manager menu!
2.18.7 Login
2.18.7 Login
2.18.7 Login
2.18.7 Login
2.18.7 Login
Login is only enabled if at least one user appears in the user list (TOOLS menu / User Configuration). To do a manual login:
- Go to TOOLS menu. - Press LOGIN button.
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All touchscreens will show LOGIN, and you have to enter a valid user name. During LOGIN, the surface of the desk is locked.
LOGIN does not affect playback. All running programs continue to do so.
After a successful login, the views of the corresponding user profile will appear on the screens. Furthermore, the users saved setup and default settings will automatically be loaded, too.
If a user loads a certain show for the very first time (he has never used this show before), this show will be loaded with the previously used profile and NOT with his personal user profile. If needed, the personal user profile can be loaded afterwards.
2.18.8 Save or Load User Profiles (Default)
2.18.8 Save or Load User Profiles (Default)
2.18.8 Save or Load User Profiles (Default)
2.18.8 Save or Load User Profiles (Default)
2.18.8 Save or Load User Profiles (Default)
Individual user profiles are saved independently from the show and can thus be loaded for any other show afterwards. - Go to the TOOLS menu.
- Pressing the button LOAD USER DEFAULTS will load your own profile (current settings will be overwritten). - Pressing the button SAVE USER DEFAULTS will save current settings into the independent user profile (Default).
This profile can now also be used in other shows.
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2.18.9 Forced Login at Desk Start
2.18.9 Forced Login at Desk Start
2.18.9 Forced Login at Desk Start
2.18.9 Forced Login at Desk Start
2.18.9 Forced Login at Desk Start
Forced Login is only enabled if at least one user appears in the user list (TOOLS menu / User Configuration). To change the Forced Login setting, you need to have administrator privilege level:
- Go to TOOLS menu.
- Go to USER / CONFIGURATION.
- Press the FORCE LOGIN AT DESKSTART button.
If you switch on FORCED LOGIN, upon every desk start or loading of a show, the desk will automatically bring up the login screen.
If FORCED LOGIN is switched off, upon desk start the desk will automatically login the user who was last logged in.
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2.18.1
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- Go to TOOLS menu. - Look at the title.
It says TOOLS MENU, current user is .
The name that you see there is the public full name of the user currently logged in.
Please note that the short user name, used for login, may (and should) be different from this full name.