User panel: User access and permissions

Introduction

The user panel allows to manage users by setting up READ and WRITE rights for different permissions in the system. The system allows to setting of 3-tier access permissions, e.g. guest, operator, admin.

Default login and password

By default, the device has a "guest" account with the most extensive access rights ( all rights for view/write):

username: guest

login: guest

To change the user go to the "Main menu" >> "Users".

Administrator account, username, and password

To improve security it is needed to create a new user account with the highest access rights ( all rights for view/write), and to reduce the access rights of the "guest" account or completely remove it from the user accounts.

There is no direct limit on the number of users.

To manage the user accounts go to "Main menu" >> "Users".

To create a new user account press the "add" button:

To edit an existing user account, select it from the list of accounts, and a modal window with options will pop up.

Select user rights in the window that appears and after that click "Save".

To delete an existing user account, select it from the list of accounts and click "Delete".

Fields "E-Mail" and "Phone" are designed to indicate contacts of a user (only one e-mail address and only one phone number). You can easily add a user by name (name string without spaces) to the mailing or SMS lists, if the user has the appropriate type of contact, the notification message will be sent to him.

User access permissions

To limit user access to the subsystems of the device the following groups of access permission are used:

To prevent the user from seeing other user accounts, it is necessary to uncheck the box ("Users")!

Access permissions	Description	Reading	Writing

Access permissions	Description	Reading	Writing
full access	Admin rights	full access for reading including downloading log data	full admin access includes uploading new firmware, downloading system settings, setup Radius, backup and upgrade settings, analog sensors power, setup LTE and VPN connection
electronic keys	Management of iButton access keys and RFID cards	read keys and download keys database	add new keys, delete keys, upload keys database
cameras	Control of video cameras	view camera stream, elements are read on a general permissions	add new IP cameras, delete IP cameras, elements are written on a general permissions
CAN bus	CAN bus control	read CAN bus configuration	delete CAN devices, run and save CAN bus configuration
virtual elements	Virtual elements management (a timer, ping, trigger, Modbus, math, dewpoint, SNMP get)	read Modbus configuration, elements are read on a general permissions	add and delete virtual elements, set Modbus configuration, elements are written on a general permissions
elements	General element management	reading of elements is always available	modify elements, reset element charts data, save to flash
groups	Group management	reading of groups is always available	add and delete groups, disable group notifications
GSM modem	GSM modem control	get modem configuration and status	send SMS (forced by user), set modem configuration, send USSD request, clear SMS list
system log	System log management	View log messages	manage FTP, e-mail, and sensors dump configuration, clear log messages
logic schemes	Logic control	view logics schemes	add new, delete, disable, turn on, and off the logic schemes
modules	General modules management	reading of modules is always available	set up module properties (not used now)
notification	Notification management (mail, trap, SMS, dial, web messages, push)	notification elements are read on a general permissions	add new, modify, delete, and test sending notifications
outlets and relays	Relay control	not used now	not used now
media	SD card, USB flash, and SATA HDD management	read media configuration and status	set media configuration
runtime environment	Runtime management, system control	View network, SNMP, GPS settings, and time configuration	reboot unit, restore settings, upload certificates, set network, DynDNS, SNMP, GPS settings, and time configuration
users	User account management	read the user list (no passwords)	add new, modify, and delete the user account
map	Map management	View map, elements are accessed on a general permissions	upload map picture, configure map view, add sensors to map

Settings recovery

The appliance can save settings to a backup file and restore it later. To save a file with the system settings, follow these steps: in the appliance, interface go to "Main menu" >> "System menu" >> "Export" >> "Download current settings". The file will be saved using the name "settings.vut".

To restore, change, or clone settings, copy the file "settings.vut" to the root of a USB flash drive, without changing the file name. Plug the USB flash drive into the appliance socket "USB" and wait. The update process is displayed on the front panel with flashing LED "ERR". If successful, the "ERR" LED will go off, and the "ACT" LED will blink for a while with increased frequency. If unsuccessful "ERR" LED will remain lit. Remove the USB flash drive and reboot the system. Test the appliance.

Password recovery

Sometimes, in case of loss of all the data on the appliance or, if you have equipment with unknown settings, it may maybe necessary to restore the password identifier and change it to "guest".

Use the file "reset users.vut", and copy this file to the root of a USB flash drive, without changing the file name. The file can be downloaded in the “tools.zip” in the firmware drivers section of your system.

Plug the USB flash drive into the appliance socket "USB" and wait. The update process is displayed on the front panel with flashing LED "ERR".

If successful, the "ERR" LED will go off, and the "ACT" LED will blink for a while with increased frequency.

If unsuccessful "ERR" LED will remain lit. Remove the USB flash drive and reboot the system. Test the appliance.

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