Datapath WallControl 10 URM User guide

Brand: Datapath

Model: WallControl 10 URM

Type: User guide

TOC

Introduction 4

Pre-requisites 5

SecurityOn/Off.exe 5

The Security Server 5

The Security Administration Client 5

Import Users 6

Create a Role 8

How to Create a Role 8

Assign Users to a Role 10

Assign Wall Permissions 12

Selecting Permissions 12

Default Permissions 13

Wall Permissions 13

Roles with Limited Wall Permissions 14

Providers and Sources 15

Wall Permissions Key 16

Editing Roles 17

Assigning a new user to the role 17

Edit Role Panel 17

Wall Permissions 18

Deleting Roles 18

Glossary Of Terms 19

Providers 19

Roles 19

User Rights Management - URM 19

Walls 19

Wall Permissions 19

Windows® Active Directory 19

Security Server 19

Security Application Client 20

URM Database 20

Users 20

FAQ's 21

Q: I can't seem to connect to a Wall? 21

Q: I have created a new template but I can't see it on the template tab in the

WallControl 10 application? 21

Q: Ihave set permissions for a specific role to view sources but the sources don't

appear in the Sources tab on the WallControl 10 application? 21

Q: I cannot open the WallControl 10 Security Client application, I just get a blank

window and an error message? 21

Q: I have edited Wall Permissions but none of the changes have registered within

the Role? 22

Q: I have installed the WallControl 10 Security Client application but the application

won't open? 22

Glossary 23

Index 24

Introduction

The WallControl 10 Security Administration Client allows Administrators to assign specific

Users to Roles on a wall by wall basis. Users are assigned Roles based on their Windows®

example a User can be assigned a role allowing unrestricted access on one wall but

assigned a role on another wall which only allows the launching of pre-determined lay-

outs.

The application allows you to carry out the following User Rights Management (URM)

tasks:

l Import users from the Windows® Active Directory into the database.

l Create and edit roles.

l Assign permissions to providers, layouts and sources giving specific roles access to

them.

l Assign Roles to walls.

Pre-requisites

The Server must be added to a Windows® domain. This is because the User Rights Man-

agement needs to obtain the login credentials of all users. Also, the Client systems must

be added to the same Windows domain as the Server.

A WallControl 10-Pro serial dongle must be inserted into a vacant USB port. When a data-

base of users is created it is tied to your specific serial number contained within the

dongle itself. If the dongle is removed or swapped, the URM security client will not open

and an error message is displayed, therefore it is important the dongle is not removed.

SecurityOn/Off.exe

The SecurityOnOff.exe program must be run to enable the security for the URM. To run

the SecurityOnOff.exe, ensure you are logged into Windows® with Administrator Rights.

Locate and double click on the SecurityOnOff.exe file:

Program Files\WallControl 10\ Security Server\SecurityOnOff

The Security Server

The User Rights Management has a dedicated server that must be loaded prior to using

the Application Client. Starting the WallControl 10 server will load both the WallControl 10

server and the WallControl 10 Security Server.

To start the servers, go to Start/All Programs/WallControl 10/WallControl 10 Server

The Security Administration Client

The Security Administration Client (the URM application itself) should be installed on the

Server.

To start the Security Administration Client, go to Start/All Programs/WallControl

10/WallControl 10 Security Administration Client

Import Users

Users are imported into the database from the Windows® Active directory. The Active Dir-

ectory is where information on all active users on a domain are stored. The WallControl 10

User Import panel displays a list of all domain users. This enables an administrator to cre-

ate roles based on individuals who have access to the domain on which the WallControl

10 server and client resides.

To import users for selection click, on the Open Import Users icon located on the User

panel:

The list of potential users will be displayed alphabetically (by first name) in the User panel.

The panel now displays a list of users that can be imported into the User Rights Man-

agement (URM) database. You can use the alphabetical drop down menu (1) to access spe-

cific users quickly.

When using WallControl 10 Security Administration Client for the first time the first role

created should be that of an Administrator. Once the Administrator role is established, the

Administrator can then go on to create the required operator roles using the same

method. It should be noted that an Administrator Role will need to be created for each

wall on the server.

To create the Administrator Role, firstly select the user from the list by clicking the relevant

check box. This should be the Administrator user you are currently logged into the Win-

dows® domain as. This will enable you to test the validity of the role prior to assigning

more users.

Once the user has been selected click on the Import Selected User icon (2).

Click on the arrow (3) to close the User Import panel.

Create a Role

A Role is a set of user permissions that can be assigned to a user or group of users. Each

role can be created with specific tasks in mind, for example you may require certain users

to have visibility of inputs and sources or restricted access to certain layout files. Roles

offer great flexibility enabling you to fully manage your display wall.

How to Create a Role

On initial installation, the first role to create should be an overall Administrator Role. The

Administrator will have access to all user rights therefore the Administrator will create all

subsequent roles. All subsequent roles are created in exactly the same way as detailed

below.

To create the role, ensure you are logged on to the Windows® domain as an admin-

istrator.

Open the Roles tab (1) in the WallControl 10 Security Administration Client and click on

Create Role.

In this instance a controlling administrator role is being created, therefore "Head Admin-

istrator" has been entered as a Display name (2). Entering a display name is mandatory.

Beneath the Display name is a line for creating a short description of the Role (3). As this

Role will be the head Administrator Role "Access to All" has been added. Adding a descrip-

tion is also mandatory.

The "Base on" function (4), allows new roles to be based on Roles previously created. This

saves time if the permissions within the Roles are similar. Select the Role you wish to base

your new Role on from the drop down list then apply it by clicking on the apply icon (5).

You can then edit the Wall Permissions for your new Role.

Each newly created Role has to be assigned to a wall, to do this simply use the drop down

arrow (6) and select the wall you wish to associate the Role with. The wall the Role is

assigned to can be changed at any time using the drop down list.

Click on "SAVE" at the bottom right of the application window and the Role will be created,

saved and displayed on the Roles panel.

The Role now needs to be assigned Wall Permissions. (See Assign Wall Permissions).

Assign Users to a Role

Now the Head Administrator role has been created, (3) you need to assign a user to that

role. As it's the first role created you will need to assign yourself to that role, this in turn

will allow you to grant Wall Permissions to the role.

The role of Head Administrator has now been created and is displayed in the application

window (3). Now we will allocate a user to this role:

Assign users from the user database that was imported from the Windows® Active Dir-

ectory. (See Import Users). Users are listed in alphabetical order, use the alphabetical drop

down list to locate the required user quickly.

To select a user for the role click in the check box next to the users name (1), once selected

the user will appear in the "Selected for Assignment" panel (2).

When assigning users to subsequent roles, multiple users can be selected however, for the

role of Head Administrator in this example, only one user will be selected.

The selected user now needs to be assigned to a specific role, in the example above, only

one role has been created (3). All roles that are created will be displayed in this panel

along with the wall the role is associated with.

To assign the user to the role, simply click on the role representation and a tick will appear

in the top left corner indicating the role has been selected. On the left of the role is an

information button (4) which when clicked, populates the "Role Properties" panel with

information regarding the role.

Once the user has been assigned click on Save (5) and the user will appear in the

"Assigned Users" panel. Assignment to that role is now complete.

To remove a User from a Role, uncheck the User in the Assigned Users Panel and click on

Save (5)

Now the user is assigned the Role, permissions need to be allocated to the Role. (See

Assign Wall Permissions)

Assign Wall Permissions

Wall Permissions enable the Administrator to manage what tasks can be carried out by cer-

tain Roles/Users. Restrictions can be put in place to enable Roles to only open certain lay-

out files or have access to specific providers or inputs.

The first role that is created, the "Head Administrator" role, should be given access to all

Wall Permissions, this way the "Head Administrator" can create subsequent Roles for

other users.

Assigning Wall Permissions can be implemented when the role is being created i.e. when

using the Create Role panel or after the role has been created using the Edit Role panel.

Selecting Permissions

It is recommended that the Wall Permissions for each role are considered carefully as

many permutations exist. It's best to plan beforehand what permissions are required for

each Role. In the example we have been following the "Head Administrator" Role is

required to have all Wall Permissions assigned.

To select all permissions for the "Head Administrator" role simply check all the boxes in

the Wall Permissions panel, including the Default permissions.

Default Permissions

Default permissions (1) are designed to save time editing roles if new items are added to

the wall. For example, in the illustration above all Default settings have been selected for

the Providers. By selecting these Default settings, should a new type of Provider be

installed on the server, the wall permissions will automatically be selected with the default

settings.

Wall Permissions

Wall Permissions (2) dictate what the working limitations are for each Role. A Role may be

required to load specific layout files or open particular templates.

By selecting "All" every permission within the group will be selected, specific permissions

can be de-selected at any time but any changes will need to be saved to take effect.

Roles with Limited Wall Permissions

As an Administrator you may be required to create Roles for users with limited per-

missions. For instance, an operator may be required to display certain templates on spe-

cific walls using the Templates tab in the WallControl 10 application. The following

example shows how permissions could be assigned:

In this example, the Role of "Control Room Operator 1" (3) has permission to connect to

the "Blueprint" Wall (4).

The task of this particular Role requires the user to drag the Control Room 1 and Control

Room 3 templates on to the "Blueprint" wall, therefore permission has been assigned to

"Display" these two templates.

However, to enable the user to carry out this task, they must be able to view the templates

on the Template tab in the WallControl 10 application, therefore permission has been

assigned for this role to View the two templates (5).

Although another template for this Wall exist, it remains invisible to this particular Role.

Providers and Sources

In the example above, a Role has been created for an Input Coordinator (6) who's respons-

ibility it is to control the display of Vision inputs on the "Blueprint" Wall.

Permissions have been assigned allowing this role to Apply Vision inputs to the wall using

the Vision Provider installed in the system (7). However, users assigned to this role must

be able to view the sources on the Sources tab in the WallControl 10 application, therefore

View permissions on all Vision sources have also been assigned.

As the Vision inputs are furnished by the VisionProvider, the View permission of the

Vision provider is also required (8). Failure to assign the Vision Provider View permission,

will result in the sources not being visible on the Sources tab on the WallControl 10 applic-

ation.

Once all the permissions have been assigned, click "SAVE".

Wall Permissions Key

Permission Description

Default Per-

missions

Automatically add default permissions to new additions to the group.

All Select all permissions in the group. (Not Default permissions).

Add Source Add new sources to the Sources tab

Display Display an item to the wall i.e. Template/Layout/Source.

Connect The ability to connect to a Wall.

Create The ability to create new Templates/Layouts/Walls

Delete

Permission to delete Providers/Wall/Templates/Layouts from the

WallControl 10 application

Desktop Display the desktop capture for a selected Wall.

Discover

Discover selected walls when the application is started. Without Dis-

cover permission assigned, a wall will not be available in the applic-

ation for that particular role.

Edit The ability to edit Templates and Layouts.

Edit Security Edit the security features of a Wall.

Edit Properties Edit the properties of a source in the application Sources Tab.

Manipulate

Assign this permission to enable a user to move and resize a source

displayed on the Wall.

Rename Assign permission to rename the Providers and Sources.

Search Enables a role to use the search function. Creating search tags etc.

View Enables the role to view specific items in the application.

Editing Roles

When a new Role has been created, an Administrator has the ability to edit it should the

need arise. For instance, new providers/inputs have been installed or there is a require-

ment to upgrade permissions to a Role.

Assigning a new user to the role

Assigning a new user to the role does not require any editing of the role. The same pro-

cedure is used as detailed in Assign User to a Role.

Edit Role Panel

To enter the Edit Role panel, simply click on the Edit Role tab (1) and select a role when

prompted (2).

When the Role is selected a panel is displayed (5) which gives details of who created the

Role and when it was created. Also displayed is a list of users assigned to the role.

Wall Permissions

Wall Permissions (4) can be edited to reflect changes in Role responsibilities. A role must

be selected to enable any changes to be made. Information on how to allocate Wall Per-

missions can be found here.

Any changes made to the Wall Permissions panel must be saved for the changes to take

effect.

Deleting Roles

To delete the Role from the list click on the delete icon (3). The delete icon is only active in

Edit mode.

Glossary Of Terms

Providers

Hardware or software designed to provide inputs for the video wall, for example: Video

capture cards, IP Streaming device, Remote connection or Internet browser.

Roles

Roles is the name given to a specific set of tasks that can be created and assigned to a user

or group of users.

User Rights Management - URM

The application created to enable the management of assigning permissions and Users to

Roles.

Walls

A multi-monitor Video wall on which to display a variety of input types like video and IP

streaming.

Wall Permissions

A selection of settings used to create a Role. Wall Permissions allow a user, assigned to a

Role access to various functions like creating new Layouts or Templates, having the ability

add inputs to the Wall and manipulated them.

Windows® Active Directory

A domain controller that authorises and authenticates all users and computers on a Win-

dows® domain network. It manages and stores information regarding users on a net-

work.

Security Server

A dedicated Server for the Security Application Client. The Security Server must be loaded

prior to using the Security Application Client

Security Application Client

The application for User Rights Management.

URM Database

A repository storing information on users imported from the Windows® Active Directory

and Roles that have been created.

Users

Persons tasked with operating a display wall using the WallControl 10 application.

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Datapath WallControl 10 URM User guide

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