Dashboard Login Types

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Spector 360 Management provides two basic Dashboard login types: Standard and Master. Both Master and Standard logins have access to all or specified user recordings, as defined by the login account. The following user roles are possible:

Standard Login - Dashboard users
Master Login - Manage Dashboard logins, resources, and reporting standards
Master Login / Allow Database Maintenance - Manage the database
Master SA - Manage the Spector 360 installation
System - Other System login accounts are used by Spector 360 components to access the Database

Note: A Dashboard login provides access only to the Spector 360 Dashboard application. Separate authentication is required to access the Control Center and standalone Viewers on individual computers.

Standard Login

A Standard login has privileges to view user recordings and create charts and reports in the Dashboard. Most users will have Standard accounts. A Standard login can be set up to use either SQL Server or Windows authentication to open the Dashboard. You can give a Standard login access to all users and events, limited access to users, or limited access to recorded events. Standard logins may view Management resources—users, computers, domains, and groups—but cannot change them. See the table below.

Master Login

A Master login account, similar to a "superuser" login, should be reserved for the person(s) responsible for organizing network resources and managing the Spector 360 data. A Master login, like a Standard login, may have full or limited access to users and/or recorded events, but also has the ability to manage Dashboard login accounts, name and group resources (computers, users, domains), schedule reports, backup the database, and create File Storage shares. A Master login can be set up to use either SQL Server or Windows authentication to log in to Dashboard. See the table below.

Note: Any changes a Master Login makes using the Management tool will affect all Dashboard users logging into the database.

Master Login / Allow Database Maintenance

A user with an understanding of database management can be given a Master Login with Allow Database Maintenance permission. This user doesn't necessarily need access to view user recordings and can be defined with exclusions to users or groups. Database maintenance permission allows a technician to manage the database (with a few functions reserved for SA). Only a Master Login with Database Maintenance permission may create another login with the same database privileges. See the table below.

System Administrator (SA) Master Account

The System Administrator account, similar to a "root" login, is the SQL Server account defined on installation of the Spector 360 SQL Server database. This login is required to start the Dashboard for the first time, and has all Master Dashboard login privileges, all database privileges, installation and update privileges, restore/delete Backup privileges, and database size and memory management privileges. The SA account should be used only by a network or database administrator. We recommend that you do NOT use the SA account for normal Dashboard operation.

Keep the SA password secure

Do not lose the SQL System Administrator credentials. This login is necessary for accessing the SQL Server instance during Spector 360 Setup procedures. If you lose or forget the SA login, follow procedures in Recovering the SA Password.

Create Dashboard Logins Using a Template

To give all users the same Dashboard settings (groups, custom charts, scheduled reports), use a Master Login to set up the ideal account with the charts and reports your organization will use. Then, create new logins by copying this Master Login. Downgrade the new logins to a Standard login type with specific access privileges. See Copying a Login.

Table of Management Permissions

All Dashboard logins can access and use the Dashboard tools. Differences among the login types apply mainly to the Dashboard Management tool. The following table shows permissions for management functions.

Management	SA	Master DB	Master	Standard
Dashboard Logins
View Logins	X	X	X	X
Change SQL password	X	X	X	X (own)
Create/Edit Standard Logins	X	X	X
Create/Edit Master Logins	X	X	X
Create/Edit Master DB Logins	X	X
Access to recorded data can be limited by user and event		X	X	X
Computers
View all	X	X	X	X
Add or Edit description	X	X	X
Users
View users	X	X*	X*	X*
Add a new user	X	X	X
Edit a user name	X	X	X
Programs
View all programs	X	X	X	X
Edit program description	X	X	X
Domains
View all domains	X	X	X	X
Edit a domain description	X	X	X
Groups
View all groups	X	X*	X*	X*
Add or edit groups	X	X*	X*
Delete groups	X	X*	X*
Schedule Reports
View scheduled reports	X	X	X	X
Schedule reports on permitted data	X	X	X
Database Jobs
View database jobs	X	X	X
View Job History	X	X	X
Monitor Job Status	X	X	X
Backup the Databases	X	X
Edit Job Schedule	X
Backup and Restore
View the last Backup Date, Version, Location	X	X	X
Restore a Backup	X
Delete a Backup	X
Databases
View the list of databases	X	X	X
Archive a full STORAGE database	X	X
View Statistics	X	X
View History	X	X
File Storage Location
View locations of file storage	X	X	X	X
View share folder access	X	X	X
Change share name	X	X	X
Database Configuration
Change max database size	X
Change memory size	X
Change settings and options	X	X	X
Change next Database location	X	X	X
Change Backup and Archive Locations	X	X	X
Save Snapshots and Attachments with backup or archive	X	X	X
Space Management
Enable/change options	X	X	X
Website Filtering
View rules	X	X	X	X
Add/edit rules	X	X*	X*
Add/edit Time Profiles	X	X	X
Add/edit Category Groups	X	X	X
Add/edit Custom Categories	X	X	X