How to Enable or Disable the Guest User Access on Your Recorder
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To allow other users to log in to your recorder with minimal permissions, you need to set up separate user access in the menu.
To enable guest access
- Right-click the mouse on the Live View (via TV / monitor) and go to the task bar.
- Click on the Menu and go to Setup.
- Go to System > Users.
- Click on a user# note-and-pencil icon under User Edit.
- For User Enable, choose Enable.
- Customize the User Name.
- Customize the Password. (Password must be a minimum of six characters and can contain a mixture of numbers and letters)
- Type the same password beside Confirm.
- Click on Save.
- Under Authentication, type your admin password (not the one you just created).
- Click on Authenticate.
- Configure Permissions by clicking on the gear icon beside the newly enabled user.
- Check the box where you will allow the user to see or make changes.
- Check the box where you will allow the user to see or make changes.
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Enable the following if you only want to give viewing access without formatting:
- Live Analog Channels
- Playback Analog Channels
- Remote Login
- Enable the following if you want users to manually record or take pictures:
- Manual Record
- Manual Capture
Note: Guest users of your recorder cannot pair the recorder to their own Swann Security account if the recorder is already paired to your account. See Error code 2002: Device already paired: How do I pair my camera to another phone?
To disable guest access
- Right-click the mouse on the Live View (via TV / monitor) and go to the task bar.
- Click on the Menu and go to Setup.
- Go to System > Users.
- Click on a user# note-and-pencil icon under User Edit.
- For User Enable, choose Disable.
- Click on Save.
Note: If the user has knowledge of the admin password, then you must change the password. Admin password cannot be disabled. See also related article: How to stop sharing access to your unit or Swann Security account.