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Senstar Symphony Server
The Senstar Symphony Server includes functionality to manage devices, security, rules, sites, and settings.
Security
Security settings on the Senstar Symphony Server allow you to configure authentication for users, set and change permissions for users and groups quickly, and add watermarks to video.
Security profiles
A security profile is a collection of permissions that you can apply across all users and groups. Security profiles make it easy to switch the permissions for users and groups in the Senstar Symphony Server.
Set the security profile permissions
You can set the security profile permissions for a user or group. When you activate the security profile, the Senstar Symphony Server applies the permissions associated with the security profile to the users and groups.
Site permissions

Introduction
Senstar Symphony is award-winning, intelligent video surveillance software that offers a single, innovative, and open IP video platform for video management, video analytics, system integration, and alarm management.
Senstar Symphony Server
The Senstar Symphony Server includes functionality to manage devices, security, rules, sites, and settings.
- Log in to the Senstar Symphony Server
  You can open the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface in a browser.
- Senstar Symphony Server services
  The Senstar Symphony Server runs the following services.
- Devices
  The Senstar Symphony Server supports cameras, digital input/output devices, and access control devices.
- Security
  Security settings on the Senstar Symphony Server allow you to configure authentication for users, set and change permissions for users and groups quickly, and add watermarks to video.
  - Users
    Users are individuals with permission to access and use the Senstar Symphony Server, Senstar Symphony Client, and the Senstar Symphony Web Client.
  - Groups
    Groups are collections of users with similar permissions for the Senstar Symphony Server and Senstar Symphony Client.
  - Security profiles
    A security profile is a collection of permissions that you can apply across all users and groups. Security profiles make it easy to switch the permissions for users and groups in the Senstar Symphony Server.
    - Add a security profile
      You can copy an existing security profile to add another security profile to the Senstar Symphony Server.
    - Set the security profile permissions
      You can set the security profile permissions for a user or group. When you activate the security profile, the Senstar Symphony Server applies the permissions associated with the security profile to the users and groups.
    - Activate a security profile
      You can activate a security profile to apply all of the permissions that you configure for users and groups under that security profile.
    - Remove a security profile
      You can remove a security profile from the Senstar Symphony Server as long as the security profile is not active. You cannot remove the default security profile.
  - Logins
    The Logins page displays sessions for both the Senstar Symphony Server and the Senstar Symphony Client.
  - Active Directory integration
    The Active Directory authentication security mode uses Active Directory to authenticate users.
  - Security authentication
    The Senstar Symphony security authentication mode authenticates usernames and passwords that you create for users in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.
  - Watermarking
    The Senstar Symphony uses watermarking to detect tampered video and audio. Watermarking works in the Senstar Symphony Client, Senstar Symphony Player, and Senstar Symphony Web Client.
- Rules
  The Senstar Symphony Server can generate alarms from rules. Rules include events, action sets, and schedules.
- Licenses
  License settings for the Senstar Symphony Server allow you to view and refresh licenses.
- Settings
  The settings for the Senstar Symphony Server allow you to configure servers, general settings, email notifications, health monitoring, Senstar Enterprise Manager integration, updates, and backup and restore.
- Analytics
  Senstar Symphony video analytics provide real-time alerts, smart video search, and reporting.
Senstar Symphony Client
The Senstar Symphony Client includes functionality to monitor cameras, manage video, generate reports, and configure alarms.
Senstar Symphony Web Client
The Senstar Symphony Web Client includes functionality to monitor cameras, manage video, generate reports, and configure alarms.
Senstar Symphony Player
The Senstar Symphony Player is an application that can view video files created in the Senstar Symphony Client.
Legal information
Copyright © 2024 Senstar Corporation and/or its Licensor(s). All rights reserved.

Site permissions

General


Permission	Description
Change IO State	This permissions allows a user to change the IO state of devices in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Configure Maps	This permission allows a user to configure maps in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Connect	This permission allows a user to connect to servers.
Delete Footage	This permission allows a user to delete video footage in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Export Video	This permission allows a user to export video from the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Get Logs	This permission allows a user to view and download logs in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Manage Bookmarks	This permission allows a user to create and edit bookmarks in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Manage Services	This permission allows a user to start, stop, and restart Senstar Symphony services in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Play Sounds	This permission allows a user to play audio in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.

Configuration


Permission	Description
Add Devices	This permission allows a user to add devices in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.
Change Access Control	This permission allows a user to configure access control devices in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.
Change Settings	This permission allows a user to change the general settings in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.

Alarm


Permission	Description
Add Alarm	This permission allows a user to create alarms in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Manage Alarms	This permission allows a user edit and delete alarms in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Mark Alarms	This permission allows a user to mark alarms as an alarm, false alarm, or real actionable in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
View Alarms	This permission allows a user to view alarms in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.

Backup


Permission	Description
Backup	This permission allows a user to configure backup options in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.
Restore	This permission allows a user to restore a configuration in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.

Face Recognition


Permission	Description
Change faces/people	This permission allows a user to edit faces and associated information for the Face Recognition video analytic in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Manage Face Lists	This permission allows a user to add faces to or remove faces from a list.
View faces/people	This permission allows a user to view faces and associated information for the Face Recognition video analytic in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.

LPR


Permission	Description
Add or Edit License Plate Metadata	This permission allows a user to add or edit license plate information for the Automatic License Plate Recognition video analytic in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Delete License Plate	This permission allows a user to delete license plate information from the Automatic License Plate Recognition video analytic in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Export License Plates	This permission allows a user to export license plate information from the Automatic License Plate Recognition video analytic in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Manage License Plate Lists	This permission allows a user to create and edit license plate lists for the Automatic License Plate Recognition video analytic in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Manage Special Characters	This permission allows a user to add special character mappings for the Automatic License Plate Recognition video analytic in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Perform License Plate Search	This permission allows a user to search for license plate information from the Automatic License Plate Recognition video analytic in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
View License Plate Log	This permission allows a user to view the license plate log from the Automatic License Plate Recognition video analytic in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
View License Plate Metadata Configuration	This permission allows a user to view the license plate metadata configuration for the Automatic License Plate Recognition video analytic in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.

Messenger


Permission	Description
Modify Pre-written Messages	This permission allows a user to edit the canned messages in the messenger in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Send Messages	This permission allows a user to send messages using the messenger in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.

Point of Sale


Permission	Description
Change POS data	This permission allows a user to modify the point-of-sale data in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
View POS data	This permission allows a user to view point-of-sale data in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.

Report


Permission	Description
Execute Report	This permission allows a user to run reports in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.

Rule


Permission	Description
Add Rules	This permission allows a user to create rules in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.

Search


Permission	Description
Convert Searches	This permission allows a user to convert search results to AVI or MPEG files in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Delete Searches	This permission allows a user to delete searches in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Search	This permission allows a user to perform searches in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.

Security


Permission	Description
Activate Security Profile	This permission allows a user to activate security profiles in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.
Change Authentication Mode	This permission is not used.
Edit Security	This permission allows a user to edit security settings in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.
Manage Security Profiles	This permission allows a user to add, edit, and delete security profiles in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.

Subscription


Permission	Description
Change Subscriptions	This permission allows a user to change the notification settings in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.
View Subscriptions	This permission allows a user to view the notification settings in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.

UI


Permission	Description
Change Carousels	This permission allows a user to edit camera carousels in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.
Configure Visual Tracking	This permission allows a user to add, edit, and delete visual tracking links in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Lock UI	This permission allows a user to lock the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Manage Shared Views	This permission allows a user to edit and save shared views in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
View Carousels	This permission allows a user to view camera carousels in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.

User


Permission	Description
Add Users	This permission allows a user to create users in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface.
Multiple Logins	This permission allows a user to log in to multiple Senstar Symphony Client interface and Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface instances concurrently.

Video Wall


Permission	Description
Change Video Wall Client	This permission allows a user to configure video wall clients in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Control Video Walls	This permission allows a user to remotely control video wall clients in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
Create Video Walls	This permission allows a user to create video walls in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.