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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.
Users
Users are individuals with permission to access and use the Senstar Symphony Server, Senstar Symphony Client, and the Senstar Symphony Web Client.
Add a user to a group
You can add a user to a group at any time to grant the permissions for that group to a user.

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.
    - Add a user
      You can add a user to allow someone to use the Senstar Symphony Server and the Senstar Symphony Client.
    - Copy a user
      You can copy a user to use it as a template for a new user.
    - Add a user to a group
      You can add a user to a group at any time to grant the permissions for that group to a user.
    - Supervisor impersonation
      Supervisor impersonation allows two users with lesser permissions to log in simultaneously to impersonate a single user with greater permissions.
  - 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.
  - 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
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Add a user to a group

You can add a user to a group at any time to grant the permissions for that group to a user.

In the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface, click Security > Users.
Select a user and click Edit.
In the Group Membership pane, select the group to which you want to add the user.
Click Save.