Setting User Restrictions in Administrator Mode

When Dynam-EC is started in Administrator mode (see Command Line Options). The User Restrictions segment is displayed in the Settings screen. The settings in this segment enable a system administrator to restrict the changes that users can make to the project file (*.ccr).

To save any user restrictions to the project file, the project file must be in Administrator mode. Any user restrictions are lost if the system administrator switches to another operating mode, and then saves the file.

To select or deselect a setting, click the checkbox next to it.

The list of User Restrictions settings comprises:

Setting

Comments / Description

Remove configure palette and canvas

When Dynam-EC is not in Administrator mode, Configure Canvas mode and the Settings button are removed. Only the Assignment and Alias Label modes are available to the user.

This means that the user cannot:

  • Add conferences, Port Viewers, or preset conferences to the canvas, or remove them.

  • Change the items / devices available to them on the palette.

  • Change any prompts or other settings.

  • Assign or modify the Assigned Panel.

The user continues to have full control of the conferences and Port Viewers already on the canvas. The user can:

Assign items from the palette, and assign aliases.

Remove items from both conferences and Port Viewers (even if those items are not present in the palette and / or have been assigned by another user).

Restrict to items on palette

Except in Administrator mode, the user cannot modify the members of conferences and Port Viewers, if they are not present on the palette.

Conference members that are not on the palette are displayed in a semi-transparent state to show that they cannot be modified.

Prevent level adjustment

Except in Administrator mode, the user cannot modify port input or output levels.

When the user tries to use the mouse wheel to adjust port levels, the level appears to change, but then reverts to the original setting as soon as the adjustment ceases. No level change is sent to the matrix.

Remove cursor [dynamic] meter

Except in Administrator mode, the user does not have access to the dynamic / cursor audio levels meter, located to the right of the canvas screen (seeCursor Meter).

This restriction may be imposed to prevent the unnecessary usage of system resources.

Restrict macro

The user cannot create or edit macros, but can use macros the already exist in the configuration file.