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Granting user privileges
To allow users to access the Genetec ClearID™ plugin features and tasks, you must grant them the correct user privileges in Security Center.

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ClearID plugin
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- About ClearID plugin for Security Center
  The Genetec ClearID™ Plugin integrates Genetec ClearID™ with Security Center and connects Synergis™ and ClearID cloud services. Any actions performed in ClearID are automatically synchronized with Synergis.
- About cardholder and identity relationships
  Depending on the type of systems you want to integrate in Genetec ClearID™, you can choose to manage your cardholder and credentials manually or use ClearID to manage them automatically.
- Downloading and installing the plugin
  To integrate Genetec ClearID™ web application into Security Center, you must install the ClearID plugin on a Security Center server and on all client workstations.
- Creating the plugin role
  Before you can configure and use the Genetec ClearID™ plugin, you must create the plugin role in Config Tool.
- Connecting Security Center to ClearID
  Before you can connect the Genetec ClearID™ plugin role to your ClearID account, you must add your ClearID system and download an activation file. This activation file is then used to connect your Security Center system to the ClearID web application.
- Granting user privileges
  To allow users to access the Genetec ClearID™ plugin features and tasks, you must grant them the correct user privileges in Security Center.
- About ClearID system states
  When you create or configure a Genetec ClearID™ system, the system goes through different states before being online or active. You can see the real-time status of ClearID systems on the Systems page.
- About custom fields
  A custom field is a user-defined property associated with an entity type. Custom fields are useful for storing additional information.
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Glossary

Granting user privileges

2019-11-05

To allow users to access the Genetec ClearID™ plugin features and tasks, you must grant them the correct user privileges in Security Center.

What you should know

For administrators to install and configure the plugin in Config Tool, and for operators to use Security Desk functions, the correct user privileges must be granted to their user accounts.

This topic lists the minimum user privileges required.

Note: You might require more privileges, depending on the tasks you want to perform in Config Tool and Security Desk. For more information, see the Security Center privileges spreadsheet for your version.

Procedure

From the Config Tool homepage, open the User management task.
Select the relevant user, and click the Privileges tab.
Set the following privileges to Allow:
- Application privileges > Security Desk
- Application privileges > Config Tool
- Administrative privileges > System management > View role properties
- Administrative privileges > System management > View server properties
- Task privileges > Administration > Plugins
(Optional) Set the custom field privileges that you require to Allow.
- Administrative privileges > Access control management > View cardholder group properties > Modify cardholder group properties > Modify custom fields
- Administrative privileges > Access control management > View cardholder properties > Modify cardholder properties > Modify custom fields
- Administrative privileges > Access control management > View credential properties > Modify credential properties > Modify custom fields
- Administrative privileges > Access control management > View visitor properties > Modify visitor properties > Modify custom fields
- Administrative privileges > System management > View general settings > Modify custom field definitions
Click Apply.