Administration Tool
It is possible to customize Macula Monitor looks by restricting certain functionality if users are not supposed to see specific tabs, panels and/or menu items. This can be achieved by using the Macula Monitor administration tool, which is available via Windows Start Menu, under Macula, or via Macula Monitor application's main menu View -> Administration Tool.
Windows Administrator rights may be required to launch this utility (UAC in action).
Set Restrictions
After running the tool, simply unmark the features that you do not wish to appear in the Macula Monitor application on the current machine.
Every listed item is enabled by default; by unchecking (unmarking) them, it is possible to hide the corresponding features from the Macula Monitor user(s). Note that these settings are only applied to the Macula Monitor application instance running on the local machine and are not related to the user accounts used for server connection, or applications running on other machines. In other words, for example, if you restrict access to the Live tab, it will be hidden for both regular users and also the root administrative account(s).
The tool offers the following functionality restrictions:
Interface visibility settings
Panes
Layouts: layouts, layout templates and layout sequences in the resources pane on the left hand side,
Local layouts and templates in the resources pane on the left hand side, for both live and playback modes
Shared layouts and templates: server-side resources, for both live and playback modes
Layout sequences (local only)
Channels: channel and channel visual groups in the resources panes in the left hand side of live view
Playback channels: channel and channel visual groups in the resources panes in the left hand side of regular playback mode
Alarm pane: the floating panel on the right-hand side containing bookmark alarms
Tabs
Live: live view section (all secondary windows will be removed as these are only capable of live mode) including multidisplay setup and screen contents buttons
Playback: if disabled, regular playback tab will be hidden (users still can jump to playback via instant playback)
Sequence Explorer: sequencing mode (advanced footage investigation)
Smart Search: search based on motion
Alerts: application notifications
Library: library tab with exported files (if disabled, users will still be able to export snapshots and video clips)
Reports: heatmaps and reports based on VCA/software counters
Video Wall: video wall management for Macula Global servers (users will still be able to send resources to the video wall directly)
External Services: LPR, Face Recognition, and other external or third-party modules operating via HTTP API
Access Control: third-party integrations of access control software
Menu buttons
File: if disabled, corresponding main menu item will be hidden, preventing user from using its contents
Edit: if disabled, corresponding main menu item will be hidden, preventing user from changing application settings
View: if disabled, corresponding main menu item will be hidden, preventing user from changing application operation modes
Tools: if disabled, corresponding main menu item will be hidden, preventing user from accessing in-app utilities
Help: if disabled, corresponding main menu item will be hidden, preventing user from using its contents
Connections: if disabled, server connections button will be hidden (all servers that connect automatically will be loaded, including those prompting for the password)
Video analytics connections: if disabled, the dedicated tab for direct connections to the external video analytics will be hidden (disabled by default)
Live toolbar
Multidisplay setup button: if disabled, multidisplay setup will be unavailable (existing multidisplay settings will be dropped)
Screen contents: if disabled, user will be unable to create layouts
Server Connection dialog
Remember password option: if disabled, there will be no option to save the password, and users will be asked for the password every single time when connecting to any server in the list
Allow non-encrypted passwords option: This feature is meant for Luxriot EVO Monitor configuration export. Please use it with caution! Enable this feature only before exporting monitor settings and disable it immediately after export completion to avoid exposing your passwords to unwanted sources.
Allow showing passwords: if enabled, user will see the "eye" icon to make passwords visible inside all the password input fields. Clicking on "eye" icon will show the password user is inputting inside the field.
Live Alarm tabs
Create new tabs: add new tabs to the alarm pane
Lock/unlock existing tabs: change the state of the existing tabs in the alarm pane
Edit locked tabs: change settings of the tabs that have the "locked" state
Edit unlocked tabs: change settings of the tabs that have are not locked
CrossLinks
Clear Cookies: if enabled, the webpage cookies will be cleared upon application exit
Profile*
Logo: Select .png or .jpg image to be shown as logo in monitor
Support phone number: The phone number what will be triggered to make a call, when user clicks on logo
Blank video placeholder: Select .png or .jpg image to be shown in viewport when video is absent
Click Save to save the settings, then the X or the Close button to exit the application window. After saving the settings, please restart the Macula Monitor application for the changes to take effect.
Import and Export
Once you have fine-tuned the settings, you can save and transfer them to other workstations.
To save the settings into a *.config file: press the Export... button and specify the file name and location. You can save the file onto a shared storage, or copy it manually onto a USB drive.
To load the settings: use the Import... option to open a file that was saved earlier or came from another machine.
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