Venus Accounts: How do I add or create a user in Venus Control Suite?
Topic
- How do I create a user profile in Venus Control Suite (VCS)?
- How do I add a new user to Venus Control Suite?
Environment
- Product: Venus Basic, Venus Select, Venus Professional, Venus Enterprise
- Components: Venus Pro Ad Grid, Venus Pro Playlist
- Control System: Venus Cloud-Based
🛠️Administrators have access to add additional users. The Administrator is responsible for providing login information to newly created users.
Steps
User options
Add user with the Activation Email (Daktronics Hosted environment)
This work is done in the Venus Control Suite's Venus App. For more, see Venus Accounts: How do I log in to Venus Control Suite?
- Navigate to the Users page. Venus Control Suite > Venus App.
- Click on the blue Add New button > Choose Add user with activation email.
- Enter the new user's email address.
- Choose an account from the Account drop-down box. If the current account has no sub-accounts, the current account is selected by default.
- Choose an option from the Role drop-down box to assign the level of user access.
- Click Submit. This will send an activation email to the new user with a link to complete their account setup and create a password. The link in the email is only active for 24 hours.
Add user with temporary password. (Daktronics Hosted environment)
This work is done in the Venus Control Suite's Venus App.
- Navigate to the Users page. Venus Control Suite > Venus App.
- Click on the blue Add New button > Choose Add user with temporary password.
- Enter all the required User Information, which includes the user's email address, account, user role, password, and confirm password. For password requirements, please see Venus Accounts: What are the password requirements for Venus Control Suite?
- Administrator User role has full rights.
- Standard User role has full rights to the Dashboard, Media Library, and create and modify playlists.
- Basic User role has access to Accounts and Reports, which is only available in Venus Pro and Venus Elite.
- For more information on user roles, please see Venus Accounts: What rights are associated with the different User roles in Venus Control Suite? .
- Click Save. (The button is located on the top and bottom of the page.
Verify My profile information (On-premis or locally hosted Venus)
This work is done in the Venus Control Suite's Account App that is available. For more, see Venus Accounts: How do I log in to Venus Control Suite?
Editing your profile
- Select the My Profile icon near your Venus username in the top right corner.
- Choose My Profile from the drop down.
Profile
The password and other user information can be verified from this location.
Add new user via the Venus Accounts App. (On-premis or locally hosted Venus)
Add users
- Navigate to the Users page. Venus Control Suite > Accounts App.
- Select Add and complete the user details.
- Click Submit to save the new user information.
Example of Users in the Accounts App.
Venus Control Suite Onboarding
For additional information, please visit: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/support/venus-control-suite/onboarding-basic/getting-started
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