About User Roles

User roles determine the privileges that the user has for the domain(s) of which they are a member. Users can be assigned one of four 'preset' roles, with varying levels of permissions: Site Control, Domain Control, Media Control, or Read Only.

You can also create custom roles with your choice of privileges, and assign them to new and existing users.

To view the privileges carried by each user role, go to Roles in the main menu and select a role.

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Preset Roles

These roles cannot be edited or deleted.

Site Control

Site Controllers can create and manage domains and assign roles to users. Only Site Controllers can change DDM configuration.

The Site Control role applies across all domains managed by a DDM. Other roles are assigned to users (by a Site Controller) on a per-domain basis. Users can have different roles for each domain.

Domain Control

Domain Controllers can administer devices within a domain, including enrolling and upgrading devices, and routing audio within the domain.

Media Control

Media Controllers can use Dante Controller to configure audio routing on devices within a domain. They can also view domain configuration and audit logs in DDM.

Read Only

Read Only users can use Dante Controller to view audio routing on devices within a domain, but not change it. They can also view domain configuration and audit logs in DDM.

Roles and Domains

Domain Roles

The Site Controller can specifically assign a user a particular role within a domain. The role can be Domain Control, Media Control, Read Only, or None. A user with a role of None for a domain cannot even view that domain in Dante Controller or DDM.

Default Roles

Each user has a default role. This role applies in all domains for which that user’s role has not been explicitly specified.

For example, a user with a default role of Domain Control becomes a Domain Controller in all domains. If a new domain is created, the user would automatically have Domain Control permissions for the new domain. The Site Controller could then set that user’s role to Read Only (or any other role) for one or more specific domains.

Note:  A Site Controller can also assign the Site Control role to a user account in addition to the other roles. Domain-specific privileges are not applicable to user accounts with a default role of Site Control.

New users are created with a default role of None, unless otherwise specified.