ACS WebService Administrator Manual - Brivo Systems

Page 87What are Administrators?An Administrator is a person who administers an account. Administrators access andmanage an account through the ACS WebService interface. There are four types ofAdministrators:Master Administrator: Each account must have one and only one Master Administrator.The Master Administrator can operate on all account data, as well as view, create,edit and delete Super, Senior and Assistant Administrators.Super Administrator: An account may have multiple Super Administrators. SuperAdministrator permissions are granted by the Master Administrator or another SuperAdministrator. A Super Administrator is actually a Senior Administrator (refer todescription below) with “super” permissions. Super Administrators are SeniorAdministrators who can view, create, edit and delete all other Administrators exceptthe Master Administrator.Senior Administrator: An account may have multiple Senior Administrators. SeniorAdministrator permissions are granted by the Master Administrator or a SuperAdministrator. Senior Administrators can operate on all account data, but cannotmanage other Administrators.Assistant Administrator: An account may have multiple Assistant Administrators.Assistant Administrator permissions are granted by the Master Administrator or aSuper Administrator. Assistant Administrators have access to only a subset of theaccount data. Depending on their permissions, they may be able to view and/ormanage some site and group data, but they cannot view or manage otherAdministrators.Administrators vs. UsersThroughout ACS WebService, the term Administrato refers to an individual who has accesspermissions to the interface. Administrators manage the interface itself.The term user, on the other hand, refers to an individual who has access privileges to abuilding or some part of a building. Users do not have direct access to ACS WebService.Instead, Administrators add and manage user-related information in the interface.Typically, all Administrators will also be defined as users in the interface, but most users willnot also be defined as Administrators.