Setup and Administration Guide
Table Of Contents
- Final Cut Server Setup and Administration Guide
- Contents
- Welcome to FinalCutServer Administration
- PartI: Installation andConfiguration
- Overview of FinalCutServer
- Using the Installer
- Configuring System Preferences
- Adding Users and Groups
- Using Device Setup Assistant
- Using Automation Setup Assistant
- Backing Up FinalCutServer
- Installing FinalCutServer Clients
- PartII: General Administration
- General Settings and Preferences
- Groups and Permissions
- Managing Metadata
- Managing Devices
- Managing Transcode Settings
- Managing Automations
- About Jobs and Logs
- Glossary
- Index
56 Part I Installation and Configuration
Adding Groups to Final Cut Server
Once you have finished setting up your groups, you are ready to add the groups to
Final Cut Server.
You can add the groups using the server’s Final Cut Server System Preferences or you
can use the client’s Administration window.
Note: See “Adding Groups to Final Cut Server” on page 125 for information about using
the client’s Administration window to manage permissions. See “Adding and Managing
Permission Sets” on page 127 for more information about permission sets.
To add a group to Final Cut Server using System Preferences:
1 Open System Preferences on the Final Cut Server computer.
2 Click the Final Cut Server icon in the Other area.
The Final Cut Server pane appears.
3 Click Group Permissions to see the group settings.
The left side lists the current Final Cut Server groups. The right side lists the permission
set assigned to each group.
4 If the lock (in the lower-left corner) is closed, click it and authenticate yourself.
5 Click the Add (+) button.
A list of all groups, local and Open Directory, appears.
Click the Add button to
add a group.










