Chyron - Since Day One!

Whether you have used Chyron products for a long time or this is your very first
Chyron experience, we welcome you to the Chyron family! Communicating with
the world through live production is important work, and we are proud to partner
with you and help you bring rich, immersive experiences to your viewers.

Founded in 1966, Chyron pioneered broadcast titling and graphics systems. With a strong
foundation built on over 50 years of innovation and efficiency, the name Chyron is synonymous
with broadcast graphics. We developed the character generator and defined the category. Even
today, text and graphics broadcast over live video is referred to as a “chyron,” whether it is
CAMIO (MOS/newsroom integration), VSAR (virtual set/augmented reality based on Unreal ®),
Paint (illustrated replay) VP (virtual placement) and SHOUT (social media curation).

Chyron products are increasingly deployed to empower OTA & OTT workflows, bringing great
content to audiences and sports fans in the arena, at home, or on the go.

Again, we welcome you to the Chyron family, and thank you!

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 The Chyron Community
To get the most out of your Chyron experience, we encourage you to take advantage of all that
we have to offer.

● To keep in touch and gain product and industry insights, as well as event invitations,
please subscribe to our mailing list.
● Chyron enjoys a wide user base in the industry. Experienced operators and designers
can join Chyron’s freelancer database.
● Chyron provides a full slate of services, including Creative Services, Production
Services, Solutions Engineering, Commissioning and Training, and Support. Unique in
the industry, Chyron Academy provides self-guided training and professional
development for Chyron designers and operators, culminating in the award of a Black
Belt for completion of a course.

Note that Chyron has two sister brands, Hego and Tracab. To learn more, please visit:

● chyron.com: Live Broadcast Production

● hego.tv: Live Production Services
● tracab.com: Sports Tracking and Data Visualization

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PRIME Edge User Guide
Publication Date: December, 2021

Limitation of Liability
This document describes, explains, and offers step-by-step instructions for many of the
features and functionality of PRIME Edge. As any software may contain undiscovered bugs,
may be updated frequently and may function differently in different environments, this
document offers no implied or explicit warranty of the performance of this or other Chyron
products.

Copyright
All Rights Reserved.

© 2021 Chyron

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 Contents
Chyron - Since Day One! 2

The Chyron Community 3

Contents 5

Chapter 1: Welcome to PRIME Edge! 9

Engage Your Audience! 9

PRIME Edge Workflow 9

Minimum Requirements 9

Chapter 2: Create Content 11

Supported Assets 11

Data Binding 12

Keyframe Interpolation 12

Keyframe Triggers 12

Events 13

Chapter 3: Upload Manager 15

Upload Manager Overview 15

Validate User Credentials 16

Install the PRIME Edge Upload Manager 17

Add Edge Client UI to PRIME Installation 17

Open the Upload Manager 18

Select a Project 20

Project Overview 20

View and Select an Existing Project 21

Create a New Project 21

Replace the Assets in an Existing Project 22

Merge Assets into an Existing Project 22

Select Content 23

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 Access Content Selection 23

Add Folder Setup 24

Add Files Setup 24

Begin Upload 25

Chapter 4: PRIME Edge Console 27

Overview 27

Log In 28

Login Overview 28

First-Time Login 29

Log in with Google 29

Forgot Password 30

Log Out 30

Projects 31

Projects Overview 31

Filter, Sort and Navigate 31

Filter, Sort and Navigate Overview 31

Search by Project Name 31

Sort by Project Name Ascending or Descending 32

Sort by Created Date Ascending or Descending 32

Navigate Pages 32

Set Number of Rows to Display per Page 33

Demo Page 33

Reupload Data Bindings 35

Assets 36

Deploy Scene 37

Delete Scene 39

Chapter 5: Settings 40

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Access PRIME Edge Console Settings 40

User Info 41

Demo Page Configuration 42

User Management 43

User Management Overview 43

User Roles 44

Create New Users 45

Set User Passwords 46

Delete User 48

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 Chapter 1: Welcome to PRIME Edge!
Engage Your Audience!
PRIME Edge is Chyron’s web-based graphics rendering application that leverages the powerful
graphic design capabilities of the PRIME Live Platform. PRIME Edge makes it easy for
broadcasters to deploy their content to web browsers and digital edge devices, including
mobile devices and tablets. PRIME Edge has the ability to create interactive overlays that
enable the audience to control which content they want to view at any point during the
broadcast.

PRIME Edge Workflow

The PRIME Edge workflow is as follows:

1. Create content in PRIME Designer.

2. Easily bind graphics to external data sources.

3. Upload the PRIME scenes to the cloud.

4. Manage uploaded content using the PRIME Edge Console.

5. Test the scene using the demo page.

6. Insert PRIME Edge widget into web pages and/or mobile applications.

Minimum Requirements
PRIME v4.2.1

Web Browsers:

● Google Chrome: 92.0.4515.107

● MS Edge: 92.0.902.62
● Mozilla Firefox: 90.0.2
● Opera: 77.0.4054.277
● Safari: 15

Mobile Operating Systems:

● Apple iOS: 13
● Android: 4.4.4

Note: Earlier browser versions and mobile operating systems may work, but they have
not been officially qualified.

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 Chapter 2: Create Content
Supported Assets
Designing content for PRIME Edge begins in PRIME Designer. Below is the list of supported
objects ready to use with PRIME Edge.

Please see the PRIME_User_Guide.pdf for detailed information on scene creation and the
design tools listed below.

SUPPORTED ASSET TYPES

Type Notes
Graphics

Text Most 2D properties are supported

Fonts .TTF and .OTF font types are supported.

Font files must be located in the ‘Fonts’ folder of the PRIME

Project directory.
Images .png, .jpeg, .jpg
Groups
Effects

Align
Auto Follow
Auto Spacing
Crop
Font Style
Touch Required for interactive content.
Resources

Data Object See the Data Binding section for more information.
Other Design Tools

Conditions
Expressions
Parameters

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IMPORTANT: Not all properties of the objects listed are supported. However, we are
constantly adding more supported objects properties and new objects to this list.
Please contact your Chyron representative for the most up-to-date list.

Data Binding
PRIME Designer supports use of PRIME’s Data Object. The supported data formats are as
follows:

● JSON
● XML
● Web
● Excel
○ .xlsx
○ .xls
● Text
○ .txt
○ .csv

NOTE: When binding to JSON and Web sources from a server, PRIME Edge fetches
new data automatically once every minute.

Keyframe Interpolation
PRIME Edge supports Linear, Ease and Smooth keyframe interpolation types. PRIME Edge
automatically converts Hold and Bezier interpolation types to Linear during the upload
process.

Keyframe Triggers
PRIME Edge supports Keyframe triggers. Users can trigger Timeline actions, Conditions and
other supported object events from Keyframe triggers.

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Events
PRIME Edge supports PRIME’s Event-based architecture for select scene elements. However,
similarly to supported properties, PRIME Edge does not support all Event types. Please
contact your Chyron representative for a complete list of supported Events.

RECOMMENDED: Test your content in PRIME before uploading to PRIME Edge. To do

so:

1. Set one of the output channels to ‘Desktop Window’ in the Playout

Configuration settings.

2. Play the scene in the output channel and open to the PRIME Engine desktop
window located on the Windows taskbar.

Any touch points added to the scene can be interacted with in this window. This is a
good starting point to ensure that the touch functionality behaves as expected before
uploading the scene.

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 Chapter 3: Upload Manager
Upload Manager Overview
You can easily upload content from PRIME to PRIME Edge using the Upload Manager, which
you can access directly within PRIME’s Runtime Playout Interface.

PRIME Edge provides the following upload operations:

● Create a new PRIME Edge Console project.

● Replace the assets in an existing PRIME Edge Console project.

● Merge assets into an existing PRIME Edge Console project.

There are four main steps to perform an upload:

1. Validate your PRIME Edge user credentials.

2. In the PRIME Runtime User Interface, right-click the scene to be uploaded to the
PRIME Edge Console. All assets associated with the scene, including the PRIME
scene file, images and fonts are included in the upload.

3. In the PRIME Edge Console, access the Select Project and Stage dialog.

4. Set the parameters to create a new project, replace an existing project, or merge assets
into an existing project.

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Validate User Credentials
You must enter valid credentials prior to uploading content to PRIME Edge. Invalid credentials
prohibit you from uploading content to PRIME Edge. To enter credentials:

1. Select the User Information button at the upper right corner of the application. The
User Information dialog displays.

2. Do one of the following:

○ If you are a member of only one organization, then proceed to step 3.

○ If you are a member of more than one organization for which you have upload
privileges, then in the Organization drop-down, select the organization with
which to work.

3. Enter your Username and Password.

4. Select Test to confirm that the user information is valid.

5. Select OK to close the dialog.

See the User Management section for more information on usernames and passwords.

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Install the PRIME Edge Upload Manager
Add Edge Client UI to PRIME Installation
The PRIME Edge Upload Manager is bundled into PRIME’s installer. During the PRIME
installation process, select the Edge Client UI to add to the installation.

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Open the Upload Manager
To open the Upload Manager:

● Once PRIME and the Upload Manager are installed, then in the PRIME Runtime User
Interface, right-click the PRIME scene, and then select Edge Upload in the context
menu.

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The Upload Manager displays. The Main_PBX field displays the name of the selected
PRIME scene .pbx file and all of the related content to be uploaded to the PRIME Edge
Console.

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Select a Project
Project Overview
A project contains the assets associated with the project, including images, fonts and scene
files. The Upload Manager enables you to upload scene assets from PRIME to the PRIME
Edge Console.

You can upload assets to PRIME Edge Console as follows:

● Via Edge Upload, which provides the ability to upload a scene and its assets.

○ Create a new PRIME Edge Console project.

○ Replace the assets in an existing PRIME Edge Console project.

○ Merge assets into an existing PRIME Edge Console project.

● By selecting the Select Files icon in the PRIME Edge Upload Manager, which provides
the ability to select individual files and folders for upload.

The Select Project and Stage dialog comprises Project and Upload components:

● The Project field is a combo box, in which you can enter a new Project name, or
choose an existing Project.

● The Upload Mode specifies the type of upload to the PRIME Edge Console:

○ Replace: Completely replaces the assets in an existing project with the

uploaded assets.

○ Merge: Adds the uploaded assets to an existing project.

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View and Select an Existing Project
To view the list of existing projects:

1. In the Select Project and Stage dialog, click the arrow in the combo box. The list of
existing projects displays.

2. Choose the project. You can then replace the project or merge assets into the project.

Create a New Project

To create a new project:

1. In the PRIME Runtime User Interface, select a scene to upload to PRIME Edge
Console.

2. Right-click the scene thumbnail, and then select Edge Upload.

3. In the PRIME Edge Console Select Project and Stage dialog, clear the text field and
enter the name of the new project. Ensure that the project does not have the same
name as an existing project. There is no overwrite warning.

4. Select Replace or Merge as the Upload Mode. Because the project name that you
entered does not match the name of an existing project, both Replace and Merge
create a new project with the specified Project name.

5. Select OK. The assets upload from PRIME, and a new project with the specified
Project name is added to the PRIME Edge Console.

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Replace the Assets in an Existing Project
Replace replaces the assets in the specified PRIME Edge Console project with the selected
assets in the PRIME Runtime User Interface.

To replace an existing project:

1. In the PRIME Runtime User Interface, select a scene to upload to PRIME Edge
Console.

2. Right-click the scene thumbnail, and then select Edge Upload.

3. In the PRIME Edge Console Select Project and Stage dialog Project combo box,
choose the project to be replaced.

4. Select Replace as the Upload Mode.

5. Select OK. The assets upload from PRIME and replace the assets in the specified
project.

Merge Assets into an Existing Project

Merge adds the selected assets in the PRIME Runtime User Interface to the assets in the
specified PRIME Edge Console project.

1. In the PRIME Runtime User Interface, select a scene to upload to PRIME Edge
Console.

2. Right-click the scene thumbnail, and then select Edge Upload.

3. In the PRIME Edge Console Select Project and Stage dialog Project combo box,
choose the project to which the assets are to be added.

4. Select Merge as the Upload Mode.

5. Select OK. The assets upload from PRIME and are added to the assets in the specified
project.

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Select Content
Access Content Selection
In addition to uploading an entire set of scene assets from PRIME to the PRIME Edge
Console, you can select individual folders and files for upload.

To access the list of available folders and files in PRIME:

● Select the Select Files icon at the upper left corner of the application. The Select
FilesProgress dialog displays, in which you can Add Folder or Add Files.

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Add Folder Setup
To select a specific folder on the PRIME system and choose the files for upload to PRIME
Edge:

1. Select Add Folder.

2. By default, files in the selected folders have a checkmark to the left of the filename.

○ Files with a checkmark are uploaded to PRIME Edge.

○ Files without a checkmark are not uploaded to PRIME Edge.

Deselect files by unchecking them, or reselect files by checking them.

3. Select OK to return to the main interface.

4. Proceed to Begin Upload.

Add Files Setup

To select individual files on the hard disk and prepare each selected file for upload to PRIME
Edge:

1. Select Add Files.

2. Files prepared for upload have a checkmark at the left of the filename. You can deselect
files by unchecking them. Unchecked files are not uploaded to PRIME Edge.

3. Select OK to return to the main interface.

4. Proceed to Begin Upload.

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Begin Upload
To start the upload:

1. Select Start to begin the upload process. Upon completion, a link appears at the top of
the uploaded assets lists.

2. Select this link to go directly to the stage info in the PRIME Edge Console, where you
can test and manage your content in a web browser. See PRIME Edge Console for
more information on how to test, manage and deploy your content.

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 Chapter 4: PRIME Edge Console
Overview
The PRIME Edge Console is the central point where you can test, manage, and deploy
content, as well as manage active users.

To access PRIME Edge Console:

● Go to Edge.Chyron.com. The PRIME Edge Console displays.

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Log In
Login Overview
Users can log in through the login portal with a valid email address and password. New user
accounts can be created by an active admin account. The following sections cover user
account creation and account management.

See Create New Users for information on how to create new users via an active admin account.

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First-Time Login
If you are a first-time user, then you can log in with a valid email address and the temporary
password sent to the email address associated with your account. When logging in with the
temporary password, a prompt displays requesting that you enter a new permanent password.

● Enter the new password, and then select Send.

Log in with Google

If your account is linked to Google, then you can sign in using your Google account.

NOTE: User accounts can be created for only active email domains. See your Chyron
representative for more information about registering for PRIME Edge.

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Forgot Password
If you have forgotten your password:

1. On the Sign-in dialog, click Forgot your password? The Forgot your password?
dialog displays.

2. Enter a valid email address and then select Reset my password. A temporary
password is sent to the specified email address.

Log Out
To log out of the PRIME Edge Console:

● Select the user account in the upper right corner of the PRIME Edge Console, and
then select Logout.

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Projects
Projects Overview
The PRIME Edge Console’s home screen displays a list of projects that have been uploaded
to PRIME Edge. Projects contain all related assets (scenes, images, fonts, etc.) that have been
uploaded to PRIME Edge. Projects also generate the unique URL that is required to deploy the
PRIME Edge content. See Create Content for a list of supported assets, data bindings, etc.

Filter, Sort and Navigate

Filter, Sort and Navigate Overview
The PRIME Edge Console enables you to filter, sort and navigate content in a variety of ways,
including:

● Search by Project Name

● Sort by Project Name Ascending or Descending

● Sort by Created Date Ascending or Descending

● Navigate Pages

● Set Number of Rows to Display per Page

Search by Project Name

Searching by Project name filters the table based on the characters entered into the search
bar. Only projects matching the text display in the table. Sort by Project Name and Sort by
Created Date honor the text entered in the search bar.

To perform a search:

● Enter the search string in the Search field. The search returns any project(s) with a
Project Name that contains the search string. The string is a single entity. As such,
quotes and spaces are considered part of the search string. For example, the search
string “Senate” may return a different result than the search string Senate, and
baseball2022 would return a different result than baseball 2022.

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Sort by Project Name Ascending or Descending
To sort all visible projects by Project name:

● Select Ascending or Descending .

Sort by Created Date Ascending or Descending

Each uploaded project displays the date and time at which it was created. To sort all visible
projects by date:

● Select Ascending or Descending .

Navigate Pages
You can easily navigate among the pages.

To navigate:

● Select a page number or Next or Previous.

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Set Number of Rows to Display per Page
To set the number of rows to display per page:

● Select the currently displayed number of pages, and then from the drop-down, select
the number of rows to display per page.

Demo Page
You can test your content prior to making it available to your viewers.

To demo your content:

● Click the Demo Page button. A separate Demo Page web page opens. Here, you can
test the PRIME Edge scene which is encapsulated in a premade webpage and is
already overlaid on top of a video player. Upon opening the Demo Page, the video
automatically plays.

The Demo Page is intended to be used as a testing ground for the PRIME Edge scene,
although the link to the Demo Page is public and can be shared with anyone.

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See Demo Page Configuration to learn how to change the background video of the Demo
Page.

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Reupload Data Bindings
You can update file-based data bindings directly in the PRIME Edge Console, without having
to re-upload the original scene. When a data file uploads, it automatically updates the data
bindings in the PRIME Edge widget.

To update the data bindings:

1. Select the Database icon.

The Update Scene Data Bindings dialog displays, in which you can reupload updated
data source files to PRIME Edge.

2. Drag and drop data files into the drop area or select the SELECT FILE button to upload
data files. The data bindings automatically update.

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Assets
Each project contains a list of assets. To view the assets:

● Select the Assets icon.

The list of assets displays.

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Deploy Scene
You can deploy a scene as follows:

● Downstream of the production control room, which allows interactive capabilities.

● Testing only.

● With other streaming providers upstream, which does not allow interactive capabilities.

To deploy the scene:

1. Select the Deploy Scene icon.

A dialog opens that contains the URL to the Edge Scene.

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 2. Select the COPY button to copy the URL to the clipboard. This URL can be used in the
following manners.

○ Paste the URL on top of the video player in the code of the web page or mobile
device app:

■ PRIME Edge is based on the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF),

thus CEF must be implemented accordingly in these platforms.

■ Deploys the widget downstream of the production control room, which

allows for interactive capabilities.

○ Paste the URL into the address bar of the web browser:

■ Done only for additional testing and does not include a background video
layer like the demo page does.

○ Use the URL with other streaming providers upstream:

■ Does not allow for interactive capabilities.

To close the Widget URL dialog:

● Select CLOSE.

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Delete Scene
You can delete a scene, but note that once completed, this action cannot be undone. To
delete a scene:
1. Select the red trash can icon.

2. An alert appears. Type ‘Delete’ and then click the red DELETE button.

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 Chapter 5: Settings
Access PRIME Edge Console Settings
To access the PRIME Edge Console settings:

● In the drop-down menu located at the upper right corner of the PRIME Edge Console,
select the account name to open the drop-down menu, and then select Settings.

The settings page displays. You can navigate among three pages: User info, Demo
page, and Users.

To return to the PRIME Edge Console home page:

● At the upper right corner of the Settings dialog, select the Close icon .

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User Info
You can view your basic account information. To view:

● Select User info.

User Info displays the following:

● User Name: The username of the account.

● Email: The email associated with the account, which is required to log in to the PRIME
Edge Console. A temporary password is sent to the email address entered when
creating a new account

● Can upload content:

○ If YES, then if logged in, you can upload content to PRIME Edge.
○ If NO, then whether or not you are logged in, you are prohibited from uploading
content to PRIME Edge.

● Can delete content:

○ If YES, then if logged in, you can delete content from PRIME Edge.
○ If NO, then whether or not you are logged in, you are prohibited from deleting
content from PRIME Edge.

● Can deploy content:

○ If YES, then if logged in, you can deploy PRIME Edge widgets to edge devices.
○ If NO, then whether or not you are logged in, you are prohibited deploying
PRIME Edge widgets to edge devices.

See User Roles for more information.

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Demo Page Configuration
You can change the background video layer of the Demo Page:

1. Select Demo page.

2. Copy and paste the desired URL from various sites such as YouTube and Vimeo into
the Video URL field, and then click CHANGE.

The new video URL is applied globally for each PRIME Edge widgit when opening the Demo
Page.

Note, that Demo Page only refers to the video URL in this setting when clicking the Demo
page button (see Demo Page). If you open a link to the Demo Page that was generated using a
video URL that no longer exists in this setting, then the Demo Page uses the original video
URL.

TIP: The Demo page’s video player also accepts URLs from live streams. For example,
a user can add the video link from a YouTube live stream and test their content with live
video.

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User Management
User Management Overview
PRIME Edge provides the tools necessary for each client to manage a pool of users, including
the ability to add and delete users and assign roles.

To access user management:

● Select Users. The Users table displays.

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User Roles
Each user can be assigned one of the following Roles:

● An Admin can upload, delete and deploy content, as well as manage other user
accounts, such as creating new users, deleting existing users and changing existing
user’s passwords.

● A User can upload, delete and deploy content, as well as change their own password.

● An Inactive user is still in the system (i.e., not deleted), but cannot perform any
operations.

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Create New Users
To create a new user:

1. Select ADD USER.

The Create New User dialog displays:

2. Enter a Username, User Email address and set the user’s Role., i.e., Admin, User, or
Inactive. See Roles for more information on user roles.

3. Click ADD USER. PRIME Edge creates a new user, and sends an auto-generated email
to the email address entered in the form. The email contains a temporary password that
the user enters when logging in for the first time.

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Set User Passwords
To change a user password:

1. In the Password column, select the padlock icon . The Set New Password dialog
displays:

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2. Select CHANGE, and then enter the new password in each of the Password fields. To

view the password entered, click the View icon to the right of each of the
Password fields. The password must conform to the specified requirements, i.e.,
all requirements must display a green checkmark. If an item displays a red x, then
you must change the password to conform to the requirement.

3. Click CLOSE. The password is now changed.

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Delete User
To delete a user account:

1. Click the red trash can icon in the same row as the user account that you wish to
delete.

2. An alert message appears. Type ‘Delete’ and then click the red DELETE button, but
note that once completed, this action cannot be undone

NOTE: Only Admin accounts have the ability to delete other user accounts.

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