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Admin web UI

MultiTaction Canvus Server has an admin area in its web UI. Administrators open it from the same address as the web client: sign in, then choose Admin in the sidebar. Users without administrator rights do not see the Admin entry, and the web UI sends them back to their canvases if they open an admin address.

The admin area has these pages:

Each user, administrators included, also has a Profile with account details, password and access tokens.

No client management page

The admin area has no page for managing connected Canvus clients. Use the REST API to list clients, see Clients.

Dashboard

Admin > Dashboard shows the number of canvases, users and groups on the server, and the Server version. Use it to confirm the version after an update.

Users

Admin > Users lists the user accounts. Filter the list with Active, Admins, Blocked, Pending or All, or type a name or email address. The Status column shows Active, Blocked, Pending approval or Email unconfirmed.

For each user you can:

  • Edit the name and email address, and grant or remove administrator access.
  • Approve an account that is waiting for approval.
  • Block or Unblock the account. A blocked user is signed out of all sessions and cannot sign in until unblocked.
  • Reset pwd: send a password reset email. The user's current password stays valid until they choose a new one.
  • Delete the account.

Click New user to create an account. See User accounts for each task step by step.

Groups

Admin > Groups lists the user groups. Click New group to create one with a name and description. Click Edit on a group to rename it and to add or remove members. Click Delete to remove a group. Members then lose access to anything the group granted them.

Settings

The settings pages change values in mt-canvus-server.ini. See Server configuration for the key behind each field.

General

  • Server name: shown in browser titles and email sender names.
  • External URL: shown read-only. Change it in the configuration file and restart the server.
  • Allow public self-registration: lets people create their own local accounts.
  • Require admin approval for new accounts: new accounts wait in the Pending list until an administrator approves them.

Authentication

Tick Enable SAML single sign-on to turn SAML sign-in on or off. SAML changes take effect after the server restarts. Set the identity provider details in the [saml] section of the configuration file, see Configure SAML authentication and SAML IdP certificate file.

Email

Configure the SMTP server and the sender address, and send a test email. See Email (SMTP) setup.

Default colours

Shows the default pen and note colour palettes for new canvases on this server. Set the palettes in the [canvas] section of the configuration file and restart the server, see Default canvas colours.

License

Shows the installed license and lets you activate a key, upload a license file or download an offline activation request. See Licensing.

Audit log

Admin > Audit log lists recorded administrative and security events, with filters and CSV export. See Audit log and server logs.

Server logs

From Canvus Server 26.10.5, Admin > Server logs lists the server's log files and lets you open or download them. See Audit log and server logs.

Access tokens

Every user can create personal access tokens for the REST API in Profile > Access tokens:

  1. Enter a description, for example the name of the integration that will use the token.
  2. Click Create token.
  3. Copy the token. It is shown only once.

To withdraw a token, click Revoke next to it. Revoke tokens you no longer use. See Access tokens for using tokens with the API.