# Add a user

The procedure to add a user differs depending on whether EthoVision XT came installed on a computer, or was installed by the user, and on whether the computer is on a domain or not.

Follow the procedure according to your situation.

EthoVision XT came installed on a computer that is on a domain

Make sure that user EVXT has also been added to the domain by your network administrator.

To add a new user in EthoVision XT:

1.Log on to Windows as user EVXT and open EthoVision XT.

2.Choose File > Users.

3.In the User Management window, click Add.

4.In the Add New User window, click Network.

5.A list of users on the domain appears. Select a user from the list.

At this point, you have the option to select an initial role (Administrator, Researcher or Technician) for the new user. See Assign rights to users

6.Click Add to add a user to the list of users that can access EthoVision XT.

Next, assign rights to the new user.

EthoVision XT came installed on a computer that is not on a domain

When EthoVision XT was installed by Noldus Information Technology on an EthoVision XT computer, initially there is only one user, EVXT, on that computer. Log on to Windows as this user. You can find the password in the welcome letter you received with the software.

You first need to define new users in Windows before you can add them to the list of authorized users in EthoVision XT. You must have a local computer administrator account to add a new user to the computer.

To add a new user in Windows, click the Start button, then select Settings > Accounts > Other people/Other users.

Next, add this user in EthoVision XT:

1.Open EthoVision XT and choose File > Users.

2.In the User Management window, click Add.

3.Local users on the computer are shown. Select one of the users in the list.

At this point, you have the option to select an initial role (Administrator, Researcher or Technician) for the new user. See Assign rights to users

4.Click Add to add this user to the list of users that can access EthoVision XT.

Next, assign rights to the new user.

EthoVision XT was installed by user on a computer that is on a domain

The user that installed EthoVision XT can add new users to the list of authorized users in EthoVision XT.

1.Open EthoVision XT and choose File > Users.

2.In the User Management window, click Add.

3.In the Add New User window, click Network.

4.A list of users on the domain appears. Select a user from the list.

At this point, you have the option to select an initial role (Administrator, Researcher or Technician) for the new user. See Assign rights to users

5.Click Add to add a user to the list of users that can access EthoVision XT.

Next, assign rights to the new user.

EthoVision XT was installed by user on a computer that is not on a domain

First, you might need to add local users to the computer (see Add a user for a description of how to do this. You must have a local computer administrator account to add a new user to the computer.

To add a new user in EthoVision XT:

1.Open EthoVision XT and choose File > Users > Add.

2.Local users on the computer are shown. Select one of the users in the list.

At this point, you have the option to select an initial role (Administrator, Researcher or Technician) for the new user. See Assign rights to users

3.Click Add to add this user to the list of users that can access EthoVision XT.

See also

▪Assign rights to users