Granting Voice Permissions

The Voice Permissions section of the Edit Group page lets you control the ability of users to access or use specific voice features.

To grant voice permissions, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the Group for which you want to enable voice permissions.
    The Edit Group page appears with fields to edit.
  2. Scroll down to Voice Permissions section and click the dropdown arrow to display all the fields.
    Field Description
    Group of users permitted to manage this group To let members of an existing group manage the group you are creating or editing:
    1. Click the Find Group button next to Group of users permitted to manage this group to display the Find a Group dialog box.
    2. Use the Previous and Next buttons to page through the list of groups displayed in this dialog box.
    3. Choose a group that has management privileges, and then click Select Group

      Members of a group that has management privileges can add members to and remove members from the group you are creating. For example, you may want to assign the members of Head Cashiers management privileges for Cashiers so they can add members to the Cashiers group.

    Group of users permitted to add or remove themselves within this group To let members of a group add or remove themselves from the group you are creating or editing:
    1. Click the Find Group button next to Group of users permitted to add or remove themselves within this group to display the Find a Group dialog box.
    2. Use the Previous and Next buttons to page through the list of groups displayed in this dialog box.
    3. Choose a group that has this permission, and then click Select Group.

      For example, you may want to assign members of the Nurses group the permission to add or remove themselves from a group called On Duty.

    Group of users permitted to manage group's devices To let members of an existing group manage the Vocera devices owned by this group:
    1. Click the Find Group button next to Group of users permitted to manage group's devices to display the Find a Group dialog box.
    2. Use the Previous and Next buttons to page through the list of groups displayed in this dialog box.
    3. Choose a group, and then click Select Group.

    The group you select requires no special privileges. Members of the group can modify information for the devices the managed group owns. Group device managers can edit basic device information, but they cannot view or modify devices owned by groups they do not manage.

    Permission Select an item in the Permission list to grant permissions for a selected group.

    Select the options button:

    Then, select one of the following options:

    • Select Grant to grant members in the group the authority to perform the selected action.
    • Select Revoke to ensure that members in this group do not have the authority to perform the selected action, even if membership in another group has granted it.
    • Select Clear to reset the permission for the selected action.
  3. Select one of the following to close the dialog:
    • Save — to save the group permissions.
    • Cancel — to return to the Groups page.