# Permissions Groups
The Permissions Groups function allows an organization to set up groups that have custom permissions assigned to them. The screen displays the list of existing permissions groups and a management panel where groups are edited.
To add a new group, click New Group. Enter the Permission Group Name then click Create.
The management panel allows you to add users, add allowed cameras, and select the alert permissions for that group.
To add a new user to a group, click Add User. Click the drop down menu then select the users that will be added to the group. Click Add Users.
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Users added to a permission group will have all selected alert permissions applied to them.
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If a user is in 2 groups with conflicting permissions, the highest permission will be used.
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Click the Allowed Cameras tab. You may allow all cameras, allow an RPSN search, and allow a federated search.
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By restricting a group to specific cameras, users in this group will only be able to search for / view results from the allowed cameras in this group.
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Click the Alert Permissions tab. Assign whether the group can manage, view, or have no access to the chosen alert lists, and whether or not that group will receive email or SMS notifications from that alert list.
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