Within the context of Mediasite, security is managed through Roles that tie back to a group. When profiles and groups are managed locally, creating a group will create the subsequent Role for granting permissions.

From the perspective of security, roles are how a group of users are manged. However, roles must always point to a specific group. When users and groups are managed locally within Mediasite, those groups must be created for a role to populate. To create a group and subsequent role in the management portal:

1. Go to Security > Groups
2. Select the Add New button
3. Enter the Group Name and optional description
4. Add Users by selecting the Add button and choosing a user from the list
5. Click Save

Confirm the group has a role by going to Security > Role and you should see a role with the same name as the newly created group