User Accounts Configuration on RV220W and RV120W

Objective

The device provides user accounts in order to administer and view settings. Users can be from different groups or belong to logical groups of SSL VPNs that share the authentication domain, LAN and service access rules, and idle timeout settings. User management defines which type of users can utilize a certain type of facility and how that can be done. Restrictions may vary by time of day or day of the week.

The objective of this document is to configure and manage user accounts on the RV220W and RV120W.

Applicable Devices

• RV220W
• RV120W

Software Version

• v1.0.4.17

Add/Edit/Delete a User Account

Add a User Account

This allows you to create/add multiple users on a router.

Step 1. Log in to the web configuration utility and choose  Administration > Users Management > Users. The Users page opens:

Step 2. Click Add and the User Configuration page opens:

Note: Up to 10 VPN users are supported. Make sure you allow a sufficient amount of IP addresses for all of the users you add in the table.

Step 3. Enter a preferred username for the account to be added in the Username field.

Step 4. Enter the first and last name in the respective First Name and Last Name fields.

Step 5. Choose the desired user type from the User Type drop-down list:

• SSL VPN User — An SSL VPN user can log in to the network if VPN client is used.

• Administrator — An administrator user gets read and write access to the device manager, so they can change configuration data.

• Guest — A guest account gets read-only access to the device manager.

Step 6. Choose the group to which you want to add the user from the Select Group drop-down list.

Note: For more information on how to create groups refer to the article Administration Groups Configuration on RV220W and RV120. 

Step 7. Enter the password you wish to use for the user account in the Password field.

Step 8. Enter the same password again in the Confirm Password field.

Step 9. Enter the time (in minutes) before session times out due to inactivity in the Idle Timeout field. Default value is 10 minutes.

Step 10. Click Save to apply settings.

Edit a User Account

This allows you to edit the users created on the router before in order to make the desired changes.

Step 1. Log in to the web configuration utility and choose  Administration > Users Management > Users. The Users page opens: 

Step 2. Check the check box of the desired entry.

Step 3. Click Edit and the User Configuration page opens:

Step 4. Enter a preferred username for the account to be added in the Username field.

Step 5. Enter the first and last name in the respective First Name and Last Name fields.

Step 6. Choose the desired user type from the User Type drop-down list:

• SSL VPN User — An SSL VPN user can log in to the network if VPN client is used.

• Administrator — An administrator user gets read and write access to the device manager, so they can change configuration data.

• Guest — A guest account gets read-only access to the device manager.

Step 7. Choose the group you want the user to be added to from the Select Group drop-down list.

Note: For more information on how to create groups refer to the article Administration Groups Configuration on RV220W and RV120. 

Step 8. Enter the password you wish to use for the user account in the Password field.

Step 9. Enter the same password again in the Confirm Password field.

Step 10. Enter the time (in minutes) before session times out due to inactivity in the Idle Timeout field. Default value is 10 minutes.

Step 11. Click Save to apply settings.

Delete a User Account

Delete User Account  allows you to simply delete any users in the router user table that were created before.

Step 1. Log in to the web configuration utility and choose  Administration > Users Management > Users. The Users page opens:

Step 2. Check the check box of the desired entry.

Step 3. Click Delete and the User Account is deleted.

Log in Policies in User Accounts

This feature allows a user to restrict or allow different types of log in to the device. This can be considered a security measure, to keep the access of the device as limited as possible.

Step 1. Log in to the web configuration utility and choose  Administration > Users Management > Users. The Users page opens:

Step 2. Check the check box of the desired entry.

Step 3. Click Log in Policies and the User Log in Policies page opens:

Step 4. Check the Disable Log in check box if you want to disable the ability to log in from the web configuration utility.

Step 5. Check the Deny Log in from WAN Interface check box if you want to disable log in permission from the WAN interface.

Step 6. Click Save to apply settings.

Policies By Browser in User Accounts

This particular feature allows you to define specific browsers, the user can then allow or restrict log in from those defined browsers.

Step 1. Log in to the web configuration utility and choose  Administration > Users Management > Users. The Users page opens:

Step 2. Check the check box of the desired entry.

Step 3. Click Policies By Browser and the User Policy By Client Browser page opens:

Step 4. Choose the desired radio buttons from the following:

• Deny Log in from Defined Browsers — Log in is denied from the defined browsers, which are configured in next step.

• Allow Log in only from Defined Browsers — Log in is allowed only from the defined browsers which are configured in next step.

Note: The defined browsers are configured in bottom area of the page. The radio buttons chosen in Step 4 actually enable or disable the user to access the policy defined below.

Step 5. Click Add to add a defined browser.

Step 6. Choose the desired browser from the Defined Browsers drop-down list.

Step 7. Click Save to apply settings.

Policies By IP in User Accounts

This feature allows you to define specific IPs, the user can then allow or restrict log in from those defined IPs.

Step 1. Log in to the web configuration utility and choose  Administration > Users Management > Users. The Users page opens:

Step 2. Check the check box of the desired entry.

Step 3. Click Policies By IP and the User Policy By Source IP Address page opens:

Step 4. Choose the desired radio buttons from the following:

• Deny Log in from Defined Addresses — Log in is denied from the defined addresses, which are configured in next step.

• Allow Log in only from Defined Browsers — Log in is only allowed from the defined addresses which are configured in next step.

Note: The defined addresses are configured in bottom area of the page.

Step 5. Click Add and Define Address Configuration page opens:

Step 6. Choose the desired source address type from the Source Address Type drop-down menu:

• IP Address — An IP Address of the machine is assigned dynamically.

• Defined Address Configuration — A network address is statically assigned to the device.

Step 7. If Defined Address Configuration was chosen in Step 5, enter a network IP address in the Network Address / IP Address field.

Step 8. If Defined Address Configuration was chosen in Step 5, enter the mask length of the network address provided in the Mask Length field. The range is from 0 to 32.

Step 9. Click Save to apply settings.