Manage Users

Change User Password

You can change the password to log in to the DNA Center server.

Procedure
    Step 1   Click the gear icon in the upper right corner, then select System Settings.
    Step 2   Click the User Management tab, then click Change Password.
    Step 3   Complete the required fields, then click Update.

    Edit User Roles

    You can modify user's roles to control which functions they can perform.

    Procedure
      Step 1   Click the gear icon in the upper right corner, then select System Settings.
      Step 2   Click the User Management tab, then click Internal Users. This list of users and their respective role is displayed.
      Step 3   Click Edit next to the user whose role you want to modify.
      Step 4   Select a role from the Role pulldown menu, then click Save.

      Change Password Policy

      You can change the number of invalid attempts users can make before they are temporarily locked out of the DNA Center server. You can also modify how long users must wait before attempting to log in again.

      Procedure
        Step 1   Click the gear icon in the upper right corner, then select System Settings.
        Step 2   Click the User Management tab, then click Password Policy.
        Step 3   Enter a number in the Number of Invalid Attempts field. If you enter 0, users can enter as many attempts as necessary without being locked out of the server.
        Step 4   In the Temporary Account Lock field, select a time value in which users are temporarily locked out of the DNA Center server.
        Step 5   Click Save.

        Change Authentication Timeout

        You can specify when DNA Center automatically logs off users.

        Procedure
          Step 1   Click the gear icon in the upper right corner, then select System Settings.
          Step 2   Click the User Management tab, then click Authentication Time Out.
          Step 3   In the Idle Timeout field, select a time value for which idle users will be automatically logged out if they exceed. The default idle timeout value is 30 minutes.
          Step 4   In the Session Timeout field, select a time value for which users will be automatically logged out if they exceed. The default idle session timeout value is 6 hours.
          Step 5   Click Save.