User Account Manager
Note User accounts can be accessed only when operating in Internal Directory mode.
To access User tasks, log in to the system (see “Logging In” section). Then, from the Home page, click the
Users
tab.
A functional overview of the user administration options appears showing:
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Add User
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Edit User
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Delete User
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Change Password
Adding User Account
Step 1 From the User Administration page, click
Add User
.
The User Information dialog box appears (see Figure 4-1).
Figure 4-1 User Information
Step 2 Enter a valid value (no spaces) in the
UserID
field.
Table 4-1
shows valid values for these fields.
Table 4-1 Valid Values for Add User Account
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UserID
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ID that allows user to log in to the user interface.
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a-z
A-Z
0-9
-(hyphen)
_ (under-score)
. (period)
|
Password
|
Password
|
Printable characters with a length of 6 – 12
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Confirm Password
|
Password
|
Printable characters with a length of 6 – 12
|
Last Name
|
Last name of registered user.
|
a-z
A-Z
0-9
-(hyphen)
_ (under-score)
. (period)
|
First Name
|
First name of registered user.
|
a-z
A-Z
0-9
-(hyphen)
_ (under-score)
. (period)
|
Step 3 Enter a password in the
Password
field.
Step 4 Confirm the password by entering it again in the
Confirm Password
field.
Step 5 Enter the user’s last name in the
Last Name
field.
Step 6 Enter the user’s first name in the
First Name
field.
Step 7 In the Group pane, click the radio button that classifies the privilege level (
Administrator
,
Operator
) of this user.
Step 8 To clear your entries, click
Reset
.
Step 9 To save your entries, click
Save
.
Editing User Account
Step 1 From the User Administration page, click
Edit User
.
A shows of users appears (see Figure 4-2).
Figure 4-2 User List
Step 2 From the User List, click on the icon for the user account you want to edit.
Note Administrator-level users are shown with a key icon associated with the figure icon.
The User Information page appears (see Figure 4-3).
Figure 4-3 User Information
Step 3 To modify the user ID, enter a valid value (no spaces) in the
UserID
field.
Table 4-2
shows valid values for these fields.
Table 4-2 Valid Values for User Information
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UserID
|
ID that allows user to log in to the user interface.
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Information only
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Password
|
Password
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Printable characters with a length of 6 – 12
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Confirm Password
|
Password
|
Printable characters with a length of 6 – 12
|
Group
|
Administrator or Operator level
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Radio Button
|
Step 4 To modify the user’s last name, edit the
Last Name
field.
Step 5 To modify the user’s first name, edit the
First Name
field.
Step 6 To modify the user group status, click the appropriate radio button in the
Group
pane.
Step 7 To clear your entries, click
Reset
.
Step 8 To save your entries, click
Save
.
User information update status appears (see Figure 4-4).
Figure 4-4 User Information Update Status
Deleting User Account
Step 1 From the User Administration page, click
Delete User
.
Step 2 From the user list (see Figure 4-2), click on the icon for the user account you want to delete.
Changing User Password
Step 1 From the User Administration page, click
Change Password
.
The Change Password dialog box (see Figure 4-5) appears.
Figure 4-5 Change Password
Step 2 Enter the
UserID
for the user account password you want to change or reset.
Table 4-3
shows valid values for these fields.
Table 4-3 Valid Values for Change Password by Administrator
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UserID
|
ID that allows user to log in to the user interface.
|
a-z
A-Z
0-9
-(hyphen)
_ (under-score)
. (period)
|
Password
|
Password
|
Printable characters with a length of 6 – 12
|
Confirm Password
|
Password
|
Printable characters with a length of 6 – 12
|
Step 3 Enter the new password in the
New password
field.
Step 4 Enter the new password again in the
Confirm password
field.
Step 5 To clear your entries, click
Reset
.
Step 6 To save the new password, click
Edit
.
Changing Account Privilege Level
Step 1 From the User Administration page, click
Edit User
.
Step 2 Choose the user in question from the user list (see Figure 4-2).
The User Information page appears (see Figure 4-6).
Figure 4-6 User Information
Step 3 In the Group pane, click the radio button that classifies the privilege level (Administrator, Operator) of this user.
Step 4 To clear your entries, click
Reset
.
Step 5 To save your entries, click
Save
.