Configuration Guide for Cisco Optical Site Manager, IOS XR Release 26.x.x

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Configuration Guide for Cisco Optical Site Manager, IOS XR Release 26.x.x

User configuration settings

Updated: October 14, 2026

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This chapter describes user configuration in Cisco Optical Site Manager, including user creation, password changes, profile settings, and user deletion workflows.

User configuration covers user creation, user management, and user profile password settings.

Figure 1. Manage User Access and Authentication

Create users

Add new user accounts with specific roles and permissions. This enables controlled access to the Cisco Optical Site Manager for managing optical site operations, ensuring that only authorized personnel can perform configuration and monitoring tasks.

Only users with admin privileges can create new users. The process involves specifying user details such as username, password, password expiry, retry limits, and user group (for example, admin, editor, maintenance, snmp, viewer).

Before you begin

Log into Cisco Optical Site Manager

Follow these steps to create new users.

Procedure

  1. Click Users & Access in the left panel.

  2. Click the Users tab.

  3. In the Users Configuration section, click Create.

    The Create User dialog box is displayed.

  4. Enter the details as described in the Table 1 table.

  5. Click Create.

A new user is created. The user account is added to the Cisco Optical Site Manager with the configured credentials and permissions.

Table 1. User details
Field Description / Requirements
User Name

Type the user name.

User name requirements:

  • Must be 6–40 characters long.

  • Can include alphanumeric characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) and special characters: @, - (hyphen), . (dot).
Password

Enter the login password.

Password requirements:

  • Must be 8–127 characters long. Must include alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) and special characters (+, #, %).

  • Must not contain the user name.
Retype Password

Re-enter the password for confirmation.
Expiry Time (days)

Enter the number of days before the user must change the password.

Example:

  • If set to 20 days, the user must change the password before 20 days are over.

  • After expiry, the user is moved to the OnlyPassword group and must update the password before performing any other action.
Warning Before Expiry (days)

Enter the number of days in advance to warn the user before the password expires.
Max Retry Number

Maximum number of consecutive failed login attempts. After this limit, the account is moved to the OnlyPassword group.
Group

Select the group from the drop-down list.

Available options:

  • admin

  • editor

  • maintenance

  • snmp

  • viewer

Change user password

Change a user password to maintain secure access control within Cisco Optical Site Manager. This task ensures that user credentials are updated and protected according to security policies, preventing unauthorized access.

Only an admin can change the password.

Before you begin

Log into Cisco Optical Site Manager

Follow these steps to change password for a user.

Procedure

  1. Click Users & Access in the left panel.

    The User & Access page is displayed.

  2. Click the Users tab.

  3. Select the check box corresponding to the user you want to change the password in the Users Configuration section.

  4. Click Reset Password.

    The Reset Username Password dialog box appears.

  5. Enter the new password in the New Password field.

    The password must be a combination of alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) and special (+, #,%) characters. The minimum number of characters in the password is eight and the maximum is 127. The password must not contain the user name.

  6. Retype the same password in the Retype Password field.

  7. Click Reset Password.

  8. Click OK.

A confirmation message or status indicates that the password has been successfully changed.

Configure user profile settings

Use this task to configure user profile settings in Cisco Optical Site Manager that allows you to manage retry limits and expiration policies.

User profile settings determine authentication behavior, password expiration, and access privileges.

You can enable or disable retry limits and expiration timers based on operational requirements.

Before you begin

Log into Cisco Optical Site Manager

Follow these steps to configure the user profile settings.

Procedure

  1. Click the username in the upper-right corner, then click User Profile.

    The User Profile window appears.

  2. (Optional) Enter a value in the Full Name field.

  3. Configure retry and expiration settings.

    1. Enter a value in the Max Retry Number field.
    2. Select Disable Max Retry Number to remove retry restrictions.
    3. Enter a value in the Expire Time (Days) field.
    4. Select Disable Expire Time to prevent account expiration.
    5. Enter a value in the Warning Before Expire (Days) field.

  4. Assign the user to a group.

    1. Select a value from the Group drop-down list.

  5. Click Apply.

    The updated user profile settings are saved.

The user profile settings are updated and displayed in the User Profile window.

For more details about the fields, see Table 1 table.

Delete users

Remove user accounts that are no longer needed. This practice maintains security and proper access control. Only authorized users will have access to the system.

Only administrators can delete users.

Before you begin

Log into Cisco Optical Site Manager

Follow these steps to delete users.

Procedure

  1. Click Users & Access in the left panel.

  2. Click the Users tab.

  3. Select the check-box corresponding to the user you want to delete in the Users Configuration section.

  4. Click Delete User.

    A confirmation message appears.

  5. Click OK.

The selected user is deleted and the account is removed from Cisco Optical Site Manager.