Managing Cisco Spaces Users
Cisco Spaces provides users with different rights and privileges based on the role they perform.
In the Cisco Spaces dashboard, click the Menu icon () and choose to manage admin users and create roles.
The following tabs are available:
- Admins: Use the Admins tab to view the Cisco Spaces users and invite new administrators.
- Roles: Use the Roles tab to search for roles, create new roles and manage them.
Inviting a Cisco Spaces User
When a Cisco Spaces account is created, a Dashboard Admin Role user is created for the account with the email ID provided. This Dashboard Admin can invite other users to Cisco Spaces.
Cisco Spaces provides only one default user role, Dashboard Admin Role.
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Cisco Spaces allows you to define user roles with different access rights to different apps.
You can include the following role types (apps) in a user role if that particular service is enabled for your account.
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Right Now: This role type provides access rights to the Right Now app.
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Location Analytics: This role type provides access rights to the Location Analytics app.
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Detect and Locate: This role type provides access rights to the Captive Detect and Locate app.
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Space Manager: This role type provides access rights to the Space Manager app.
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To invite a Cisco Spaces user, follow these steps:
Procedure
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In the Cisco Spaces dashboard, click the Menu icon ( |
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Click Invite Admin. |
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In the Invite Admin window, enter the following details: |
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Check the Restrict this role to specific locations check box if you want to restrict the selected role to any particular location.
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Step 5 |
Click Invite.
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Creating a User Role
To create a Cisco Spaces user role, follow these steps:
Procedure
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In the Cisco Spaces dashboard, click the Menu icon (
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Click Create Role. |
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In the Create New Role slide-in window, enter the following details: The user role is available in the Role Name drop-down list of the Invite Admin window. |
Editing Cisco Spaces User
A Dashboard Admin user with read and write permission can change the user role of a user. For example, a Dashboard Admin Read can be promoted to a Dashboard Admin Read and Write user.
To edit the user privileges of a Cisco Spaces user, follow these steps:
Procedure
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In the Cisco Spaces dashboard, click the Menu icon ( The Admin window is displayed with the list of e-mail IDs of the Cisco Spaces users. |
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Click the Edit icon at the far right of the e-mail ID of the user whom you want to edit. The Invite Admin window is displayed. |
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From the Role Name drop-down list, choose the type of access that you want to provide to the user. The default user roles and the user roles defined earlier are available in the drop-down list for selection. If the required user role is not there, you can define a user role using Create New Role. For more information on creating a new user role, see Creating a User Role. |
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Click Update. |
Deleting a Cisco Spaces User
If a user no more needs access to Cisco Spaces, we recommend that you delete such users from the Cisco Spaces user list. A Dashboard Admin Role user can delete other users.
To delete an existing Cisco Spaces user, follow these steps:
Procedure
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In the Cisco Spaces dashboard, click the Menu icon ( The Admins window is displayed with the list of the Cisco Spaces users. |
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Click the Delete icon at the far right of the e-mail ID of the user whom you want to delete. To delete multiple users, select the check box for the corresponding e-mail IDs, and click Delete Admins which displays on the top right of the window. |