Specifications

NetLinx Security within the Web Server
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NetLinx Security - Web Server
Adding a new Group
1. Click the Group Level link (from within the Security section of the Navigation frame) to open
the Manage Groups page.
2. Click the New button to be transferred to the Configure Group Properties page (FIG. 52).
3. From within the Group Security Details section, enter a unique name for the new group. The
name must be a valid character string consisting of 4 - 20 alpha-numeric characters. The word
administrator cannot be used for a new group name since it already exists by default.
4. Enable the security access rights you want to provide to the group. By default, all of these
options are disabled.
5. From within the Group Directory Associations section, place a checkmark next to the
directories (available on the target Master) to provide an authorized group with access rights to
the selected directories. If you select a group directory note that all lower groups in that tree
will be selected.
6. Click the Update button to save your changes to the target Master. If there are no errors within
any of the page parameters, a “Group added successfully” is displayed at the top of the page.
7. Click the Back button to return to the Manage Groups page.
Modifying the properties of an existing Group
1. Click the Group Level link (from within the Security section of the Navigation frame) to open
the Manage Groups page.
2. Click the Select button (next to the selected Group name) to open the Configure Group
Properties page for the particular group.
3. From within the Group Security Details section, modify the previously configured access
rights by either enabling or disabling any of the available checkboxes shown within the
Configure Group Properties page.
4. From within the Group Directory Associations section, place or remove any checkmarks next
to the available directories to modify an authorized group’s directory access rights.
5. Click the Update button to save your changes to the target Master. If there are no errors with
the modification of any of this page’s parameters, a “Group updated successfully” is displayed
at the top of the page.
6. Click the Back button to return to the Manage Groups page.
Any security changes made to the Master from within the web browser are instantly
reflected within a Terminal session without the need to reboot.
Security changes made to the Master from within a Terminal window are not reflected
within the web browser until the Master is rebooted and the web browser connection
is refreshed.
The fields displayed when modifying groups are the same as those available when
adding a new group, except for the Group Name field which is pre-populated.
The Administrator’s rights are not editable and its Select button is greyed-out.