User manual

Chapter 7. User Management
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Groups
Groups allow administrators to easily and efficiently manage users and
devices. Since device access rights apply to anyone who is a member of the
group, administrators need only set them once for the group, instead of having
to set them for each user individually. Multiple groups can be defined to allow
some users access to specific devices, while restricting other users from
accessing them.
Creating Groups
To Create a group, do the following:
1. Select Groups on the menu bar.
2. Click Add at the bottom of the main panel. The Group notebook opens,
with the Group tab selected:
3. Enter the required information in the appropriate fields. A description of
each of the fields is given in the table below:
4. At this point you can assign users to the group by selecting the Members
tab – the Members page is discussed on page 52, or you can assign the
Field Description
Group Name A maximum of 16 characters is allowed.
Description Additional information about the user that you may wish to include. A
maximum of 63 characters is allowed.
Permissions Permissions and restrictions for groups are set by checking the
appropriate boxes. These are the same permissions as the ones
specified for Users. See Permissions, page 47 for details.