User guide

Odyssey Access Client User Guide
74  Connecting and Signing on to an Infranet Controller
Use the Reconnect button at the bottom of the dialog to reinitialize the connection.
See “Menu Options” on page 12 for a discussion of this option.
Specifying a Preferred Realm and Role
This section describes how to specify a preferred realm and role. An authentication
realm is a group of authenticated resources that you select when signing on to the
Infranet Controller server. For example, your Infranet Controller administrator can
create a realm called “LDAP” that uses an LDAP server to authenticate your user
name and password. You can have more than one realm, depending on the
authentication resources that you need to access.
A role defines settings for your user account, such as which resources you can
access on the network. For example, your Infranet Controller administrator can
create a role called “Employees” that enables full access to all resources and
another role called “Contractors” that has limited access.
As part of configuring a valid authentication profile, you can set a preferred realm
and role. Refer to “Infranet Controller Profile Configuration—UAC Networks Only”
on page 53.
Contact your network administrator for more information about what realms and
roles to choose.
To preconfigure a realm and a role in OAC:
1. Open the Configuration folder in the OAC Manager sidebar.
2. Select Profiles.
3. In the Profiles dialog, select the profile that you intend to use to connect to the
Infranet Controller.
4. Click Properties (or double-click the name of the profile) to open the Profile
Properties dialog.
5. Select the JUAC tab.
6. Specify the name of a preferred realm and a role that you will use to access the
Infranet Controller. If you already have a default realm and role saved, those
names appear in the realm and role fields by default. If you have multiple
realms and roles defined, provide the realm and role you intend to use at the
prompt that displays.
Connecting to Multiple Infranet Controllers
You can connect to multiple Infranet Controllers. However, you need to configure
the connections to each Infranet Controller independently. This typically requires
that you have an authentication profile for each Infranet Controller. You might need
to do this if the protected resources you need to access are located in different
places. For example, some of those resources might be available from the Infranet
Controller in your building while other resources are at other locations and
managed by a different Infranet Controller.