User guide

Managing KVM console switches 44
Operation Console Switch Administrator User
Configure port settings Yes No
Monitor server status Yes No
Server device access Yes Assigned by admin
Server resync Yes Yes
Adding or modifying a user
Adding or modifying a Local Authentication user
1. Select Users.
2. Select a user.
3. Click Add to add a new user. The Add User dialog box appears.
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Click Modify to modify a current user. The Modify User dialog box appears.
IMPORTANT: Passwords must be between five and 16 characters in length, contain both alphabetic and
numeric characters, and contain both uppercase and lowercase alphabetic characters.
IMPORTANT: User names must be between one and 16 characters. If you intend on using the optional
LDAP functionality in the future, be sure to follow the Microsoft® Active Directory user account rules when
creating a user name.
4. Enter the user name and password (user assigned), and verify the password by entering it again in
the Verify Password field.
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NOTE: The Access Rights button is enabled only when Access Level=User is selected.
NOTE: The password fields are disabled (grayed-out), when using LDAP Authentication Only mode.
5. Select the appropriate access level for the user from the Access Level dropdown list. If you select the
User option, the Access Rights button activates.
a. Click Access Rights to select individual servers for that user. The User access rights dialog box
appears.
b. From the left column, select one or more servers for which this user should have access rights.
Click Add.
c. From the right column, select one or more servers from which to remove the access rights of a
user. Click Remove.