User`s guide

Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports> Access
240
AlterPath OnSite Administrator’s and User’s Guide
On the Access screen under Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports in
Expert mode, an administrative user can perform the tasks shown in the
following table.
Access can be denied to one or more users or groups by entering an
exclamation point (!) before the user or group name. For example, to
explicitly deny access to a user called “noadmin,” and enable access only to a
single user called “manuel,” you would enter the following:
!noadmin,manuel
Note that the names are separated by a comma.
T To Configure Serial Port Access for Users
[Expert]
Use this procedure if you want to specify a list of authorized users or groups
and deny access to all other users and groups.
1. Go to Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports in Expert mode, and
select a port or ports to modify.
If needed, see “To Select One or More Serial Ports [Expert]” on page 193.
Six tabs appear.
2. Click the Access tab.
Table 6-16: Tasks Performed Using the Serial/AUX> Physical Ports>Access Screen
Task Notes and Where Documented
Restrict access to a serial port by specifying
one or more users or groups (and thereby
excluding all others) or by denying access to
one or more users or groups
The default is all users have access. See “To
Configure User Access for One or More
Serial Ports [Expert]” on page 200
Choose an authentication type for the serial
port from the following pull-down list.
The default is no authentication
(authentication type=None). See “OnSite
Authentication Options” on page 7, if
needed for more details. For the procedure,
see “To Configure an Authentication
Method for Logins Through a Serial Port
[Expert]” on page 201.