User guide

Common User Features
Chapter 16 Configuring Users 74
Common User Features
This section discusses common user-related features. For a complete list, see the set user command in the Digi
One/PortServer TS Command Reference.
Configuring a User: Web Interface
Use this section to configure users with from the web interface.
1. Access the web interface by entering the Digi One and PortServer TS 2/4 IP address in a browser’s URL win-
dow.
2. Log in to the Digi One and PortServer TS 2/4 as root.
The default password is dbps.
3. Select Configure and then Users from the menu.
4. To add a user, do the following:
a. Choose Add User.
b. Enter a name and then choose Submit
c. Choose the new user from the Name column.
d. Configure the user as required.
e. Choose Submit.
5. To return to the main User menu, choose User from the Menu again.
Feature Description set user Field
auto
connect
Automatically connects the user to the host specified on the autohost
field using the service (TCP port) defined on the autoport or autoser-
vice fields.
Autoconnection can also be implemented by port instead of by user.
This feature is configurable from the web interface.
autoconnect
autohost
autoport
autoservice
Default
access type
Defines the type of access the user is restricted to. Menu, command
line, autoconnect, and outgoing and netservice are the types.
This feature is configurable from the web interface.
defaultaccess
Menu
access
Defines the menu that is to be presented to a user with menu access.
This feature is configurable from the web interface.
menu
Port access
Defines the number of outbound ports a user connected over the LAN
can access at one time.
This feature is not configurable from the web interface.
maxsessions
PPP Defines PPP-related parameters for the user.
There are too
many fields to
list here. See the
set user com-
mand for more
information.
Routing
updates
Defines whether RIP routing updates are forwarded over the link to this
user.
netrouting