User Guide

• Role - A set of rights used in conjunction with a user and a target to create permissions. Each role has a
unique name within the system.
• Groups - Groups can be created and users assigned to a group or groups.
The current roles are:
Avocent Administrator - Performs user management functions only, such as add, assign and edit users,
permissions and roles.
Data Center Planner-Executor - Can perform the same functions as a read-only user and commit tasks within a
project.
Data Center Planner-Manager - Has read-write permissions.
Data Center Planner-Planner - Can perform the same functions as read-only users, plus view, edit and create
projects. The planner role does not have access to import, create or delete current floor plans.
NOTE: A planner can only create templates in the context of a project. Unlike the manipulation of assets and their properties in project
planning, the templates created by a planner are available across all floor plans and time and can be used by anyone in the current
state, providing they have permissions.
Data Center Planner Project Review - Can perform the same functions as read-only users plus view projects and
history but cannot create or make changes to current floor plans or projects. A project reviewer can click the
Revalidate button to refresh a project making sure the project is current.
Data Center Planner - ReadOnly - Can open global view, view floor plans, racks, assets, connections and history,
but cannot make changes in any view.
Reporting Designer - Can create reports using Crystal Reports.
Reporting Viewer - Can view reports.
Creating Users
To create new users:
1. Log in as an administrator and select User Management from the primary navigation panel.
2. Select Users from the secondary navigation panel.
3. Select New from the Actions, Users pane.
4. Enter a username. Do not use any spaces in the username.
5. Enter a password. The password should be between 8 and 65 characters, contain at least one alphabetic and
one numeric character and contain at least one upper case and one lower case letter, then confirm the
password by entering it again.
6. To assign the new user to a group, select Groups from the left tree.
7. Select a group from the Available groups column, click on a group, then click the right arrow to move it to
the Selected groups column, and click OK.
8. To assign the new user account information, select Properties from the left tree.
9. Enable the appropriate boxes, add an expiration date if necessary, and click OK. The new user is added to
the list of users.
10. Select Permissions from the secondary navigation panel to assign the new user a role.
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