User Guide

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Preemption
Level
Description
6 The default level for the admin account. Only available to admins.
5
The default level for the factory operator account. Only available to operators and
administrators.
4 The default level for a new local user of a KVM switch or serial console appliance.
3 The default level for the Avocent® Universal Management Gateway Appliance .
2 The default level for the user administrator user group.
1 Default for new users. The default for the Factory user account.
User and User Group Preemption
The preemption levels may be used in the following ways:
• User preemption level - This is the preemption level assigned to a user by an administrator. If
this value is larger than the highest preemption level of the user group to which the user
belongs, the value will be used as the effective user preemption level.
• Group preemption level - This is the preemption level assigned to user groups to which the
user belongs. If the user is assigned to multiple user groups with different preemption levels,
this will be the preemption level of the user group with the highest level. For example, if a user
belongs to the appliance administrators (level 6) and users (level 1) user groups, this value will
be defined as 6. If this value is larger than the highest preemption level of the user, the value
will be used as the effective user preemption level.
An appliance administrator or power user may also specify a local user interface preemption level
that is applied to users accessing target devices through the local interface.
Adding a user
To add or modify a user:
1. From the sidebar, click Users.
2. Click Add to create a new user. The Create User screen appears. Enter the new username
and password and use the drop-down menu to define the user role (User, Power-User or
Admin).
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Click the name of a user to modify that user. The Modify User screen appears. Enter a new
password for the User and use the drop-down menu to change the user role.
3. Define the preemption level.
4. Check the box if you want the password to be changed at the next login.