Installation guide

AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager Installation Guide
NOVEMBER 2013
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Adding a user to the AMSDeviceManager
group
To launch and run AMS Device Manager, you must be a member of the
AMSDeviceManager user group.
To add a user to the AMSDeviceManager group:
1. (XP) Click Start and right-click Computer and select Manage from the context
menu.
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(Windows 7) Click Start and right-click Computer select Manage from the
context menu.
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(Windows 8) On the Start screen, enter COM, right-click the Computer tile, and
then click Manage.
2. Select Computer Management (Local) > System Tools > Local Users and Groups
> Groups.
3. Double-click the AMSDeviceManager group.
4. Click Add.
5. Enter the Windows User ID you want to add to the group and click OK. Note
whether this is a local or domain user.
6. Click OK.
7. You may have to log out of Windows and log back in to make the change
effective.
This process is different when using a domain controller (see “Adding a user to the
AMSDeviceManager group on a domain controller” on page 66).
Note
The following procedure requires Local or Domain Administrator permissions.