Specifications
How to Manage Users and Groups
Use the Users and Groups tab (via the Authorization/Device Access tool) to specify users who are authorized
to access the NetSight database, and assign those users to authorization groups that define their access
privileges to application features. Access privileges (called Capabilities) are associated with authorization
groups. Based on their membership in a particular authorization group, users are granted specific capabilities
in the application. For example, you may have an authorization group called "IT Staff" that grants access to a
wide range of capabilities, while another authorization group called "Guest" grants a very limited range of
capabilities.
Begin by creating your authorization groups and specifying the capabilities for that group. Then, create a list
of your authorized users and assign each user to a specific group.
Instructions for:
Managing Authorization Groups
Create Group•
Edit Group•
Delete Group•
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Managing Users
Selecting an Automatic Authorization Group•
Create User•
Edit User•
Delete User•
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Managing Authorization Groups
A user's access to specific capabilities and features in the application is determined by what authorization
group that user belongs to. So, it makes sense to begin managing user access by creating one or more groups
that define the access and capabilities that will be granted to users.
To create a group:
Click or choose Authorization/Device Access from the Tools menu. The
Authorization/Device Access window opens with the Users/Groups tab selected.
1.
In the lower half of the tab, click Add Group. The Add Group window opens where you can define
the capabilities for this group.
Type a name for your new group into the Authorization Group field.a.
Select the Capabilities tab and expand the tree, and select the capabilities that will be granted
to users that are members of this group.
b.
Select the Settings tab and choose a SNMP Redirect option:
Allow Users to Configure SNMP Redirect in Options − lets users in this group
determine when it is appropriate to have SNMP requests performed by the server.
Refer to the Client/Server SNMP Redirection in the Options window.
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Always Redirect SNMP to the NetSight Server − all SNMP requests always go
through the server.
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c.
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