User guide

USER GUIDE
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6. Creating users
There are two possible methods of inputting users into the system. When using
local authentication (see page 50) users and groups are created in the KVM.net II
GUI. When using an LDAP authentication server (see page 52) users and groups
are imported from a Windows Active Directory. With both authentication methods,
an Administrator can grant users different access permissions as follows:
Administrator - An Administrator can view, modify, manage and control all
KVM.net II Manager configuration settings, including creating new users.
User – A User cannot access or change any of the KVM.net II Manager
configuration settings. When a User logs in, only the Targets that the user has
permission to access appear. View Only – This user can only view permitted
Target screens without keyboard and mouse control. A “view only” indicator
appears on the viewer’s local mouse pointer. View only has no effect on Access
services.
With local authentication, once you have created users you can form them into
Groups, making management changes easier by e.g. adding or deleting permitted
Targets per Group rather than per individual user. Creating Groups is explained in
section 6.5 on page 25.
In LDAP mode go to section 6.1 below.
To create a new user (in local authentication mode):
1. From the Management menu, select Users. The Users page appears showing
the default Administrator (admin) at the top of the list, see Figure 14.
Click a name to edit
User properties
Figure 14 Users page
The columns show the following:
• Name – User’s login name. You can search for a user by typing the login
name in the Search a user field and clicking . You can sort the names out
in alphabetical order A-Z or Z-A by clicking the top of the Name column.
• Member of – groups the user is a member of.