User guide

Relationship between Users and Groups
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Unknown Thisisthedefaultgroupforuserswhoare
authenticatedexternallyusingLDAP/LDAPSor
RADIUSorwhoareunknowntothesystem.Ifthe
externalLDAP/LDAPSorRADIUSserverdoesnot
identifyavalidusergroup,theUnknowngroupis
used.Inaddition,anynewlycreateduseris
automaticallyputinthi
sgroupuntilassignedto
anothergroup.
Individual
Group
Anindividualgroupisessentiallya“group”ofone.
Thatis,thespecificuserisinitsowngroup,not
affiliatedwithotherrealgroups.Individualgroups
canbeidentifiedbythe“@”intheGroupName.The
individualgroupallowsauseraccounttohavethe
samerightsasagro
up.
Inadditiontothesystem‐supplieddefaultgroups,youcancreategroups
andspecifytheappropriatepermissionstosuityourneeds.RefertoUser
Managementformoreinformationaboutcreatingandeditinguser
groups.
Relationship between Users and Groups
Usersbelongtoagroupandgroupshaveprivileges.Organizingthe
varioususersofyourKXII‐101intogroupssavestimebyallowingyou
tomanagepermissionsforallusersinagroupatonce,insteadof
managingpermissionsonauser‐by‐userbasis.
Youmayalsochoosenottoas
sociatespecificuserswithgroups.Inthis
case,youcanclassifytheuseras“Individual.”
Uponsuccessfulauthentication,thedeviceusesGroupinformationto
determinetheuserʹspermissions‐whichserverportsareaccessible,
whetherrebootingtheunitisallowed,andotherfeatures.