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CHAPTER 7
User
7.1 Overview
This chapter describes how to set up user accounts and user settings for the NWA.
7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
•The User screen (see Section 7.2 on page 66) provides a summary of all user accounts.
•The Setting screen (see Section 7.3 on page 68) controls default settings, login settings, lockout
settings, and other user settings for the NWA.
7.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
User Account
A user account defines the privileges of a user logged into the NWA. User accounts are used in
controlling access to configuration and services in the NWA.
User Types
These are the types of user accounts the NWA uses.
Note: The default admin account is always authenticated locally, regardless of the
authentication method setting.
Table 29 Types of User Accounts
TYPE ABILITIES LOGIN METHOD(S)
Admin Users
admin Change NWA configuration (web, CLI) WWW, TELNET, SSH, FTP
limited-admin Look at NWA configuration (web, CLI)
Perform basic diagnostics (CLI)
WWW, TELNET, SSH
Access Users
user Used for the embedded RADIUS server and
SNMPv3 user access
Browse user-mode commands (CLI)