Avocent DM2000 manual Adding User Accounts, Users, To add a new user

28EmergeTM DM2000 Desktop Manager - Installer/User Guide

Adding User Accounts

Users

A user cannot log on to a receiver and access an ECMS Transmitter unless a Receiver User Account has been created for them in the Management Appliance. Only a Management Appliance administrator can create a Receiver User Account. Receiver users cannot access the Management Appliance.

Receiver User Accounts are authenticated by a Management Appliance internal authentication service.

A Management Appliance administrator specifies which target computer a receiver user is allowed to access.

To add a new user:

1.Click the Users tab.

2.Click Add. The Add User Account Wizard Welcome Window will appear. Click Next.

3.The Type in User Credentials window will open.

a.Type a user name, password and confirm the password of the user you are adding.

•A user name must be unique, and must contain between 1 and 64 alphanumeric char- acters. User names are case-sensitive.

•A password must contain between 6 and 64 alphanumeric characters. With the excep- tion of ‘+’ and ‘-’ all ASCII characters may be used.

b.Click Next.

4.The Assign User to User Groups window will open. Select Users as the user group and click

Add.

5.The Completed Successful window will open. Click Finish. The new user account has been added to the system.

Management Appliance Administrators

Only administrators can log in to the Management Appliance. Administrators manage the Management Appliance and control access for users. They can also set up associations between users and the ECMS Transmitter. Users and administrators can log in to a receiver to access their PC.

Administrator and user accounts are authenticated by a Management Appliance internal authentication service.

To add a new Management Appliance administrator:

1.Click the Users tab.

2.Click Add. The Add User Account Wizard Welcome Window will appear. Click Next.

3.The Type in User Credentials window will open.