Configuration
5.6. Managing User Accounts
The User Directory function is employed to create new accounts, display parameters for existing accounts, modify accounts and delete accounts. Up to 128 different user accounts can be created. The "User Directory" function is only available when you have logged into command mode using an account and port that permit Supervisor commands.
•Text Interface: Type /F and press [Enter] to access the System Parameters Menu. From the System Parameters Menu, type 1 and press [Enter] to access the User Directory.
•Web Interface: Click the "Users" link on the left hand side of the screen to access the User Directory management menus.
In both the Text Interface and the Web Browser Interface, the user configuration menu offers the following functions:
•View User Directory: Displays currently defined parameters for any RSM user account as described in Section 5.6.1.
•Add Username: Creates new user accounts, and allows you to assign a username, password, command level, port access rights, and callback number, as described in Section 5.6.2.
•Modify User Directory: This option is used to edit or change account information, as described in Section 5.6.3.
•Delete User: Clears user accounts, as described in Section 5.6.4.
5.6.1.Viewing User Accounts
The "View User Directory" option allows you to view details about each account, including the ports the account is allowed to access and whether or not the account is allowed to invoke Supervisor commands. The View User option will not display actual passwords, and instead, the password field will read either "defined" or "undefined." Note that the View User Accounts function is only available to users who have accessed command mode using a password that permits Supervisor Level commands. To view account details, proceed as follows:
•Text Interface: From the User Directory menu, type 1 and press [Enter]. The RSM will display a screen which lists all defined user accounts. Key in the name of the desired account and then press [Enter].
•Web Browser Interface: From the User menu, click the "View/Modify User" link. The RSM will display a menu that allows you to select the desired user and directory function. Select the "View User" button, and then click on the down arrow, scroll to the desired username, select the username, and then click "Choose User."