NetLinx Security with a Terminal Connection

Main Security Menu

The Main Security menu is described below:

Main Security Menu

Command

Description

 

 

 

1)

Set system security options for

This selection will bring up the Security Options Menu

 

NetLinx Master

that allows you to change the security options for the

 

 

NetLinx Master (refer to theSecurity Options

 

 

Menu section on page 121 for details). These are "global"

 

 

options that enable rights given to users and groups. For

 

 

instance, if you want to disable Telnet security for all

 

 

users, you would simply go to this menu and disable

 

 

Telnet security for the entire Master. This would allow any

 

 

user, whether they have the rights to Telnet or not. These

 

 

options can be thought of as options to turn on security

 

 

for different features of the NetLinx Master.

 

 

2) Display system security options for

This selection will display the current security options for

 

NetLinx Master

the NetLinx Master.

 

 

 

3)

Add user

This selection will prompt you for a username and

 

 

password for a user you would like to create. After the

 

 

user is added, you will be taken to the Edit User Menu to

 

 

setup the new users rights (see theEdit User

 

 

Menu section on page 123 for details).

 

 

 

4)

Edit user

This selection will prompt you select a user. Once you

 

 

have selected the user you want to edit, it will take you to

 

 

the Edit User Menu so you can edit the user's rights (see

 

 

theEdit User Menu section on page 123 for details).

 

 

 

5)

Delete user

This selection will prompt you select a user to delete.

 

 

 

6)

Show the list of authorized users

This selection displays a list of users.

 

 

 

7)

Add group

This selection will prompt you for a group name fro a

 

 

group you would like to create. After the group is added,

 

 

you will be taken to the Edit Group Menu to setup the new

 

 

users right (see theEdit Group Menu section on page 125

 

 

for details).

 

 

 

8)

Edit group

This selection will prompt you select a group. After

 

 

selecting the group you want to edit, it will take you to the

 

 

Edit Group Menu so you can edit the group's rights (see

 

 

theEdit Group Menu section on page 125 for details).

 

 

 

9)

Delete group

This selection will prompt you select a group to delete. A

 

 

group can only be deleted if there are no users assigned

 

 

to that group.

 

 

 

10)

Show list of authorized groups

This selection displays a list of groups.

 

 

 

11)

Set Telnet Timeout in seconds

This selection allows you to set the time a telnet session

 

 

waits for a user to login. When a Telnet client connects to

 

 

the NetLinx Master, it is prompted for a username. If the

 

 

client does not enter a users name for the length of time

 

 

set in this selection, the session will be closed by the

 

 

NetLinx Master.

 

 

 

12)

Display Telnet Timeout in seconds

This selection allows you to display the time a telnet

 

 

session waits for a user to login.

 

 

 

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