AMX NI-3101-SIG manual Main Security Menu, Command

NetLinx Security with a Terminal Connection

Changes made to the target Master from within the Terminal window are not reflected within the web browser, until the Master is rebooted and the web browser connection is refreshed.

Any changes made to the Master, from within the web browser are instantly reflected within the Terminal session without the need to reboot.

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 102 for details). These are
	"global" options that enable rights given to users and
	groups. For instance, if you want to disable Telnet secu-
	rity 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 This selection will display the current security options for

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 103 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 103 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 105 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 105 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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