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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