4. Administration

 

 

 

 

An explanation of the profile items is given in the table below:

 

 

Item

Explanation

 

 

Username

From 1 to16 characters are allowed depending on the Account

 

Policy settings. See Account Policy, page 51.

Password

From 0 to16 characters are allowed depending on the Account

 

Policy settings. See Account Policy, page 51.

Confirm Password

To be sure there is no mistake in the password you are asked to

 

enter it again. The two entries must match.

 

 

Description

Additional information about the user that you may wish to

 

include.

Admin

Gives the user Administrator level access to the CN8000. All

 

permissions (except View Only) are granted (see Permissions

 

below).

User

Gives the user User level access to the CN8000. Windows Client,

 

Power Manager, and Java Client permissions are granted (see

 

Permissions below).

 

 

Select

Select is the default account type. It allows the administrator to

 

select which permissions the user will be allowed.

Permissions

Click to place/remove a check mark next to an item to

 

grant/withhold access to that aspect of the CN8000’s operation.

 

Win Client: Checking Win Client allows a user to access the

 

CN8000 via the Windows Client software.

 

Java Client: Checking Java Client allows a user to access the

 

CN8000 via the Java Client software.

 

View Only: Checking View Only allows a user to view the video of

 

the display of the computers attached to the ports of the KVM

 

switch connected to the CN8000, but they are not allowed to

 

perform any operations on the computers.

 

Configure: Checking Configure gives a user Administrator

 

privileges, and allows the user to set up and modify the CN8000's

 

operating environment.

 

Power Management: Checking Power Management allows a

 

user to Power On / Power Off / Reset devices via an attached

 

Power Over the NET™ unit.

 

Log: Checking Log allows a user to view the contents of the log

 

file.

 

Enable Telnet/SSH: If Serial Console management is enabled

 

(see Console Management, page 56), checking Enable Telnet/

 

SSH allows a user to open a Telnet and/or SSH session. Drop

 

down the list to select the type of login allowed.

 

Enable Virtual Media: Checking Enable Virtual Media allows a

 

user to utilize the CN8000’s Virtual Media capabilities (see Virtual

 

Media, page 91 for details). Drop down the list to select whether

 

the user has Read/Write, or Read Only permission.

ŠThe Reset button clears all the information shown in the right panel.

ŠWhen you have made all your changes, click Apply.

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