Avocent 590-686-501D manual Preemption levels, To add a new user account administrator only

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Table 4.3: Allowed Operations by Access Level

Operation

Access Level

Appliance Administrator User Administrator Users

Configure on-board web interface system-level settings	Yes	No	No
Configure access rights	Yes	Yes	No
Add, change and delete user accounts	Yes, for all	Yes, for users and	No
	access levels	user administrators
		only
Change your own password	Yes	Yes	Yes
Access target device	Yes, all target	Yes, all target	Yes, if allowed
	devices	devices

To add a new user account (administrator only):

1.On the side menu bar, select Local Accounts. The current user list will be displayed.

2.Click the Add button.

3.Enter the name and password of the new user in the blanks provided.

4.Select the preemption and access levels for the new user.

5.Click the Save button to complete the process.

To delete a user account (administrator only):

1.On the side menu bar, select Local Accounts. The current user list will be displayed.

2.Click the box to the left of each account that you wish to delete, then click the Delete button.

To edit a user account (administrator or active user only):

1.On the side menu bar, select Local Accounts. The current user list will be displayed.

2.Click the name of the user you wish to edit. A user profile will appear.

3.Edit the user account as needed, then click Save.

Preemption levels

The preemption level of users determines whether they may disconnect another user’s serial or video (KVM) session with a target device.

DSR switch on-board web interface administrators may specify the preemption level for user accounts when an account is created. The preemption level may be changed later.