Avocent SPC420 manual User Groups, To display user groups

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User Groups

Users that have been added to the DSView 3 software system may be added to the following two types of user groups:

•Built-In - The DSView 3 management software is delivered with six predefined user groups: Appliance Administrators, Auditors, DSView 3 software administrators, Everyone, User Administrators and Users. All users are automatically included in the Everyone user group when they are added to the DSView 3 software system. Users may be added to any of the other user groups. The privileges that a user has to perform tasks on the DSView 3 software system is dependent on the built-in user group to which the user is a member. See Built-in User Groups on page 40.

•User-defined - You may also define custom groups, based on any criteria you wish. For example, you may want to define groups based on user administrators with read-only access, software developers at a specific location, global network infrastructure personnel based on job title and so on.

Built-in user groups appear in the User Groups - Built-in window and user-defined user groups appear in the User Groups - User Defined window. The Preemption Level column will indicate the preemption level of each user group. The windows may also display the following fields. Use the Customize link to add or remove fields in the display: See Using the Customize link in windows on page 28.

•Authentication Server - Name of the authentication server assigned to the user. See Authentication Services on page 79.

•Role - Role of a user-defined user group, which may be None, User, Auditor, Appliance Administrator, User Administrator or DSView Administrator. The role column for a built-in user group or a user-defined user group with a role of None will be empty.

•Type - Type of user group, which will be built-in or user-defined.

To display user groups:

1.Click the Users tab.

2.Click Groups in the top navigation bar. Built-Inwill automatically be selected in the side navigation bar and the User Groups - Built-in window will open. To display the user-defined groups, click User-Definedin the side navigation bar. The User Groups - User Defined window will open.