Black Box 16 port, 24 port manual Configuring users

Configuring users

You need to configure user accounts on the Console Server (the ‘unit’) for those users who are tasked with administering the attached devices or Remote Access connections. If you are using a RADIUS host you may not need user accounts for those users who are authenticated by the RADIUS host; see Configuring a dial in line on page 74.

When you set up a User account you will see, as an example, the following form in the text menus:

More detail on this form is contained in Configuring a user account on page 100.

When telneting or using SSH to connect to a port, the user will need to supply a user name and password.

The remote access connections where you will need to configure user accounts are where users:

•are being provided a remote access service, i.e. a SLIP or PPP connection, and they are being authenticated by unit.

As the system administrator you will have your own user account (default name ‘admin’).

The unit’s login accounts are password-protected and assigned a user level; this level restricts the user to certain commands; see About user levels on page 108. A maximum of 32 user accounts can be created.

This section includes the following:

•About user accounts and RADIUS on page 96

•Adding a user account on page 99

•Configuring a user account on page 100

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