Managing Sheer DNA Security
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10.2 Customizing Security Flow The flow below describes the steps required to customize security using
Sheer DNA Manage and the order in which they must be performed.
Step 4: Grant scopes and
roles to a user(s)
Step 3: Define Sheer DNA
user accounts
Step 2: Define a scope(s)
Step 1: Install a license
Step 1: Install a license: Enables the administrator to control and monitor
the number of Sheer DNA Client and BQL connections over a limited or
unlimited period of time based on the client licenses installed. For more
information, refer to Section 7.1, Managing Client Licenses.
Step 2: Define a scope: Enables the administrator to group a collection of
managed Network Elements together in order to enable the user to view
and/or manage the Network Elements based on the user’s role. For more
information, refer to Section 10.3, Creating Scopes.
Step 3: Define Sheer DNA user accounts: Enables the administrator to
define and manage user accounts. For more information, refer to
Section 10.4, Creating New Sheer DNA User Accounts.
Step 4: Grant scopes and roles to a user: Enables the administrator to
manage general user account information and the list of scopes assigned to
the user as well as the security access roles per scope. For more information,
refer to Section 10.5, Granting or Editing a User’s Rights.