Managing Sheer DNA Security
Cisco Systems, Inc. Page 145
The following fields are displayed in the New User dialog box:
• User Name: The new user’s name used for logging in (mandatory).
Note: The user name is unique and a maximum of 20 characters
may be used. Special characters may not be used.
• Full Name: The full name of the user (optional).
Note: A maximum of 20 characters may be used, but no special
characters may be used.
• Description: A free text description of the user (optional).
• Password: Enter the new password (mandatory).
Note: A minimum of 8 characters must be used, including, at least
1 digit. The maximum length of the user password is 20 characters.
• Confirm Password: Enter the new password again to confirm the
new password (mandatory).
The Role dropdown list enables the administrator to define the security
access role (permission) for the new user.
Note: The permission only applies to activities or actions that are not
related to a NE (Network Element). For more information on the
functionality that a user can perform, refer to the section Security Access
Roles on page 136.
When a new user is defined as an Administrator this user can perform
all administrative actions, including opening all maps, working with all
scopes and managing the system using Sheer DNA Manage. All of this is
performed with the highest privileges. Sheer DNA Manage supports
multiple administrators. Access rights do not need to be defined for an
administrative user. For more information, refer to page 136.
The Force Password Change at Next Login checkbox is selected by
default and forces the user to change the user password at next login.
The following button is displayed in the New User dialog box:
• Create: Adds the new user to the list of Sheer DNA Client users and
the new user name is displayed in the Workspace.