Digi TS 4, TS 2/4 manual About Configuring Users, Common User Features

About Configuring Users

Although it is not required, the Digi One/PortServer TS 2/4 is often configured to accommodate the requirements of particular users. Typical configurable user attributes include the following:

•Whether the user is required to supply a password

•Autoconnection attributes, such as the system to which the user should be automatically con- nected at login

•The interface the device presents the user, such as a menu or command line

•Whether the user has access to outbound ports

Note: For information on configuring PPP users, see "Configuring PPP" on page 8-1.

Configuration Methods

You can configure users in the following ways:

•With the set user command. See the set user command in the Digi One/PortServer TS Command Reference.

•With the web interface.

Common User Features

This section discusses common user-related features. For a complete list, see the set user command in the Digi One/PortServer TS Command Reference.

Feature	Description	set user Field
	Automatically connects the user to the host specified on the auto-	autoconnect
	host field using the service (TCP port) defined on the autoport or
autoconnect	autoservice fields.	autohost
	Autoconnection can also be implemented by port instead of by	autoport
	user.	autoservice
	This feature is configurable from the web interface.
Default access	Defines the type of access the user is restricted to. Menu, command
	line, autoconnect, and outgoing and netserviceare the types.	defaultaccess
type
	This feature is configurable from the web interface.
Menu access	Defines the menu that is to be presented to a user with menu access.	menu
	This feature is configurable from the web interface.
	Defines the number of outbound ports a user connected over the
Port access	LAN can access at one time.	maxsessions
	This feature is not configurable from the web interface.
		There are too
		many fields to
PPP	Defines PPP-related parameters for the user.	list here. See the
		set user com-
		mand for more
		information.
Routing updates	Defines whether RIP routing updates are forwarded over the link to	netrouting
	this user.

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