Table 34 Operator configuration items

Item

Description

Login Name

Type a name for the operator, a string of up to 40 characters.

 

 

 

Specify a password for the operator to use at login.

Login Password

The password must comprise 6 to 20 alphanumeric characters, and its strength

 

must meet the password strength requirements of the device.

 

 

 

Type the password again, which must be the same as that for Login Password. If

Confirm Password

the two are not the same, an error message will appear, telling you that they must

 

be identical.

 

 

Role

Select an operation level for the operator.

 

 

Manage Device Group

Specify which device groups the operator can manage.

 

 

 

Select an authentication mode for the operator.

Authentication Mode

Available authentication modes include local authentication and LDAP

authentication. If you select LDAP authentication, you must also select an LDAP

 

 

server.

 

 

Return to Operator management functions.

Managing operation logs

Configuration guide

Operation logs reflect what operators have done after login. A super administrator can view operations logs, query logs by different conditions, and delete logs.

From the navigation tree of the system management component, select Operation Logs under Operator Management. The operation log management page appears, as shown in Figure 28. Table 35 describes the operation log query options. You can use any combination of the options to query for the logs of interest.

Figure 28 Operation log management page

Table 35 Operation log query options

Option

Description

Operator

Specify the operator whose logs you are interested in.

 

 

Gateway IP

Type the IP address of the gateway.

 

 

 

Select the operation result of the operations.

Operation Result

By default, the value of this option is --, which means both the succeeded and

 

failed operations.

 

 

 

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