Getting Started With the Web Interface
5.6.3Modify an Existing Account (Administrators Only)
Users with administrative privileges may change all options on all users’ accounts, including their own. Users without administrative access are prevented from changing anything except their own password; for details, see 5.6.4 - Change Password (Users with Read/Write access).
To change a user account, log in as an administrator (see 5.1 - Open the Web Interface and Log In) and:
•Click on the Security tab to display the Security window, as shown below.
Security tab
User
User box: enter name
Enter & confirm password
Access privileges
Inactivity timeout (automatic logoff)
•Choose the user name you wish to change from the User
•You may not change a user name for an existing account. Instead, delete the existing account, as described in 5.6.5 - Delete a User Account (Administrators Only), and then add a user with the new name (see 5.6.2 - Create a New User Account (Administrators Only)).
•Enter a password for this user in the Password box. The password is
•Specify the type of access privileges for this user by placing a check mark in the appropriate Access box:
•Read permits viewing only; users cannot make any changes, except to their own passwords.
•Write (includes Read access) allows access to all functions except other users’ accounts; users can view data, change configuration settings and change their own passwords.
•Administration (includes Read & Write access) provides full access to all functions, includ- ing creating and modifying other user accounts.
•Specify whether the Web interface will log off automatically after the computer is idle for a speci- fied time in the Inactivity Timeout
•Click Apply to make these changes effective. (To cancel the changes, click Reset.)
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