Perle Systems 5500161-40 manual Configuring Users

8 Configuring Users

Chapter 8

Introduction

You can configure up to four users in the IOLAN’s local user database for all DS, SDS, and STS 1-port to 4-port desktop models, in addition to the Admin user. You can configure up to 48 users in the IOLAN’s local user database for all STS, SCS, and SDS rack mount models and all MDC medical unit models, in addition to the Admin user. A user can even represent a device, like a barcode reader or a card swipe device, that you want to be authenticated.

When users are connecting to the IOLAN via serial ports, the user database can be used to:

zHave the user authenticated prior to establishing a connection to a network host.

zEstablish a different connection type to the host specific to each user.

zCreate a profile different from the Default user profile.

When users are connecting to the IOLAN from a network connection, the user database can be used to:

zProvide authentication on the IOLAN prior to establishing a serial connection via PPP or SLIP.

zAuthenticate users prior to providing access to a serially attached console port (such as a Unix server or router).

Note: You do not need user accounts for users who are externally authenticated.

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