SonicWALL 3 manual Adding a Local User

CHAPTER 42: Configuring Local Users

Adding a Local User

1Create a user name and type it in the User Name field.

2Create a password for the user and type it in the Password field. Passwords are case-sensitive and should consist of a combination of letters and numbers rather than names of family, friends, or pets.

3Confirm the password by retyping it in the Confirm Password field.

4Select from the following list of privileges to assign the user:

Access to the Internet (when access is restricted) - If you have selected Allow only authenticated users to access the Internet, you can allow individual users to access the Internet.

Bypass Filters - Enable this feature if the user has unlimited access to the Internet from the LAN, bypassing SonicWALL security appliance Web, News, Java, and ActiveX blocking.

Access to VPNs - Enable feature to allow the user to send information over the VPN connection with authentication enforcement.

Access from the VPN Client with XAUTH - Enable this feature if the user requires XAUTH for authentication and accesses the SonicWALL security appliance via a VPN client.

Access from L2TP VPN client - Enable this feature to allow the user to send information using a L2TP VPN Client with authentication enforcement.

Limited Management Capabilities - Enabling this feature allows the user to have limited local management access to the SonicWALL Management Interface. This access is limited to the following pages: General (Status, Network, Time); Log (View Log, Log Settings, Log Reports); Modem (Status, Settings, Failover, Dialup Profiles); Diagnostics (All tools except Tech Support Report).

5Click OK.

The users you add appear in the Local Users table with their privileges listed. Click the edit		icon
in the Configure column to edit the user information. Click the delete	icon to delete a user.

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