UNIMAX Houseware KVM Switch operation manual User Configuration, Edit User Account

NTI UNIMUX MULTI-USER KVM SWITCH

User Configuration

To enter the User Configuration menu: press <U> from the Administration menu. The User Configuration menu can only be accessed when the administrator is logged-in.

The User Configuration screen lists the users configured to access the UNIMUX. Up to 63 users can be assigned access.

To assign a user name, password, and port access control, select the user number or an empty record and press <Enter>, <E>, or click it with the mouse.

Function	Keystroke
Select previous user in the list	up arrow
Select next user in the list	down arrow
Scroll to previous 8 names	Page up
Scroll to next 8 names	Page down
Edit account for selected user	E
Exit and return to previous menu	Esc

Figure 23- User Configuration

Edit User Account

The User Account mode (see Figure 24) enables the administrator to: - add a new user

- remove an existing user

- edit the settings for an existing user

Function	Keystroke
Place edit field around the name- enabling it to be	N
edited
If no name is entered, a default name “userXX”
(where XX is the user number) will be entered
Open an edit field to insert a user password- up to 15	P
characters in length
If no characters are entered, no password will be
required for that user
Usable characters for Name or Password	A-Z /0-9 or
(Upper and lower case characters can be used)	Shift + A-Z
Open an edit field to confirm the password by retyping	C
Close an edit field	Enter
Open access control list for the user, to assign ports	A
the user will be able to connect to
For new users, by default, no ports are user
accessible unless selected by the administrator
Delete all account information for the selected user	D
Exit and return to previous menu	Esc
Changes made will be saved automatically

Figure 24- User Account menu

Note: To change the characters of a name while in the edit field, type the new characters or use the <Spacebar> to overwrite the existing characters. Pressing the <Delete> key will have no effect on existing characters and the <Backspace> key will only work if the cursor is at the end of the edit field. Use the <left arrow>, <right arrow>, <home> or <end> keys to move the cursor while in editable fields.

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