Configuring Resources for a User Group

To configure resource access control for a group

1Click the Access Policy Manager tab.

2In the right pane, configure the group resources.

3When the resource is configured, click the resource and drag it to the group in the left pane.

4To allow or deny a resource, in the left pane, right-click the network resource or application policy and then click Allow or Deny.

To remove a resource from a user group

1Click the Access Policy Manager tab.

2In the left pane, right-click the resource you want to remove and then click Remove.

Defining network resources

Network resources define the locations that authorized users can access. Resource groups are associ- ated with user groups to form resource access control policies.

Network topology for resource groups and authentication

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Suppose that you want to provide a user group with secure access to the following:

•The 10.10.x.x subnet

•The 10.20.10.x subnet

•The IP addresses of 10.50.0.60 and 10.60.0.10

To provide that access, create a network resource group by specifying the following IP address/subnet pairs:

10.10.0.0/255.255.0.0

10.20.10.0/255.255.255.0

10.50.0.60/255.255.255.255

10.60.0.10/255.255.255.255

You can specify the mask in Classless Inter Domain Routing (CIDR) notation. For example, in the above example, you could specify 10.60.0.10/32 for the last entry.

Additional tips for working with resource groups follow.

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