User Settings

Use the User Management window to configure the settings and privileges for the LOM users.

You must have administrator privileges to change these settings.

Viewing Users

Select Configuration > Users.

The User Management window opens.

Field Name

Description

User ID

User ID number

Username

Login name of the user

User Access

Shows if the user is Enabled to log in to LOM

Network Privilege

Assigned role of the user

Configuring Users

Use the Modify User window to change the settings of a user for LOM.

  1. Select Configuration > User.

    The User Management window opens.

  2. Create or configure the user:

    • To create a user, select a UserID not in use and click Add User.

    • To change the settings for a user, select a user and click Modify User.

      The Modify User window opens.

  3. Configure information and privileges of the user.

  4. Change the password (when necessary):

    1. Select the Change Password check box.

    2. Enter a new password in the New Password field.

      Password Requirements - 8-16 characters, do not include the username, no spaces, and must contain characters from these four categories: English uppercase characters (A through Z), English lowercase characters (a through z), base 10 digits (0 through 9), and non-alphanumeric characters (~!@#$%^&*).

    3. Re-enter the password in the Confirm New Password field to confirm.

  1. Click Add or Apply.

Fields:

Field Name

Description

Username

Login name of the user

Change Password

When clicked, you can change the password for a user

Password Size

Maximum length of the password (16 or 20 characters)

New Password

Enter a new password

Confirm New Password

Enter the new password again

User Access

Select Enable to let the user log in to the LOM

Network Privilege

Assigned role of the user

Skip Complex Passwords Rules

Select Enable to choose a simple password without the enforcement rules

Users and Privileges

You can configure LOM user accounts with these privileges:

  • Administrator - Can configure settings in all windows and launch JViewer console.

  • No Access - Access privileges are suspended, but the user account is not deleted.

    Note - The user cannot log in to LOM in this state.

  • Operator and User - Cannot configure LOM settings.

    • Operator - Can view most configurations on LOM but cannot change them. Cannot launch JViewer console.

    • User - Can view basic information on LOM (hardware information and sensors) but cannot look at advanced configurations. Cannot launch JViewer console.

This table shows a list of viewable settings per account type.

Window

Operator Can View

User Can View

Dashboard

Yes

Yes (cannot see network settings)

Hardware Inventory

Yes

Yes

Retrieve Hardware Sensors

Yes

Yes

DNS

Yes

No

LDAP

Yes

No

Network

Yes

No

Network Link

Yes

No

Time

Yes

Yes

RADIUS

Yes

No

Services

Yes

Yes

SSL

Yes

Yes

Users

Yes

No

Login Block

Yes

No

Console Redirection

Yes

Yes

Appliance Power Control

Yes

Yes

Firmware Update

No

No

Preserve Configuration

No

No

Restore Factory Defaults

No

No

System Administrator

No

No

Remote Session

Yes

Yes

Deleting Users

  1. Select Configuration > User.

  2. Select a user and click Delete User. A confirmation window opens.

  3. Click OK.

    The user is deleted.