Chapter 27 User/Group; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter; What You Need To Know - ZyXEL Communications 310 User Manual

27.1 Overview

This chapter describes how to set up user accounts, user groups, and user settings for the ZyWALL.
You can also set up rules that control when users have to log in to the ZyWALL before the ZyWALL
routes traffic for them.

27.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• The User screen (see
• The Group screen (see
addition, this screen allows you to add, edit, and remove user groups. User groups may consist of
access users and other user groups. You cannot put admin users in user groups
• The Setting screen (see
lockout settings, and other user settings for the ZyWALL. You can also use this screen to specify
when users must log in to the ZyWALL before it routes traffic for them.

27.1.2 What You Need To Know

User Account
A user account defines the privileges of a user logged into the ZyWALL. User accounts are used in
firewall rules, in addition to controlling access to configuration and services in the ZyWALL.
User Types
These are the types of user accounts the ZyWALL uses.
Table 132 Types of User Accounts
TYPE
Admin Users
admin
limited-admin
Access Users
user
guest
ext-user
ext-group-user
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ABILITIES
Change ZyWALL configuration (web, CLI)
Look at ZyWALL configuration (web, CLI)
Perform basic diagnostics (CLI)
Access network services
Browse user-mode commands (CLI)
Access network services
External user account
External group user account
HAPTER
User/Group
373) provides a summary of all user accounts.
376) provides a summary of all user groups. In
378) controls default settings, login settings,
LOGIN METHOD(S)
WWW, TELNET, SSH, FTP, Console
WWW, TELNET, SSH, Console
WWW, TELNET, SSH
WWW
WWW
WWW
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