User Accounts - D-Link DES-3528 User Manual

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User Accounts

Use the User Account Management window to control user privileges, create new users and view existing User
Accounts. To view this window, click Configuration > User Accounts.
The following fields can be set:
Parameter
User Name The name of the user, an alphanumeric string of up to 15 characters.
Access Right There are three levels of user privileges, Admin, Operator and User. Some menu selections
available to users with Admin privileges may not be available to those with User or Operator
level privileges.
There are 3 levels of security offered on the Switch, the Operator level privilege will allow users
to configure and view configurations on the Switch, except for those involving security features,
which are still left to the Admin level privilege. Operator level users can be authenticated through
either the local authentication method of the Switch, or through the Access Authentication Control
feature, discussed later in this document. Once the user has logged in to the Switch in the
Operator level, certain security screens and windows will not be made available to view, or to
configure. Only Admin level users have access to these features.
(Table 6-1 below summarizes Admin, Operator and User level privileges)
New Password Enter a password for the new user.
Confirm New Retype the new password.
Password
To add a new user, enter the appropriate information and click Apply. To modify or delete an existing user, click on
the Edit button for that user.
Admin, Operator and User Privileges
Recently added to the levels of security offered on the Switch, the Operator level privilege will allow users to configure
and view configurations on the Switch, except for those involving security features, which are still left to the Admin
privilege. Operator users can be authenticated through either the local authentication method of the Switch, or through
the Access Authentication Control feature, discussed later in this document. Once the user has logged in to the Switch
in the Operator level, certain security screens and windows will not be made available to view, or to configure. Only
Admin level users have access to these features.
There are three levels of user privileges, Admin, Operator and User. Some menu selections available to users with
Admin privileges may not be available to those with User or Operator privileges.
Figure 6- 9. User Accounts window
Description
NOTICE: In case of lost passwords or password corruption, please refer to the
D-Link website and the White Paper entitled "Password Recovery Procedure",
which will guide you through the steps necessary to resolve this issue.
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