Black Box iPATH ACR1000A-CTL-24 User Manual page 11

To successfully gain access to a channel:
• The user requires permission to use the remote,
• The remote requires permission to connect with the channel,
AND
• The user must have permission to access the channel.
In most cases, the need for three access permissions per connection is unnecessary and raises administration overheads.
Hence, by default, iPATH grants open access for the user to the remote and the remote to the channel while restricting the final,
most crucial piece of the puzzle. For those who require it, the lock upon the user to remote stage can be applied individually or
globally.
See Permissions below for more details.
2.2.4 ACTIVE DIRECTORY
To streamline administration even further, iPATH supports Active Directory. By synchronizing with an LDAP/Active Directory
server, details of users (including their usernames and group memberships) can be securely synchronised from existing
databases in order to both minimize the initial configuration as well as streamline ongoing updates.
2.2.5 IPATH INTERFACE
iPATH appears in two main ways depending on whether you are an administrator or a regular user.
• For administrators, full access to the iPATH Suite is granted. This comprehensive application shows nine main tabbed areas:
Dashboard, Channels, Remotes, Locals, Servers, Users,
of settings and options. The Dashboard provides a central location from which the administrator can view overall operation,
make various changes, database backups and also upgrade the firmware of any linked Agility unit.
• For regular users, an efficient page layout provides
selectable channel name and description, a series of icons provide clear feedback about current availability.
2.2.6 PERMISSIONS
Permissions exist between Users, Remotes, and Channels.
By default, all users are granted permission to access ALL remotes.
By default, all remotes have permission to connect to ALL channels.
As shown in the introductory diagram, the missing part is the permission for a user to access each channel.
Permissions between a user and a remote can be applied in any of the following ways:
• User à Remote
• User à User Group à Remote
• User à User Group à Remote Group à Remote
• User à Remote Group à Remote
Thus, a very indirect way of granting permissions could be:
• User1 is in UserGroup1,
• UserGroup1 has access to RemoteGroup1,
• RemoteGroup1 contains Channel1,
• Therefore, User1 has access to Channel1 indirectly.
Presets and Statistics, each of which contains numerous related pages
a list of all channels
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