User Access Rights; Table 3.1: User Access Rights - IBM 1735-2GX Installation And User Manual

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and the cursor on the computer from which you are accessing the switching system. The Viewer is described in
the VCS Installation and User's Guide.

User access rights

Three access rights are defined: User, User Administrator, and Appliance Administrator. The
access rights (or levels) assigned to a user account affect which target devices the user can access,
and whether the user can preempt existing KVM sessions or view existing KVM sessions in stealth
mode. The access rights also affect what types of configuration a user can perform on the
appliance.

Table 3.1: User access rights

Allowed Actions
If Preempt mode is enabled, preempt other
user sessions. If Stealth mode is enabled, view
primary user sessions in stealth mode.
Note: Preemptions only apply to remote users.
Configure network and global parameters
(security mode, timeouts, SNMP).
Reboot and upgrade firmware.
Configure user accounts.
Monitor target device status.
Access target devices.
To access the Web interface, complete the following steps:
1. Enter the appliance IP address in a browser. The login window appears.
2. Type the username and password and click OK. The Web interface window appears with the
Connections tab selected.
To exit the Web interface, perform the following step:
NOTE: If an administrator has specified an Inactivity Timeout, a user with any type of access is logged out
automatically if the specified number of minutes elapses without activity
To log out manually, click Logout in the upper right of Web interface.
User
User Administrator
No Equal and lesser
No No
No No
No Yes
No Yes
Assigned by Admin Yes
Appliance
Administrator
All
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes