About Configuring Users; Common User Features - Digi PortServer TS 8 Configuration And Administration Manual

About Configuring Users

Although it is not required, the PortServer TS 8/16 is often configured to accommodate the
requirements of particular users. Typical configurable user attributes include the following:
• Whether the user is required to supply a password
• Autoconnection attributes, such as the system to which the user should be automatically con-
nected at login
• The interface the device presents the user, such as a menu or command line
• Whether the user has access to outbound ports
Note:
Configuration Methods
You can configure users in the following ways:
• With the set user command. See the set user command in the Digi One/PortServer TS Command
Reference.
• With the web interface.
• With a RADIUS server. See the set radius command in the PortServer TS 8/16 Command Refer-
ence.

Common User Features

This section discusses common user-related features. For a complete list, see the set user command
in the Digi One/PortServer TS Command Reference.
Feature
accesstime
autoconnect
Default access
type
Menu access
Port access
PPP
Routing updates
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For information on configuring PPP users, see "Configuring PPP" on page 8-1.
Determines the times and days the user can access the PortServer
TS 8/16.
This feature is not configurable from the web interface.
Automatically connects the user to the host specified on the auto-
host field using the service (TCP port) defined on the autoport or
autoservice fields.
Autoconnection can also be implemented by port instead of by
user.
This feature is configurable from the web interface.
Defines the type of access the user is restricted to. Menu, command
line, autoconnect, and outgoing and netserviceare the types.
This feature is configurable from the web interface.
Defines the menu that is to be presented to a user with menu access.
This feature is configurable from the web interface.
Defines the number of outbound ports a user connected over the
LAN can access at one time.
This feature is not configurable from the web interface.
Defines PPP-related parameters for the user.
Defines whether RIP routing updates are forwarded over the link to
this user.
Description set user Field
accesstime
autoconnect
autohost
autoport
autoservice
defaultaccess
menu
maxsessions
There are too
many fields to
list here. See the
set user com-
mand for more
information.
netrouting

About Configuring Users