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- Page 1 Amigopod Implementing Multiple Visitor Account Creation Forms...
- Page 2 Copyright © 2011 Aruba Networks, Inc. Aruba Networks trademarks include Airwave, Aruba Networks®, Aruba Wireless Networks®, the registered Aruba the Mobile Edge Company logo, Aruba Mobility Management System®, Mobile Edge Architecture®, People Move. Networks Must Follow®, RFProtect®, Green Island®. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction..............................4 Audience .................................... 4 Document Overview ................................ 4 Usage Scenarios ................................4 About Operator Profiles ..........................5 Role-based access control ............................5 About Application Forms and Views ......................6 Visitor management functions ............................6 Form and view reference ..............................6 Configuring Multiple Visitor Account Forms .................... -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction This technical note explains how to configure the amigopod Visitor Management Appliance to provide different visitor account creation forms to different operators. Using this advanced form of role-based access control allows for multiple different types of user to be created by authorized operators. Audience This document is intended for network administrators and system integrators deploying an amigopod-based visitor management solution. -
Page 5: About Operator Profiles
About Operator Profiles An operator profile determines what actions an operator is permitted to take when using the amigopod Visitor Management Appliance. Some of the settings in an operator profile may be overridden in a specific operator’s account settings. These customized settings will take precedence over the default values defined in the operator profile. -
Page 6: About Application Forms And Views
About Application Forms and Views The behavior of all visitor management features is controlled through the application’s forms and views. For example, creating a user is an action that is carried out by completing the create_user form. Visitor management functions The diagram below shows the standard forms and views in the amigopod Visitor Management Appliance. -
Page 7: Configuring Multiple Visitor Account Forms
Configuring Multiple Visitor Account Forms Example solution architecture The remainder of this technical note describes the configuration for the following environment: • The IT Administrators operator profile may create visitor accounts using any of the standard roles. • The Operations and Marketing operator profile may only create visitor accounts with the Employee role. -
Page 8: Create Field To Store Guest's Visit Information
• Default View Display Properties Column Type: Sortable text Column Title: Department Column Width: 100 CSS Class: leave this blank CSS Style: leave this blank Column Format: Field Value • Default Form Display Properties ... - Page 9 • Default View Display Properties Column Type: Sortable text Column Title: Visiting Column Width: 100 CSS Class: leave this blank CSS Style: leave this blank Column Format: Field Value • Default Form Display Properties ...
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Page 10: Define Additional Forms
Define additional forms Navigate to Customization > Forms & Views and select the create_user form in the list view. NOTE This is the standard visitor account creation form, and will be used by operators with the IT Administrator profile and any other default profiles. It will also be used as the basis for the new visitor account creation forms. - Page 11 • Click the Save Changes button to update this field. The second change is to remove the Expire Action field from the form. • Click the do_expire field in the list, and then click the Edit link. • Change the User Interface to Hidden field. •...
- Page 12 • Click the Save Changes button to update this field. Next, the Account Activation fields will be hidden, as all visitor accounts are to be immediately activated on creation: • Click the modify_schedule_time field in the list, and then click the Disable Field link. •...
- Page 13 Leave all other options as default and click the Save Changes button to add the field to the form. The Preview Form tab at the top of the form editor may be used to see the effect of these changes on the form: Amigopod |Technical Note Implementing Multiple Visitor Account Creation Forms...
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Page 14: Create Form For Employee Account Creation
NOTE You can test the validation rules for the form by completing it and clicking the Create Account button; if the form fields are successfully validated, the result is shown in the form field editor. Create form for employee account creation Navigate to Customization >... - Page 15 • Click the Save Changes button to update this field. The second change is to remove the Expire Action field from the form. • Click the do_expire field in the list, and then click the Edit link. • Change the User Interface to Hidden field. •...
- Page 16 Next, the expiration time for the account will be disabled so that the account does not have an automatic expiration time. • Click the modify_expire_time field in the list, and then click the Disable Field link. • Click the expire_time field in the list, and then click the Disable Field link. This field must also be disabled, or else a date and time picker will be displayed to allow an expiration time for the account to be set.
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Page 17: Configure Form Overrides
The Preview Form tab at the top of the form editor may be used to see the effect of these changes on the form: Configure form overrides The form overrides are used to specify that different operator profiles should use different forms for visitor management. -
Page 18: Override Forms For Operations And Marketing
In this example, the option for New Visitor Account form should be changed from the default to the “New Guest Account” form that has been created. Click the Save Changes button to update the operator profile. Override forms for Operations and Marketing Navigate to Administrator >... -
Page 19: Test Operator Access
Click the Save Changes button to update the operator profile. Test operator access First, log in to the amigopod using credentials for an operator with the Reception and Front Desk profile. The Create Account form will now appear with different fields as configured by the administrator: Amigopod |Technical Note Implementing Multiple Visitor Account Creation Forms... - Page 20 After submitting the form, a new guest account is created and the receipt indicates that the visitor’s role has been set to Guest: Now, log out and then log in again using credentials for an operator with the Operations and Marketing profile.
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Page 21: Additional Configuration Steps
After submitting the form, a new guest account is created and the receipt indicates that the visitor’s role has been set to Employee. The receipt also indicates that no expiration time exists for the new account: Additional configuration steps Once you have the basic visitor account creation form customized for different operator profiles, the same process can be used to customize the other forms and views. -
Page 22: Summary
• Customize the guest_export view to add new fields, depending on which operator profile uses the export view. • Customize the guest_multi view to display the employee_department field, and customize the guest_multi_form to allow the value of this field to be changed for multiple employee accounts at the same time.