Configuring Login Account Authentication - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

The Configuration Log
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and can be used as an audit trail. This is particularly useful when you have multiple administrator accounts.
More than one administrator session can be running at the same time. These sessions could be using the
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web interface, command line interface, or a mixture of both. This may cause confusion if each
administrator session attempts to modify the same configuration settings - changes made in one session
will overwrite changes made in another session.
You can configure account session limits and inactivity timeouts (see
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access settings).
If the system is in advanced account security
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logging in. It shows the recent activity of the currently logged in account.
See the Configuring administrator accounts
User accounts
User accounts are used by individuals in an enterprise to configure the devices and locations on which they
can be contacted through their FindMe ID.
Each user account is accessed using a username and password.
If local user account authentication is selected, each user account must be created locally by a VCS
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administrator.
If remote user account authentication is selected, a VCS administrator must set up user groups to match
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the corresponding group names in the remote directory service. Note that only the username and password
details are managed remotely. All other properties of the user account, such as the FindMe ID, devices and
locations are stored in the local VCS database.
See the Configuring user accounts
associated FindMe devices and locations, and for enabling basic Starter Pack provisioning.
We recommend that you use TMS if you need to provision a large number of user accounts. See
provisioning extension deployment guide
Root account
The VCS provides a root account which can be used to log in to the VCS operating system. The root account
should not be used in normal operation, and in particular system configuration should not be conducted using
this account. Use the admin account instead.
See the Root account section for more information.
Note: remember to change the passwords for the admin and root accounts from their default values.

Configuring login account authentication

The Login account authentication configuration
Configuration) is used to configure where administrator and user account credentials are authenticated (and
authorized) before access is allowed to the VCS.
The configurable options are:
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X7.2)
records all login attempts and configuration changes made using the web interface,
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section for more information.
section for more information about defining user account details and their
for more details on configuring FindMe and user accounts.
Configuring system name and
Login history page is displayed immediately after
page (Maintenance > Login accounts >
Maintenance
TMS
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