Selecting “Step 4: Access” brings up a form shown in the following figure, which allows you to add or delete user accounts, and set or change existing passwords.In addition, administrative privileges can be granted to added users by adding the user accounts to an “admin” group, enabling them to administer the connected devices without the ability to change the configuration of the ACS. By default any user can access any port as long as they have a valid user ID and password.The Access form lists the currently defined Users and has “Add”, “Change Password”, and “Delete” buttons.In the Users list by default, there is a “root” account that cannot be deleted. The “root” has access privileges to all the Web Manager’s functionality as well as access to all the serial ports on the ACS.
Password and Repeat Password The choices in the “Group” menu are “Regular User” [Default] or “Admin.” Note: To configure a user to be able to perform administrative functions, select the “Admin” group. To define a new group, go to the “Expert” mode and select Security > Users and Groups. [dropdown list] Select whether the user of this group is a “NonBio” [Default] or a “BioUser.” The “BioUser” group should only be selected if authentication will be made through the Cyclades AlterPath Bio (biometric authentication). Optional. The default shell when the user makes an SSH or a Telnet connection. Choices are: sh [Default] or bash.
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2. Enter the user name and password in the “User Name” and “Password” fields, and enter the password again in the “Repeat Password” field.
a. To create a regular user account without administrator privileges, select “Regular User” [Default] from the “Group” pull-down menu.
b. To create an account with administrator privileges, select “Admin” from the “Group” pull-down menus.Note: To define a new group, switch to ”Expert” mode, and select Security > Users and Groups.
4. Select whether the user of this group is a NonBio or a BioUser. The BioUser group should only be selected if authentication is made through the Cyclades AlterPath Bio (biometric authentication).
6. Enter comments to identify the user’s role or configuration in the “Comments” field (optional).
7. Caution: Leaving the default “root” password unchanged leaves the ACS and connected devices open to anyone who knows the default password and the ACS’s IP address. For security reasons, change the “root” password from the default “tslinux” as soon as possible.