WMI for Administrators > Configuration > KVM > Users & Groups

Users & Groups
Selecting Configuration>KVM>Users & Groups in Expert mode brings up the form shown in the following figure.
KVM Users & Groups Configuration Form
You can use the Users & Groups form to do the following:
Note: Permissions assigned to the Generic User define the default permissions for regular users.
Restrict all users’ access to devices connected to KVM ports by setting KVM permissions for users and groups of users for selected ports.
To Add a User [Expert]
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The Users & Groups form appears.
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The “Add User” dialog box appears.
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Either type the required information in the fields or select the desired option from the drop-down list as shown in the previous screen and defined in the following table.
On the left drop-down list, select “Regular User [Default]” or “Admin.” Note: To configure a user to be able to perform all administrative functions, select the “Admin” group. See Types of Users for more details.
Optional. The default shell when the user makes an ssh or telnet connection with the switch. Choices are: sh or bash. The default is sh.
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To Delete a User or Group [Expert]
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The Users & Groups form appears.
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To Change a User’s Password [Expert]
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The Users & Groups form appears.
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The Change User Password” dialog box appears.
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To Add a Group
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The Users & Groups form appears.
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The “Add Group” dialog box appears.
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Use commas to separate the names.
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To Modify a Group
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The Users & Groups form appears.
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The “Edit Group” form appears.
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To Select Users and Groups for Assigning KVM Port Access
Perform this procedure to select users to access computers connected to KVM ports.
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The Users & Groups form appears.
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The “KVM Access list for “username” or “groupname” dialog box appears.
Note: When the “Default Access List” check box is checked, the user or group has the same permissions that are assigned to the Generic User. Changes made on this form when a username is selected convert the user into a non-generic user.
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To Assign KVM Port Access to a User or Group
Perform this procedure when you want to specify the types of access a user or group of users can have to computers that are connected to the KVM/net’s KVM ports.
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If needed see To Select Users and Groups for Assigning KVM Port Access.
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To assign to the selected user or group the same permissions assigned to the Generic User, make sure the “Default Access List” check box is checked and click OK.
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As shown in the previous screen example, the options are: “No access,” “Read only,” “Read/Write,” “Full access.”
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The “Set KVM Permissions for the device” dialog box displays as shown in the following screen example. (The example shows the dialog box when the “master” device is selected.)
In the fields for each desired category, type either port aliases or numbers, separating them either by commas or dashes.
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The newly set permissions appear next to the Device name in the Permissions column, as shown in the following screen example, which shows the restrictions applied to the user name “johnr.”
The following screen example illustrates how the previous settings affect access to ports. When an individual or member of a group with the access permissions shown in the previous screen logs into the WMI, the list of ports displayed does not include ports 9 to 16 (because they were configured with no access).
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WMI for Administrators > Configuration > KVM > Users & Groups