Introduction : OnBoard User and Group Configuration Options : Configuring user and group accounts

Configuring user and group accounts
The OnBoard appliance administrator configures user accounts by assigning parameters that are described in the following table.
Power
None
Allow the user to use PPP or PPTP or both for contacting the OnBoard appliance. Requires a password, which may be different from the one required to access the OnBoard appliance.
The administrator can assign users to a group to make it possible to multiple users to perform management actions on one or more connected devices
Tasks for configuring users and groups
Authorize the user to access the OnBoard appliance through the Web Manager or through ssh by creating a user account and assigning it a password
Authorize the user to access the OnBoard appliance using PPP or PPTP by specifying either or both types of access (PPP and PPTP) and specifying a PPP username and password
Authorize the user to perform administrative actions on the OnBoard appliance by assigning the user to the preconfigured admin group
Create user groups and authorize them for device management the user to an administratively-configured group.
If the OTP authentication method is configured for dial-in login access to modem or phone PCMCIA cards, do the following:
Register users who need to dial-in to one of the PCMCIA cards with the OTP system
Make sure users can obtain the OTP usernames, OTP secret pass phrase and OTP passwords they need to dial-in