Creating or Modifying Users

Nov 14,2009 by alperen

Creating or Modifying Users

The Configuration | User Management | Users screen, shown in Figure 14-30, allows configuring access, usage, and authentication parameters for users. Users inherit the feature parameters from the specific group to which they belong. Configuring users in this section requires configuring them in the VPN Concentrator internal authentication server. The authentication server is a properly configured RADIUS, NT Domain, SDI server, Internal Server, or Keberos/Active Directory server.

Figure 14-30: User management screen for adding users

Using the Add button brings up the Identity Parameters tab, as shown in Figure 14-31, used to configure the name, password, group, and IP address for this user.

Figure 14-31: Defining a VPN user

User Name	Unique, case-sensitive name for this user. Maximum length is 64 characters. If the name is changed, this user profile replaces the existing profile.
Password	Unique, case-sensitive password for this user. Minimum length must satisfy the minimum for the group to which the user is assigned. Maximum length is 32 characters. The field displays only asterisks.
Verify	Reenter the user password to verify it. The field displays only asterisks.
Group	Drop-down menu used to select the group to assign this user. The list shows all defined groups plus the Base Group.
IP Address	Only if Use Address from Authentication Server on the Configuration \| System \| Address Management \| Assignment screen. Otherwise, leave this field blank.
Subnet Mask	Same as IP address field.

The other three tabs are used to specify parameters for this user that vary from the group. Each feature has an Inherit check box, selected by default, which is used to override the group feature settings.