How to Manage Users and Groups


Use the Users and Groups tab (via the Authorization/Device Access tool) to specify users who are authorized to access the NetSight database, and assign those users to authorization groups that define their access privileges to application features. Access privileges (called Capabilities) are associated with authorization groups. Based on their membership in a particular authorization group, users are granted specific capabilities in the application. For example, you may have an authorization group called "IT Staff" that grants access to a wide range of capabilities, while another authorization group called "Guest" grants a very limited range of capabilities.

Begin by creating your authorization groups and specifying the capabilities for that group. Then, create a list of your authorized users and assign each user to a specific group.

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Managing Authorization Groups

A user's access to specific capabilities and features in the application is determined by what authorization group that user belongs to. So, it makes sense to begin managing user access by creating one or more groups that define the access and capabilities that will be granted to users.
To create a group:
  1. Click   or choose Authorization/Device Access from the Tools menu. The Authorization/Device Access window opens with the Users/Groups tab selected.
  2. In the lower half of the tab, click Add Group. The Add Group window opens where you can define the capabilities for this group.
    1. Type a name for your new group into the Authorization Group field.
    2. Select the Capabilities tab and expand the tree, and select the capabilities that will be granted to users that are members of this group.
    3. Select the Settings tab and choose a SNMP Redirect option:
      • Allow Users to Configure SNMP Redirect in Options - lets users in this group determine when it is appropriate to have SNMP requests performed by the server. Refer to the Client/Server SNMP Redirection in the Options window.
      • Always Redirect SNMP to the NetSight Server - all SNMP requests always go through the server.
      • Never Redirect SNMP to the NetSight Server - SNMP requests are always made from the client system.
      These settings have no effect when both the client and server are running on the same system.
    4. Click Apply to confirm your selections and Close to dismiss the Add Group window.

    Your new group now appears in the Authorization Groups table.

To edit a group:

  1. Click   or choose Authorization/Device Access from the Tools menu. The Authorization/Device Access window opens with the Users/Groups tab selected.
  2. Select a group from the Authorization Groups table in the lower half of the tab.
  3. Click Edit Group. The Edit Group window opens where you can change the capabilities for the selected group.
    1. Select the Capabilities tab and expand the tree, and select the capabilities that will be granted to users that are members of this group.
    2. Select the Settings tab and choose a SNMP Redirect option:
      • Allow Users to Configure SNMP Redirect in Options - lets users in this group determine when it is appropriate to have SNMP requests performed by the server. Refer to the Client/Server SNMP Redirection in the Options window.
      • Always Redirect SNMP to the NetSight Server - all SNMP requests always go through the server.
      • Never Redirect SNMP to the NetSight Server - SNMP requests are always made from the client system.
      These settings have no effect when both the client and server are running on the same system.

        NOTE: The capabilities and settings for the NetSight Administrator group cannot be changed.

    3. Click Apply to confirm your selections and Close to dismiss the Add Group window.

    Your edited group now appears in the Authorization Groups table.

To delete a group:

  1. Click   or choose Authorization/Device Access from the Tools menu. The Authorization/Device Access window opens with the Users/Groups tab selected.
  2. Select the group(s) to be deleted from the Authorization Groups table in the lower half of the tab.
  3. Click Delete. The selected groups are removed from the table.

      NOTE: The capabilities and settings for the NetSight Administrator group cannot be deleted.

Managing Users

The top half of the Users/Groups tab is where you can create, edit, and delete users, and assign each user to an authorization group. The Automatic User Membership feature lets you specify an authorization group for users that log in without having been previously assigned to a group.

Selecting an Automatic Authorization Group

  1. Click or choose Authorization/Device Access from the Tools menu. The Authorization/Device Access window opens with the Users/Groups tab selected.
  2. Check Enable to activate the Automatic User Membership - Authorization Group drop-down list.
  3. Select a group that will determine the capabilities granted to users who were not previously created as an authorized user. When any of these users log in, they are automatically created as an authorized user as a member of the selected group.

To create a user:

  1. Click or choose Authorization/Device Access from the Tools menu. The Authorization/Device Access window opens with the Users/Groups tab selected.
  2. Click Add User. The Add User window opens where you can define a new Authorized User and assign it a group membership.
  3. Type the user's name and the domain/hostname that will be used to authenticate to the NetSight database
  4. Select an authorization group where this user will be a member.
  5. Click Apply to confirm your selections and Close to dismiss the Add User window.
To edit a user:
  1. Click or choose Authorization/Device Access from the Tools menu. The Authorization/Device Access window opens with the Users/Groups tab selected.
  2. Select a user from the Authorized Users table.
  3. Click Edit User. The Edit User window opens.
  4. Select a new authorization group where this user will be a member.

      NOTE: You cannot change group membership for a selected user if the user is the only member of the NetSight Administrator group.

  5. Click Apply to confirm your changes and Close to dismiss the Edit User window.
To delete a user:
  1. Click or choose Authorization/Device Access from the Tools menu. The Authorization/Device Access window opens with the Users/Groups tab selected.
  2. Select the user(s) to be deleted from the Authorized Users table.
  3. Click Delete. The selected users are removed from the table.

      NOTE: The last user that is a member of the NetSight Administrator group cannot be deleted.

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