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Basic Configuration
5.5. Managing User Accounts
The User Directory function is employed to create new accounts, display parameters for existing
accounts, modify accounts and delete accounts. Up to 128 different user accounts can be created.
The "User Directory" function is only available when you have logged into command mode using
an account that permits Administrator commands.
In both the Text Interface and the Web Browser Interface, the User Directory menu offers the
following functions:
•
View User Directory:
Displays currently defined parameters for any RPS user account as
described in Section 5.5.1.
•
Add Username:
Creates new user accounts and allows you to assign a username,
password, command level, plug access plug group access, service access and callback
number, as described in Section 5.5.2.
•
Modify User Directory:
This option is used to edit or change account information, as
described in Section 5.5.3.
•
Delete User:
Clears user accounts, as described in Section 5.5.4.
Note:
After you have finished selecting or editing user account parameters, make
certain to save the new account information before proceeding. In the Web Browser
Interface, click on the "Add User" button to save parameters; in the Text Interface,
press the
[Esc]
key several times until the RPS displays the "Saving Configuration"
message and the cursor returns to the command prompt.
5.5.1. Viewing User Accounts
The "View User Directory" option allows you to view details about each account. The View User
option will not display actual passwords, and instead, the password field will read "defined". The
View User Accounts function is only available when you have accessed command mode using a
password that permits Administrator Level commands.
5.5.2. Adding User Accounts
The "Add Username" option allows you to create new accounts. Note that the Add User function
is only available when you have accessed command mode using a password that permits
Administrator Level commands. The Add User Menu can define the following parameters for
each new account:
•
Username:
Up to 32 characters long, and cannot include non-printable characters.
Duplicate usernames are not allowed. (Default = undefined.)
Note:
The username parameter is only available when the RPS mode has been
disabled as described in Section 5.3.5.
•
Password:
Five to sixteen characters long, and cannot include non-printable characters.
Note that passwords are case sensitive. (Default = undefined.)
