Creating a User Profile

Creating new users adds a new login to the PXE.

  1. Choose User Management > Users. The Manage Users dialog appears.
  2. Click New. The Create New User dialog appears.
  3. Type the information about the user in the corresponding fields. Note that User Name, Password and Confirm Password fields are required.

    Field

    Type this...

    User Name

    The name the user enters to log in to the PXE.

    • The name can be 4 to 32 characters long.
    • It is case sensitive.
    • Spaces are NOT permitted

    Full Name

    The user's first and last names.

    Password,

    Confirm Password

    The password the user enters to log in. Type it first in the Password field and then again in the Confirm Password field.

    • The password can be 4 to 64 characters long.
    • It is case sensitive.
    • Spaces are permitted.

    Telephone Number

    A phone number where the user can be reached.

    eMail Address

    An email address where the user can be reached.

    • The email can be up to 64 characters long.
    • It is case sensitive.
  4. Select the Enabled checkbox. This is required so the user can log in to the PXE device.
  5. Select the "Force password change on next login" checkbox if you prefer a password change by the user when the user logs in for the first time after this checkbox is enabled.
  6. Click the SNMPv3 tab to set the SNMPv3 access permission. The permission is disabled by default.
    1. To permit the SNMPv3 access by this user, select the "Enable SNMPv3 access" checkbox. Otherwise, leave the checkbox disabled.

      Note: The SNMPv3 protocol must be enabled for SNMPv3 access. See Configuring SNMP Settings.

    2. Set up SNMPv3 parameters if enabling the SNMPv3 access permission.

      Field

      Description

      Security Level

      Click the drop-down arrow to select a preferred security level from the list:

      • NoAuthNoPriv: No authentication and no privacy.
      • AuthNoPriv: Authentication and no privacy.
      • AuthPriv: Authentication and privacy. This is the default.

      Use Password as Authentication Pass Phrase

      This checkbox is configurable only if AuthNoPriv or AuthPriv is selected.

      When the checkbox is selected, the authentication pass phrase is identical to the user's password. To specify a different authentication pass phrase, disable the checkbox.

      Authentication Pass Phrase

      Type the authentication pass phrase in this field if the "Use Password as Authentication Pass Phrase" checkbox is disabled.

      The pass phrase must consist of 8 to 32 ASCII printable characters.

      Confirm Authentication Pass Phrase

      Re-type the same authentication pass phrase for confirmation.

      Use Authentication Pass Phrase as Privacy Pass Phrase

      This checkbox is configurable only if AuthPriv is selected.

      When the checkbox is selected, the privacy pass phrase is identical to the authentication pass phrase. To specify a different privacy pass phrase, disable the checkbox.

      Privacy Pass Phrase

      Type the privacy pass phrase in this field if the "Use Authentication Pass Phrase as Privacy Pass Phrase" checkbox is disabled.

      The pass phrase must consist of 8 to 32 ASCII printable characters.

      Confirm Privacy Pass Phrase

      Re-type the same privacy pass phrase for confirmation.

      Authentication Protocol

      Click the drop-down arrow and select the desired authentication protocol from the list. Two protocols are available:

      • MD5
      • SHA-1 (default)

      Privacy Protocol

      Click the drop-down arrow and select the desired privacy protocol from the list. Two protocols are available:

      • DES (default)
      • AES-128
  7. Click the SSH tab to enter the public key if the public key authentication for the SSH service is enabled. See Changing SSH Settings.
    1. Open the SSH public key with a text editor.
    2. Copy and paste all contents in the text editor into the Public Key field on the SSH tab.
  8. Click the Roles tab to determine the permissions of the user.
  9. Select one or multiple roles by selecting corresponding checkboxes.
  10. To change any measurement units displayed in the web interface and command line interface for this new user, click the Preferences tab, and do any of the following:

    A Pascal is equal to one newton per square meter. Psi stands for pounds per square inch.

    Note: The measurement unit change only applies to the web interface and command line interface. Users can change the measurement units at any time by setting up their own user preferences. See Setting Up Your Preferred Measurement Units.

See Also

User Management

Modifying a User Profile

Deleting a User Profile

Changing the User List View

Setting Up Your Preferred Measurement Units