Context
User management includes creating a local user account (web platform user with the access type HTTP) and modifying or deleting existing user accounts.
Security risks exist if the user access type is set to Telnet, FTP or HTTP. You are advised to configure the required access modes only.
A simple password brings security risks. It is recommended that you change the password to a complicated one after logging in to the web network management system using a newly created account. A password should consist of at least 8 characters, and contain at least two types of the following: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numerals, special characters (such as ! $ # %). The password cannot contain spaces and single quotation marks ('). In addition, the password cannot be the same as the user name or the mirror user name.
The access type of a created user can be FTP, HTTP, SSH, Telnet, Terminal, or x25-pad.
Procedure
- Create a user account.
Click Create to display the Create User page.
Table 1 describes the parameters for creating a user.
Table 1 Create User/Modify User Parameter
Description
User name
Indicates the new user name.
The user name cannot contain question marks (?) or spaces.
Old password
Indicates the current web system login password.
NOTE:This option is available only on the modification page of the current login user.
This parameter is configurable only when the Old password verification upon a password change is set to ON.
Password
Indicates the user password.
HTTP directory
Indicates the directory that HTTP users can access.
Access level
Indicates the user level.
There are two user levels in ascending order: monitoring user and management user.
Access type
Indicates the user access type.
Forced offline
Indicates whether a user is forcibly disconnected from the network.
NOTE:This parameter is only displayed on the user modification page.
SSH User Config
NOTE:This parameter is configurable only when the Access type is set to SSH.
Authentication mode
Indicates the authentication mode for an SSH user.
Service type
Indicates the service type for an SSH user.
Authorized directory
Indicates the SFTP service authorized directory for an SSH user.
- Modify user information.
Click the user account to be modified to access the Modify User page.
Table 1 describes the parameters for modifying user information. After the user attribute is changed, the user level is 3 for a management-level user and 1 for a monitoring-level user.
After you modify the user attribute, you need to log out and then log in again to make the modification take effect.
- Delete a user account.