Avocent DSView, Installer/User Manual

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DSView Installer/User Guide
Changing user group membership
The DSView management software enables you to add and remove users from user groups.
To change the group membership of a user:
1. From the side navigation bar, click User Groups . The User Group Membership window
will open.
2. Select the groups to which you wish to add or remove a user.
To add a user to groups:
a. In the Available Groups list, select the group to which you wish to add a user. Multiple
groups may be selected by pressing
Ctrl
or
Shift
while clicking on the group names.
b. Click Add . The columns will be moved to the Member of list.
-or-
To remove the user from groups:
a. In the Member of list, select the group from which to remove the user. Multiple groups
may be selected by pressing
Ctrl
or
Shift
while clicking on the group names.
b. Click Remove . The groups will be moved to the Available Groups list.
3. Click Save to save your changes.
4. Click Close . The User Accounts window displays the changes you made.
NOTE: The DSView software obtains external group membership and external user information when a user
logs in. If a user’s group membership changes or the user is deleted externally, the DSView software will not see
those changes until the next time that user logs in.
Changing a user’s preemption level
You may specify the user preemption level for the user. See Preemption Levels on page 20 for
more information.
To change the preemption level of a user:
1. From the side navigation bar, click Preemption Levels . The User Preemption Level window
will appear.
2. Select a preemption level (1-4) from the drop-down menu.
3. Click Save to save your changes.
4. Click Close . The User Accounts window will open including any modifications.
Specifying user address information
NOTE: This property may only be modified for users using internal authentication. See Managing Authentication
Services on page 53 for more information.
You may specify the home and business address for a user. Both names appear in the User
Accounts window.