Chapter 9: Access Management and Security
Configuring Users
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3.
In the
User name
field, enter a user name for the user. The user name can be up to 32 characters.
4.
In the
Profile
field, select a User Profile. The User Profile defines the user’s access levels for functionality
5.
In the
Password
field, enter a password for the user. If
Enforce Password Strength
is activated (see
Configuring the Password Security Parameters
), the password must meet the following criteria:
o
Password length must be at least eight characters.
o
Password must include characters of at least three of the following character types: lower case letters,
upper case letters, digits, and special characters. For purposes of meeting this requirement, upper case
letters at the beginning of the password and digits at the end of the password are not counted.
o
The last five passwords you used cannot be reused.
6.
In the
Blocked
field, you can block or unblock the user. Selecting
Yes
blocks the user. You can use this option
to block a user temporarily, without deleting the user from the system. If you set this option to
Yes
while the
user is logged into the system, the user will be automatically logged out of the system within 30 seconds.
Note
Users can also be blocked by the system automatically. You can unblock the user by selecting
No
in
the
Blocked
field. See
Configuring the General Access Control Parameters.
7.
Optionally, in the
Expiration date
field, you can configure the user to remain active only until a defined date.
After that date, the user automatically becomes inactive. To set an expiration date, click the calendar icon and
select a date, or enter a date in the format dd-mm-yyyy.
In addition to the configurable parameters described above, the Access Control User Accounts page displays the
following information for each user:
o
Login Status
– Indicates whether the user is currently logged into the system.
o
Last Logout
– The date and time the user most recently logged out of the system.
