There are three administration account access levels:
admin
Has all permissions. Can view, add, edit, and delete administrator accounts. Can view and change the DFL-
500 configuration. There is only one admin level user.
Read &
Write
Can view and change the DFL-500 configuration. Can view but cannot add, edit, or delete administrator
accounts. Can change their own administrator account password.
Read
Only
Can view the DFL-500 configuration.
Adding new administrator accounts
From the admin account, use the following procedure to add new administrator accounts to the DFL-500 and
control their permission levels.
·
Go to
System > Config > Admin
.
·
Select New to add an administrator account.
·
Type a login name for the administrator account.
The login name must be at least 6 characters long and can contain numbers (0-9), and upper and lower
case letters (A-Z, a-z), and the special characters - and _. Other special characters and spaces are not
allowed.
·
Type and confirm a password for the administrator account.
The password must be at least 6 characters long and can contain numbers (0-9), and upper and lower
case letters (A-Z, a-z), and the special characters - and _. Other special characters and spaces are not
allowed.
·
Optionally type in a trusted host IP address and netmask for the location from which the administrator can
log into the web-based manager.
·
Set the permission level for the administrator:
Read Only
The administrator can access the web-based manager and the CLI to view the configuration but
cannot change settings.
Read &
Write
The administrator can access, view and change settings.
·
Select OK to add the administrator account.
Editing administrator accounts
The admin account user can change individual administrator account passwords, configure the IP addresses
from which administrators can access the web-based manager, and change the administrator's permission
level.
Administrator account users with Read & Write access can change their own administrator passwords.
To edit an administrator account:
·
Go to
System > Config > Admin
.
·
To change an administrator account password, select Change Password
.
·
Type a New Password and Confirm the new password.
The password must be at least 6 characters long and can contain numbers (0-9), and upper and lower
case letters (A-Z, a-z), and the special characters - and _. Other special characters and spaces are not
allowed.
·
Select OK.
·
To edit the settings of an administrator account, select Edit
.
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