NWA/WAC/WAX Series User’s Guide
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User
12.1 Overview
This chapter describes how to set up user accounts and user settings for the Zyxel Device.
12.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• The
User
screen (see
) provides a summary of all user accounts.
• The
Setting
) controls default settings, login settings, lockout
settings, and other user settings for the Zyxel Device.
12.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
User Account
A user account defines the privileges of a user logged into the Zyxel Device. User accounts are used in
controlling access to configuration and services in the Zyxel Device.
User Types
These are the types of user accounts the Zyxel Device uses.
Note: The default
admin
account is always authenticated locally, regardless of the
authentication method setting.
Table 51 Types of User Accounts
TYPE
ABILITIES
LOGIN METHOD(S)
Admin Users
admin
Change Zyxel Device configuration (web, CLI)
WWW, SSH, FTP
limited-admin
Look at Zyxel Device configuration (web, CLI)
Perform basic diagnostics (CLI)
WWW, SSH
Access Users
user
Used for the embedded RADIUS server and
SNMPv3 user access
Browse user-mode commands (CLI)
