User Management
Configuring the Users and Groups
Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliance Administrator Guide
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Configuring the Users and Groups
This section describes how to maintain the users and user groups in local
database. It includes the following topics:
•
Configuring Local Users, page 275
•
Configuring Local User Groups, page 276
Configuring Local Users
The local database supports up to 100 users. You can add new accounts for
specific services, such as the SSL VPN and Cisco IPSec VPN services.
STEP 1
Click
Users
->
Users & Groups
.
The Users & Groups window opens. All existing local users are listed in the Local
Users table.
STEP 2
In the
Local Users
area, click
Add
to add a user.
Other options:
To edit an entry, click
Edit
. To delete an entry, click
Delete
. To
delete multiple entries, check the boxes of multiple entries and click
Delete
Selection
.
After you click Add/Edit, the Local User - Add/Edit window opens.
STEP 3
Enter the following information:
•
User:
Enter an unique identifier that contains the letters, numbers, or
underline for the user.
•
New Password:
Enter the password for the user. Passwords are case-
sensitive.
NOTE
Restrictions for password:
The password should contain at least
three types of these character classes: lower case letters, upper case
letters, numbers, and special characters. Do not repeat any character
more than three times consecutively. Do not set the password as the
user name or the reversed user name. The password cannot be set as
“cisco”, “ocsic”, or any variant obtained by changing the capitalization
of letters.
