Configure the device using the Digi ConnectPort X Family web interface
Configuration through the web interface
Digi ConnectPort X Family
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CAUTION!
Take care in changing access settings. If you sign in as the administrative
user and disable the web interface, you will not be able to sign in to the Digi ConnectPort
X device on your next attempt, and there is no way to raise your user permissions to
enable the web interface again. You must reset the device to factory defaults to enable
the web interface access.
To set access settings:
1. Select
Configuration
>
Users
.
2. Click a user under
User Name
.
3. Click
User Access
.
4. Enable or disable the device interface access as desired:
n
Allow command line access:
Enables or disables access to the command line.
n
Allow web interface access:
Enables or disables access to the web interface.
5. Click
Apply
. The changes take effect immediately. No logout/login is necessary.
User permissions settings
Use the User Permissions page to define whether and how users can use services and configuration
settings for the Digi ConnectPort X product. For example, you can disable a user’s access to certain
parts of the web interface, or allow them to display settings only but not change them.
The list of services and the user permissions available for them vary by Digi ConnectPort X product
and the features supported in the product. There are several groups of services, such as Network
Configuration, Serial Configuration, System Configuration, Command Line Applications, and System
Administration, with user permissions for various features.
User permissions and effects
Permission Setting
Effect
None
The user does not have permission to execute this setting.
Read Self
The user can display their own settings, but cannot display settings for
other users.
Read
The user can read the settings for all users, but does not have permission
to modify or write the settings.
Read/Write Self
The user can read and write their own settings, but does not have
permission to modify or write the settings for other users.
Read All/Write Self
The user can read the settings for all users and can modify their own
settings.
Read/Write
The user has full permission to read and write the settings for all users.
Execute
The user has full permission to execute the settings.
Restrictions on setting user permissions
A user cannot set another user's permission level higher than their own permission level, nor can a
user raise their own permission level.
