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System Administrators
Administrators
To create the administrator user group
1 Go to User > User Group.
2 Select Create New.
3 In the Group Name field, type a name for the administrator group.
4 In the Available Users list, select the RADIUS server name.
5 Select the green right arrow to move the name to the Members list.
6 Select any protection profile.
7 Select OK.
Viewing the administrators list
Use the default ‘admin’ account, an account with the super_admin access profile,
or an administrator with Access Control Read Write to add new administrator
accounts and control their permission levels. Go to System > Admin >
Administrators.
Unless your administrator account has the super_admin access profile, the
Administrators list shows only the administrators for the current virtual domain.
Figure 88: Administrators list
Create New
Name
Trusted hosts
Profile
Type
Add an administrator account.
The login name for an administrator account.
The IP address and netmask of trusted hosts from which the
administrator can log in. For more information, see “Using trusted
hosts” on page 168.
The access profile for the administrator.
The type of authentication for this administrator, one of:
Local - a local password
RADIUS - authentication of a specific account on a RADIUS server
RADIUS+Wildcard - authentication of any account on a RADIUS
server.
PKI - PKI-based certificate authentication of an account.
Delete icon Delete the administrator account.
You cannot delete the original ‘admin’ account until you create
another user with the super_admin profile.
Edit or View icon Edit or view the administrator account.
Change Password Change the password for the administrator account.
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To change an administrator password
1 Go to System > Admin > Administrators.
2 Select the Change Password icon next to the administrator account you want to
change the password for.
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