Web Gateway 7.1.5 Product Guide - McAfee

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Authentication and access management
Administrator accounts
Administrator account settings
You can use the administrator account settings to add or edit an administrator account.
User name — User name of the administrator
Password — Administrator password
Password repeated — Repetition of the password to check and confirm it
Note: In the Edit Administrator window, you need to select Set a new password before the two password
fields become available.
Role — List for selecting an administrator role
Note: You can use the Edit and Add icons to edit and add roles. The modified and added roles appear also in
the list of administratrator roles under Roles.
[Optional] Name — Real name of the person that the account is set up for
Test with current settings
You can test whether an administrator with given credentials would be admitted on the appliance. The
following settings are provided for this purpose on the Administrator Accounts tab of the Accounts
top-level menu.
User — User name that is tested
Password — Tested password
Test — Executes the test
The Authentication Test Results window opens to display the outcome of the test.
Administrator roles
You can set up roles and use them to configure administrator accounts.
Manage administrator roles
Complete the following procedure to manage administrator roles:
1 Go to Accounts | Administrator accounts.
Note: On the Administrator Accounts tab, an administrator and a role have already been inserted after the
initial setup.
2 Under Roles, click Add to add a role. The Add Role window opens.
3 In the Name field, type a role name.
4 Configure access rights for the dashboard, rules, lists, and other items.
5 Use the Edit and Delete icons to edit and delete roles.
Note: The added and modified roles appear also in the list of administratrator roles under Internal
Administrator Accounts and the deleted disappear.
6 Click OK and then Save Changes.
For more information, see Administrator role settings.
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