CommNet User Administration and Security - How To
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User Groups
Create a User Group
Delete a User Group
Modify the Properties of a User Group
Change the Capabilities and Association
of a User Group
Change the Members of a User Group
Users
Create a User
Delete a User
Change the Password of a User
Change the User Group Association of a User
Modify the Properties of a User
Single Sign On
Add a New Domain Controller
View/Edit Properties of an External Domain
Delete a Domain
Add New External User Group
Enable/Disable Single Sign On
Disable Single Sign On from a Specific Browser
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To create
a user group:
From the CommNet tree, expand Security , right-click the User Groups node, and click New
User Group .
In the
Enter General
Information dialog box, enter the name of the user group and a
description, then click Next .
In the
Members dialog
box, select the users that should be associated with this group, then click
Next .
In the
Set Capabilities
dialog box, assign the capabilities to the user
group.
Click Finish .
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To delete
a user group:
From the CommNet tree, expand Security , then expand User Groups .
Right-click the user group to be deleted, and
choose Remove User Group .
Click Yes to the confirmation message. The user group is now deleted.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To modify the properties of a
user group:
From the CommNet tree, expand Security , then expand User Groups ,
and select the
user group to be modified.
On the general pane of the User Group Summary window, click
Modify .
In the User Group Properties
dialog box, change the appropriate fields, as necessary.
Click OK .
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To change the capabilities and
associations of a user group:
From the CommNet tree, expand Security and User Groups , then
select the
appropriate user group.
On the capabilities pane of the User Group Summary window, click
Modify .
From the User Group Capabilities
dialog box, select either CommNet Administration or CommCell Administration.
For CommCell Administration from the CommCells tab, select or
de-select the CommCells, as necessary.
Click OK .
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To change the members of a
user group:
From the CommNet tree, expand Security and User Groups , then
select the
appropriate user group.
On the members pane of the User Group Summary window, click
Modify .
In the User Group Members
dialog box, select or deselect users to/from the user group, as
necessary.
Click OK .
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To create a
user:
From the CommNet tree, expand Security , right-click Users ,
and select New User .
In the Enter General
Information dialog box, enter the appropriate fields as necessary, then click Next .
In the User Group
Association dialog
box, select the user group(s) that the user should belong to.
Click Finish .
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To delete a
user:
From the CommNet tree, expand Security , then expand Users .
Right-click the user to be deleted, then select Remove User .
Click Yes to the confirmation message. The user is now deleted.
If this user account was used to schedule a
report or create an alert, upon deletion of the account, you will be prompted to transfer
ownership of the report schedule or alert to another user.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To change the password of a
user:
From the CommNet tree, expand Security , then expand Users .
Right-click the appropriate user, then select Change Password .
Enter the old password in the Logged in User Password field.
Enter and confirm the new password in the New Password for and
Confirm New Password fields.
Click OK .
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To
change the user group association of a user:
From the CommNet tree, expand Security , then expand Users ,
and select the appropriate user.
On the user group association pane of the User Summary window, click
Modify .
From the User Group
Association dialog box, add or remove user groups to/from this user, as
necessary.
Click OK .
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To modify the properties of a
user:
From the CommNet tree, expand Security , then expand Users,
and select the
user to be modified.
On the General section of the User Summary window, click
Modify .
In the User Properties dialog box, change the appropriate fields, as necessary.
Click OK .
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To add
a new domain controller:
From the CommNet Browser, expand Security , and right-click on Name Servers . From the popup menu, select
New Domain .
Enter the appropriate information in the
Add New
Domain Controller dialog box. You will need to enter the following
information:
Domain Name
Directory Server Host Name
User Account: Click Edit to enter the user account information for
the external domain.
Upon entering this information, you will need determine whether the
domain controller should be enabled for the SSO feature (Single Sign On)
and/or disabled for use.
Enable the secure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP )
Communication for additional network security with the external domain. Remember that this can only be enabled when the external domain has been configured to use the secure LDAP. If this protocol is enabled from this
dialog box, but not configured from the external domain; the feature is not enabled.
Click OK .
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To
view the summary of an external domain:
From the CommNet Browser, expand Security , and right-click on Name Servers .
Right click on the domain for which you wish to view the summary, and
select Summary from the popup menu.
Click Modify to launch the
Edit Domain Controller
dialog box where you can edit the properties of the external domain.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To
view the properties of an external domain:
From the CommNet Browser, expand Security , and right-click on Name Servers .
Right click on the domain for which you wish to view the properties, and
select Remove Name Server from the popup menu.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To add
a new external user group:
From the CommNet Browser, expand Security , then expand all
the nodes.
Click on the external domain for which you want to add an external user
group, and right click on the External Group icon.
From the
Add
New External Group dialog box, select the external user group for which
you want to associate the CommNet User groups.
Select the CommNet user groups to associate with the specified external
user group.
Click OK .
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To
enable/disable Single Sign On:
From the CommNet Tree, click the Security icon, and
right-click on the Name Servers icon.
Right click on the domain for which you wish to enable/disable the
feature, and
select Properties from the popup menu.
Enable or disable the Enable SSO option.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and
Permitted Actions
To
disable Single Sign On from a specific browser:
Right-click on the application icon, and select Properties .
From the Browser Properties dialog box, select the Shortcut
tab.
In the Target field, add the following command
-sso=disabled , and click OK . When
launching the application from this application icon, the Single Sign On
feature will be disabled, and users can enter alternate login information.
This method disables the Single Sign On feature for this application
shortcut. To re-enable the feature, simply remove the
-sso=disabled command.
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