Users and Groups

Use the Users panel of the Server Settings window to add and edit users and groups, to assign users to groups, and to assign privileges and access to maps.

Note: The Server Settings window is available only to users who have administration privileges.

The Users Panel

Use the Users panel to maintain the list of users and groups allowed to access the various servers.

The example below shows a typical user and group configuration in the Users panel of the Server Settings window.


Setting up Users and Groups

What are Users and Groups?

Creating a New User

To create a new user:

  1. Click the + button and choose Add User... The User Information dialog appears, as shown in the two examples below.
  2. Enter the name and password for the new user in the Name and Password text boxes.
    or
    Omit the password and enter an IP address range in the Automatic Login text box.
    or
    Select the Use External Authentication check box, and enter the username used by the external authentication server. No password is necessary; authentication is performed by the external authentication server.


How Automatic Login Works

 
Creating a new user


These two examples show two different users. 'Fred Flintstone' must log in with a name and password, and 'Tom Terrific' is automatically identified when connecting from IP address 192.168.*.*.

Editing User Information

To edit the information about a user:

  1. In the user list, click to select the user you want to edit.
  2. Click Edit... or double-click the user entry. The User Information dialog appears, containing information for the selected user.

Managing Users and Groups

A group is a collection of users, all of whom have the same set of permissions.


New group window. Enter the name
of the new group in this window.

To create a new group:

  1. Click the + button and choose Add Group... The Group Information dialog appears, as shown above.
  2. Enter the name of the new group.
  3. Click OK. The new group appears in the User list.

Adding and Removing Group Members

To view the users in a group:

Click the plus sign (+) to the left of the group to expand it.

To add a user to a group:

Click and drag the user's entry to the group entry. The user appears in the list of users for that group.

To remove a user from a group:

  1. Expand the group list to view the users in the group.
  2. Click the entry for the user you want to remove, and click the Remove button. A confirmation dialog appears.
  3. Click OK. The user is removed from the group.

Note: When you remove a user from a group, the user definition is removed only from the group, not from the user list. To remove a user completely from the list and all groups, see Removing Users and Groups below.

Removing Users and Groups

To delete a user or group completely:

  1. Click to select the user you want to remove.
  2. Click the Remove button. A confirmation dialog appears.
  3. Click OK to confirm. The user or group entry is removed from the list.

Note: The Administrators group is a special group that is always present, and cannot be removed.
Note:
The FullWebAccess group is a special group you define. If present, its members can view all web pages.
Note: The FullLogAccess group is a special group you define. If present, its members can view all log files.
Note:
The FullTelnetAccess group is a special group you define. If present, its members have full access to the Telnet server.

Configuring the InterMapper Authentication Server

Click the Use Remote Auth Server... button to connect to an InterMapper Authentication Server installed on a different machine from InterMapper. For more information, see Authentication Server.

Note: If the InterMapper Authentication Server is installed on the same machine as InterMapper, you need only check the Use IM Auth Server check box. The default server and port are used, and there is no need to enter a name or password.

Importing Users and Groups

Use the Import button to upload a file containing data for users and groups. For information on importing data, see Importing Data. For information on the User/Group data structure, see User Attributes.