Add User Accounts

Add a user account for each person who will operate the products. For security purposes, operators should not share user accounts.
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Add a user account for each person who will operate the products. For security purposes, operators should not share user accounts.
Follow these steps:
  1. Log in to the
    NetOps Portal
    Console as a user with the required administrative role rights.
  2. Confirm that the required roles and groups exist.
  3. Select
    Admin, User Settings
    :
    Users
    .
    The current list of user accounts is displayed.
  4. Click
    New
    .
    The
    Create New User
    wizard opens.
  5. Enter information for the following account parameters:
    • Name
      Is a login name for the user account. Limited to 50 characters.
    • Description
      (
      Optional)
      Describes the user account to help you identify it.
    • Preferred Language
      Specifies the language spoken by the operator associated with the user account.
    • Email Address
      (
      Optional
      ) Associates an email address with the user account.
    • Authentication Type
      Identifies the authentication method that applies to this user account. The method must match Single Sign-On configuration. Select one of the following:
      • DX NetOps
        : The default authentication scheme deployed by
        NetOps Portal
        .
      • External
        : A third-party authentication scheme, such as LDAP or SAML.
    • Password
      Defines a password for the user account. The password is limited to 32 characters.
    • Time Zone
      Corresponds to the time zone in which the user will view data.
      Default:
      UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
    • Role
      Is the role assigned to the user account.
    • Account Status
      Determines whether the account is activated for use (Enabled).
  6. Assign access permissions to the user.
  7. Add permission groups to the user account.
  8. Click
    Save
    .
    The new user appears in the list of user accounts.
For more information about managing user accounts, see Manage User Accounts in the
NetOps Portal
documentation.