Administrator Interface
A user can represent a person or a group of users who share a Login ID and password. It is essential for the Web Manager administrator to understand that every individual in the end user base need not have his own Login ID and password. A "user" need not be an individual, sometime a "user" is a location. For example, you may have a "store" or a "warehouse" that can be identified as a single "user".
A "User" that represents a grouping of individuals can in many ways be similar to a "Group" in Web Manager. Both will receive the same session configurations. For example, if you have a public Web site (or private intranet site) that allows host access without differentiating the user, then you could have one group with one "user" who represents the entire public user base.
Advantages of using a Group with a collection of Users:
Login ID/password authentication
LU/Device Name assignment to individuals
Fine grained session options using Session Overrides
It is up to the Web Manager administrator to understand the advantages of both approaches and determine the best administrative technique for a given situation.
At the top of the page you will find the Action
Bar.
To perform an action, select the desired Group from the listbox and then click the desired Action button.
The Session Override feature is one of the most powerful features of Web Manager. See "Concept Four" under "Application Concepts" for an illustration.
Users can have one of four available authorization levels:
User - Can only launch host sessions
Viewer - Can view the Administrator Interface, but cannot make changes
Admin - Can administer the Web Manager, but cannot modify other Admin accounts
There is a fourth authorization level called Owner. The Web Manager Owner is analogous to the "root" on UNIX systems. There can be only one. The Owner can never lower his authorization level, and no user's authorization level can be raised to owner. The Owner cannot be deleted. Only the Owner can add, delete, or modify Admin accounts. Only the Owner can modify the Owner account.
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