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Click the User Management link to create and manage the different users who are allowed to access the Firewall Analyzer server.
The different types of users and their respective privileges are described in the table below:
| User | Description |
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| Administrator | This user can do all operations including configuring syslog servers, setting up file archiving, adding additional users, and more |
| Operator | This user can do all operations except configuring the Intranet settings, and user management |
| Guest | This user can only generate reports, view device details, and basically has only read-only privileges. The Alerts, Ask Me & Support tabs are not available for guest users. |
By default, an Administrator user with username as admin and password as admin, and a Guest user with username guest and password guest are already created.
Click the Add New User link to add another user to access Firewall Analyzer. Enter the new user's username, password, access level, and default e-mail address.
Assign Devices To View section allows the Administrator to assign devices to users with Guest or Operator privileges, and only the assigned devices can be viewed by the particular user when they login to Firewall Analyzer.
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By default, users with "Administrator" privileges can view all the devices. |
Click Add User to add this user to the list of users accessing Firewall Analyzer.
If you have logged in as a user with administrative privileges, the User Management page lists all the users created so far. Click the user's username to view the respective user details. You can change the password, access level, the default e-mail address for this user and can also reassign the devices that can be viewed by the particular user.
If you have logged in as an Operator or Guest user, click on the Account Settings link to change your password and default e-mail address.
Once you are done, click Save User Details to save the new changes.
If you have logged in as an Administrator user, click the View link against a user to view the corresponding login details. The Login Details page shows the remote host IP address from which the user logged on, the timestamp of the login, and the duration of the session.
Types of User Privileges in Firewall Analyzer
Comparison of Feature Access to the Users
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Feature Name |
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| 1 |
User Management Create/Modify/Delete users |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 2 |
Predefined Reports and ReportProfiles |
The user can view all predefined reports of all the firewalls. The user can perform Add/Edit/Delete operation of Report profiles created by all users. |
The user can view all predefined reports of Firewalls assigned to him. The user can perform Add/Edit/Delete operation of Report profiles created by himself. |
The user can view all predefined reports of Firewalls assigned to him. |
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Alert Profiles and Alert Administration |
The user can perform Add/Edit/Delete operation of Alert profiles created by all users. Administration of Alerts created by All Alert Profiles |
The user can perform Add/Edit/Delete operation of Alert profiles created by himself. Administration of Alerts created by his own Alert Profiles |
No |
| 4 |
Edit/Delete Device |
All Firewalls |
Only for Firewalls assigned to him. | No |
| 5 |
Dashboard View Customization | For all Firewalls | Only for Firewalls assigned to him. |
Only for Firewalls assigned to him |
| 6 |
Advanced Search |
Yes |
Yes |
The user can perform advanced search except Save as Report Profile. |
| 7 |
Intranet Settings Configuring Firewall based LAN settings |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 8 |
Bookmark |
The user can view only his bookmarks. |
The user can view only his bookmarks. | The user can view only his bookmarks. |
| 9 |
Configuration Settings listed in the Settings tab.
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 10 |
Configuration views present in the Settings Tab.
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Yes |
Yes |
The user can view all the Configuration settings except Archive Settings. |
| 11 |
User Assistance
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
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