92 DSView Installer/User Guide
• Configure managed appliance settings
• Configure local user accounts (valid only on CPS and CCM appliances and supported
DSR switches)
After you have defined which users and user groups can access a unit, you may assign specific
access rights. For example, you may allow users to configure settings on a managed appliance, but
not allow them to reboot and disconnect sessions on it. Instead, you may allow a user who has
appliance administrator privileges on the target devices to establish a Video Viewer session, but not
allow that user to perform power control operations. Access rights may also be specified for all
units in the DSView software system or for a specific unit.
To add or remove user and user group unit access:
1. From a Unit Views window:
To add/remove access to a single unit, click on a unit name. Overview will automatically be
selected in the side navigation bar and the Unit Overview window will open. Continue to
step 2.
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To add/remove access to all units in the view, do not select any checkboxes and click the
Rights button. Go to step 3.
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To add/remove access to selected units, click the checkboxes next to the units, and then click
the Rights button. Go to step 3.
2. From the side navigation bar, click Access Rights. The Unit Access Rights window will open.
3. Click Edit List. The Unit Access Rights User Selection window will open.
4. To add a user or user group:
a. Select the user or user group you wish to add in the Available list. Multiple users and/or
user groups may be selected by pressing
Ctrl while clicking on the names.
b. Click Add. The users and user groups will be moved to the List to Update list.
To remove a user or user group:
a. Select the user or user group you wish to remove from the List to Update list. Multiple
columns may be selected by pressing
Ctrl while clicking on the names.
b. Click Remove. The users and user groups will be moved to the Available list.
5. Click OK. The Assign Access Rights window will display the current list of users and/or user
groups. When a user or user group is added to the list, default access rights will be displayed in
the Unit Access Rights window.
6. Click Save to save your changes.
About target device access rights
When you assign access rights to a target device, any available session types may be selected, even
if the target device does not support them. For example, you may enable Video Viewer and virtual