ZyXEL Communications NXC5500 - Add;Edit User

Chapter 18 User/Group
NXC Series User’s Guide
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Figure 137 Configuration > Object > User/Group > User
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
18.2.1 Add/Edit User
The User Add/Edit screen allows you to create a new user account or edit an existing one.
18.2.1.1 Rules for User Names
Enter a user name from 1 to 31 characters.
Table 110 Configuration > Object > User/Group > User
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Add Click this to create a new entry.
Edit Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify the
entry’s settings.
Remove To remove an entry, select it and click Remove. The NXC confirms you want to remove it before
doing so.
Object
References
Select an entry and click Object References to open a screen that shows which settings use
the entry.
# This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with a specific user.
User Name This field displays the user name of each user.
User Type This field displays the kind of account of each user. These are the kinds of user account the NXC
supports.
• admin - this user can look at and change the configuration of the NXC.
• limited-admin - this user can look at the configuration of the NXC but not to change it.
• user - this user has access to the NXC’s services but cannot look at the configuration.
• guest - this user has access to the NXC’s services but cannot look at the configuration.
• ext-user - this user account is maintained in a remote server, such as RADIUS or LDAP.
• ext-group-user - this user account is maintained in a remote server, such as RADIUS or LDAP.
• guest-manager - this user can log in via the web configurator login screen and create
dynamic guest accounts using the Guest Manager screen that pops up.
• mac-address - an external server authenticates wireless clients based on their MAC
addresses. After authentication the NXC maps a wireless client to a MAC address user
account (MAC role). User-aware features control MAC address user access to specific
resources.
Description This field displays the description for each user.
Reference This field displays the number of times an object reference is used in a profile.