ZyXEL Communications WAC Series - User; Chapter 9 User; Overview; What You Can Do in this Chapter

NWA / WAC Series User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 9
User
9.1 Overview
This chapter describes how to set up user accounts and user settings for the NWA/WAC.
9.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• The User screen (see Section 9.2 on page 101) provides a summary of all user accounts.
•The Setting screen (see Section 9.3 on page 103) controls default settings, login settings, lockout
settings, and other user settings for the NWA/WAC.
9.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
User Account
A user account defines the privileges of a user logged into the NWA/WAC. User accounts are used in
controlling access to configuration and services in the NWA/WAC.
User Types
These are the types of user accounts the NWA/WAC uses.
Note: The default admin account is always authenticated locally, regardless of the
authentication method setting.
Table 44 Types of User Accounts
TYPE ABILITIES LOGIN METHOD(S)
Admin Users
admin Change NWA/WAC configuration (web, CLI) WWW, TELNET, SSH, FTP
limited-admin Look at NWA/WAC configuration (web, CLI)
Perform basic diagnostics (CLI)
WWW, TELNET, SSH
Access Users
user Used for the embedded RADIUS server and
SNMPv3 user access
Browse user-mode commands (CLI)