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DeviceExpert deals with the sensitive configuration files of devices and in a multi-member work environment, it becomes necessary to restrict access to sensitive information. Fine-grained access restrictions are critical for the secure usage of the product. DeviceExpert provides role-based access control to achieve this.
DeviceExpert comes with three pre-defined access levels:
Access Level (Role) |
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Administrator |
With all privileges to access, edit and push configuration of all devices. Only administrator can add devices to the inventory, add users, assign roles and assign devices. In addition, administrator can approve or reject requests pertaining to configuration upload (pushing configuration) by operators. |
Power User |
With privileges to access, edit and push configuration of specified devices. Can approve or reject requests pertaining to configuration upload (pushing configuration) by operators. |
Operator |
With privileges to access and edit configuration of specified devices. Can send requests for configuration upload (pushing configuration) to Administrators/Power Users. |
This section explains how to create users and assign roles for them.
User Management Operations such as adding new users and assigning them roles, editing the existing users and deleting the user could be performed only by the Administrators. Other three types of users do not have this privilege.
Administrators can create as many users as required and define appropriate roles for the user. From Admin >> General Settings >> User Management, administrators can
View all the existing users
Create new users
Change the access level, device list of existing users
Delete an existing user
To view the existing list of users
Go to Admin >> General Settings >> User Management. The list of users will be displayed with respective login names, access levels and email IDs
Note: The default login name and password for fresh DeviceExpert installation is 'admin' and 'admin' respectively. The default email ID has been configured as admin@adventnet.com. After logging in to the DeviceExpert, change the email ID for admin user. Otherwise, when you invoke 'forgot password' email would be sent to admin@adventnet.com. |
Enter the desired login name; this name will be used to log in to the DeviceExpert web interface
Enter "password"; the password should be at least 5 characters long
Click "Save". new user account has been created
Go to Admin >> General Settings >> User Management
In the UI that opens, click the edit icon present against the respective username
Change the Email-id, access level and device
list of the user as desired and Click "Update"
Go to Admin >> General Settings >> User Management
In the UI that opens, click the delete icon present against the respective username. The user will be removed from DeviceExpert once and for all
The following table explains the privileges associated with each access level for performing various device configuration operations:
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Device Addition |
Upload (Pushing configuration into the device) |
Authority for approving various requests |
Compliance |
Admin Operations |
User Management | |
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Only Administrators have the absolute privilege to perform all configuration operations. Other users in the hierarchy have restricted privileges.
Any operation that involves pushing configuration into the device (upload) requires the approval of Administrators/ designated Power Users. When operators perform any such upload operation, a request is filed for the approval by the Administrators or designated Power Users. Email notification regarding the request is also sent to the designated Administrators and Power Users. The request would be evaluated by the Administrators/designated Power Users and they have the privilege to approve or reject the request. If the request is approved, the upload operation requested by the user gets executed.
Go to "Admin" >> "Device Management" >> "Upload Requests"
Click "Pending requests". The list of all requests pending for approval are listed. Details such as the type of request, name of the user who made the request and requested time are all listed
[Operators can view the status of their request by following the above procedure].
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