Add a user account
To add a new user account:
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Ensure you are logged in with Administrator permission.
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Go to the Administration > Account Management > User Accounts page.
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Click New.
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Fill in the user information and account identification. If an email server is specified on the Administration > General Settings page, then a notification is sent to the user's email address when the password is changed.
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If you select the Restricted role for the user account, a traffic filter section is added to the popup. Also an option is added to limit the account to using only automatic data resolution when running reports. Use this section to specify the restrictions. more
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If the user is to be authenticated by RADIUS, TACACS+ or SAML instead of by storing the password in the local Alluvio database, select Remote authentication in the Security section. more
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If you want to skip the password requirements specified on the Global Account Settings page, select Exempt from strict password requirements. This option requires only that the password be at least six characters in length.
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If you want NetProfiler to log the user off after a period of inactivity, select Enable inactivity timeout and specify a time of 15 minutes or more.
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If the user needs to identify other users by user name, enable "Allow to view Active Directory user information in reports" in the Reporting section. This option is not available for Event Viewer, Dashboard Viewer or Restricted accounts.
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Click OK to create the new account.
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On the Administration > Account Management > User Accounts page, confirm that the account has been created correctly.