Creating a User
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To create a new user:
1. Use the File tab→Security→User Administration command.
2. Click on the Add button in the User Administration dialog.
The Edit User Information dialog will appear (Figure 18.5).
Figure 18.5 Edit User Information Dialog
All of the fields except for Employee ID and Lab Name are mandatory. The Login Name field must be unique (no two users in FCS Express can have the same Login Name). The Lab Name field allow to assign the user to a specific lab. Previously inserted Lab Names will be available in the Lab Name drop down menu. The Lab Name is used to organize users in the Billing Report.
The Allow Log In check box determines whether that user can log in. The Allow self-logout check box determines if a user can log themselves out from a remote location. The Require password change during next login check box will prompt the user to change his or her password during the next login.
At least one option must be selected in the Groups box for the user.
Customers who hold the Security add-on, can manage Security Groups via the Security Group Definitions tools (see Working with Security Groups).
The user may be restricted to defined MAC address(es) as well. Clicking Include this machine button will populate the Restrict to MAC Addresses (one per line): box with the MAC address from the computer used to create the user (Figure 18.6).
Figure 18.6 Restrict User to Defined MAC Address(es) in User Information Dialog
Multiple user can be automatically added to the database via the Add from CSV button. The CSV file can be either a comma-delimited or a semicolon-delimited file and has to contain the following columns:
Column Header |
Specific requirements |
Example |
LoginName |
None |
JohnSmith |
Password |
None |
password123 |
FirstName |
None |
John |
LastName |
None |
Smith |
None |
John.Smith@DNS.com |
|
EmployeeID |
None |
123456 |
LabName |
None |
Flow Lab |
CanLogin |
Enter: T or F or True or False |
True |
CanLogMyselfOut |
Enter: T or F or True or False |
F |
ForcePasswordExpired |
Enter: T or F or True or False |
T |
SecurityGroups |
For internet dongle user types: Administrator, Standard User or User Administrator (see above for additional details). User group names can be inserted as comma-delimited list. For comma-delimited CSV files, said list has to be surrounded by quotes. If a group name include comma in it, that name has to be included in double quotes for both comma-delimited and semicolon-delimited CSV files.
Note: If MS Excel is used to edit the CSV files, user group names can be simply listed as comma-delimited list with a single quote character around any group names that have commas in them. |
Standard User
or
Comma delimited: "Group 1, Group 2, Group 3" or "Group 1, ""Group,2"", Group 3"
Semicolon-delimited CSV file: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 or Group 1, ""Group, 2"", Group 3
|
RestrictToMACAddresses |
N/A |
N/A |
Example of .CSV import in Excel below. A template for the .CSV file import may also be downloaded for use.
