Western Telematic AFS-16-1 Switch User Manual


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Basic Configuration
5.4. User Accounts
Each time you attempt to access command mode, you will be prompted to enter a
username and password. The username/password entered at login determine which
circuit(s) you will be allowed to control and what type of commands you will be allowed
to invoke. Each username / password combination is defined within a "user account."
The AFS-16 allows up to 128 user accounts; each account includes a username,
password, command access level, circuit access rights, service access rights and an
optional callback number.
5.4.1. Command Access Levels
In order to restrict access to important command functions, the AFS-16 allows you to
set the command access level for each account. The AFS-16 offers four access levels:
Administrator, SuperUser, User and View Only. Command privileges for each account
are set using the "Access Level" parameter in the Add User or Modify User menus.
Each access level grants permission to use a different selection of commands; lower
access levels are restricted from invoking configuration commands, while Administrators
are granted access to all commands. The four access levels are listed below:
• Administrator: Administrators are allowed to invoke all configuration and operation
commands, can view all status screens, and can always direct A/B switching
commands to all AFS-16 Circuit Modules.
• SuperUser: SuperUsers are allowed to invoke A/B switching commands and view
all status screens. SuperUsers can view configuration menus, but are not allowed
to change configuration parameters. SuperUsers are granted access to all AFS-16
Circuit Modules.
• User: Users are allowed to A/B switching commands and view all status screens,
but can only apply commands to the AFS-16 Circuit Modules that they have
been specifically granted access to. In addition, Users are not allowed to view
configuration menus or change configuration parameters.
• ViewOnly: Accounts with ViewOnly access, are allowed to view Status Menus
(with restrictions,) but are not allowed to invoke A/B switching commands, and
cannot view configurations menus or change configuration parameters. ViewOnly
accounts can display Status screens, but can only view the status of the AFS-16
Circuit Modules that are specifically allowed by the account.
Section 17.2 summarizes command access for all four access levels.
In the default state, the AFS-16 includes one predefined account that provides access
to Administrator commands and allows to control of all of the AFS-16's Circuit Modules.
The default username for this account is "super" (lowercase, no quotation marks), and
the password for the account is also "super".
Notes:
• Inordertoensuresecurity,itisrecommendedthatwheninitiallysettingup
theunit,anewuseraccountwithAdministratoraccessshouldbecreated,
andthe"super"accountshouldthenbedeleted.
• IftheAFS-16isresettodefaultparameters,alluseraccountswillbecleared,
andthedefault"super"accountwillberestored.
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