30. General Settings » User Management

In Configuration » General Settings » User Management, you can add, modify and delete Console user accounts and roles.

To create a Console user account, click [Add User], then assign the Role. By default, there are Administrator and Operator roles, but you can define new roles with granular permissions (reports/configuration) by clicking [Manage Roles].

To modify an existing account, either double-click it or select it and choose [Modify User].

These parameters are mandatory when creating or modifying a user account:

● Username – A unique account name

● Role – Choose one of the existing roles in Configuration » General Settings » User Management » Manage Roles. For granular, permission-based access, create a new role first, then select it here

● Authentication – The following authentication options are available:

▪ Local Password – The user is authenticated with the password entered when clicking the Options button. The database stores only the password hash, so it’s not possible to decrypt the plaintext password

▪ Remote – The user is authenticated by the LDAP or RADIUS servers configured in General Settings » User Authentication

● REST API Access – Defines whether the user can access the REST API via their credentials or an API Key (set when clicking the Options button):

▪ Disabled – No API access

▪ Enabled – API access + Console access

▪ Exclusive – API access only (no Console)

● Two-factor Authentication – Requires a Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) app (e.g. Google Authenticator). TOTP works only if server and mobile device clocks are in sync

● Expiry Date – The user cannot log in after this date. Leave blank to disable expiry

● Landing Tab – The tab shown immediately after logging in. The list grows as you add sensors, dashboards, IP groups, or other objects

● Console Notifications – Controls visual/audio notifications from Responses. May need a page refresh for immediate effect

● Console Theme – Changes the overall UI appearance

● Console Icon Set – Changes the appearance of icons:

▪ Auto – Selects icons based on the Console Theme (Modern for modern themes, Classic otherwise)

▪ Modern – Monochrome, SVG-based

▪ Classic – Colored, bitmap-based

● Reports Region – Adjusts the position of the Reports Region in the interface

● Configuration Region – Adjusts the position of the Configuration Region in the interface

● Minimum Severity – The lowest severity level of events displayed in the Console

● Default Time Range – The default timeframe for dashboards upon opening

30.1. Roles

Each Console user must be assigned to one role (access level). There are three role classes:

● Administrator – Full privileges; can manage all user accounts

● Operator – Can modify any configuration but cannot edit user accounts; no access to General Settings » License Manager

● Guest – Granular, permission-based access to reports, dashboards, Sensors, IP groups, configuration objects, and more

To create a Guest role, open Configuration » General Settings » User Management » Manage Roles and click [Add Role].

Mandatory parameters:

● Role Name – A unique name for the role

● Reports Access

▪ Full – Full access to the Reports Region; cannot add Dashboards

▪ Custom – Click the options button to set detailed permissions (see Custom Reports Access)

● Configuration Access

▪ Disabled – No access to the Configuration Region

▪ Custom – Click the options button to set detailed permissions (see Custom Configuration Access)

● South Region – Enable or hide the South Region

● Help Menu – Show or hide the Help menu in the Upper Menus

30.1.1. Custom Reports Access

● Allow Device Group(s) – Any object defined in Configuration » Components can be assigned to a Device Group. Here, choose which objects the role can access in the Reports » Devices panel

● Allow IP Group(s) – The IP Zones(s) defined in Configuration » Network & Policy contain subnets and individual hosts. Each subnet or host can belong to an IP Group. Select which IP Groups this role can access

● Allow Server(s) – Choose which server (from Configuration » Servers) the role can access

30.1.2. Custom Configuration Access