Command 'Add Device User'Permalink

Symbol: _cds_icon_add_online_user

Function: This command configures a new device user and adds this user to the administrator group.

Call: Menu bar: “Online  Security”

Requirement: The device supports a device user management. You are logged in to the device as a user.

You can manage the device user management in the “Users and Groups” tab and “Access control” of the device editor. The commands in the “Online  Security” menu provide another simple option for protecting access to the target device.

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This command opens the “Add Device User” dialog. Here you define the access data of the new user.

The dialog corresponds to the dialog in the “Users and Groups” tab of the device editor for adding a new user.

Please use a strong password as follows:

  • Password length >= 8 characters (best >= 12)

  • Use uppercase and lowercase

  • Include numbers

  • Use special characters

  • Do not use existing names or sequence of characters that are easy to guess (for example, “123”, “abc”, “qwerty”)

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After performing this action, you can no longer use a blank username and password to log in. You must remember your password.