ZyXEL Communications PES-1014 - Manual (Page 70)

PES-1014 User’s Guide
12-2 Account
Table 12-1 Account List Description
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
User ID This name identifies an individual account. Bruce
Password This is the password that an individual must enter to access the account. “*******” is
displayed. ********
Access
Level This field divides accounts into two levels: power user and normal user. A power
user has full (read-write) access to the system. A normal user is limited to read-
only operations. power user
12.3 Add/Del Account
Move the cursor over the Account link and click Add/Del Account to display the Add/Del Account screen shown
next. Use the Add/Del Account screen to add or delete accounts. You must fill out all three boxes on this screen
(User ID, Password, and Access Level) in order to add or delete accounts.
The first valid account must be a power user account. If you try to add a normal user account into the system for the
first configuration, you will get an “Account operation failure” message and have to try again.
At least one power user must exist in the account. To delete the last power user will also lead to a “Account
operation failure”.
Figure 12-3 Add/Del Account
Table 12-2 Add/Del Account Description
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
User ID Type in a name (32 characters maximum) that identifies an individual account. This
field is case sensitive. Jaff
Password Type the password that an individual must enter to access the account. “*******” is
displayed. 32 characters is the maximum length. This field is case sensitive. ********
Retype Type the password again to make sure you entered it correctly. “*******” is
displayed. This field is case sensitive. ********
Access
Level Select Power User to give the account full (read-write) access to the system.
Select Normal User to limit the account to read-only operations. Power
User
Add/Del Select the Add radio button to add a new account. Select the Delete radio button to
delete an existing account.
Click Apply to save your changes to working memory or click Reset to go to the previous configuration. Refer
to 3.4.4 for directions on saving your changes to flash memory before you restart the switch.