Main Security Menu. AMX NetLinx Master-Ethernet Card/Module NXC-ME260, NXC-ME260

NetLinx Security

Main Security Menu

The Main Security menu is described below:

Main Security Menu

Command

1) Set system security options for

NetLinx Master

Description

This selection will bring up the Security Options Menu that allows you to change the security options for the

NetLinx Master (refer to the Security Options

Menu section on page 31 for details). These are "global" options that enable rights given to users and groups. For instance, if you want to disable Telnet security for all users, you would simply go to this menu and disable Telnet security for the entire master. This would allow any user, whether they have the rights to Telnet or not. These options can be thought of as options to turn on security for different features of the NetLinx Master.

2) Display system security options for This selection will display the current security options for

NetLinx Master the NetLinx Master.

3) Add user This selection will prompt you for a user name and password for a user you would like to create. After the user is added, you will be taken to the Edit User Menu to setup the new users rights (see the Edit User Menu section on page 33 for details).

4) Edit user This selection will prompt you select a user. Once you have selected the user you want to edit, it will take you to the Edit User Menu so you can edit the user's rights (see the Edit User Menu section on page 33 for details).

5) Delete user This selection will prompt you select a user to delete.

6) Show the list of authorized users This selection displays a list of users.

7) Add group

8) Edit group

9) Delete group

10) Show list of authorized groups

This selection will prompt you for a group name fro a group you would like to create. After the group is added, you will be taken to the Edit Group Menu to setup the new

users right (see the Edit Group Menu section on page 35

for details).

This selection will prompt you select a group. Once you have selected the group you want to edit, it will take you to the Edit Group Menu so you can edit the group's rights

(see the Edit Group Menu section on page 35 for details).

This selection will prompt you select a group to delete. A group can only be deleted if there are no users assigned to that group.

This selection displays a list of groups.

11) Set Telnet Timeout in seconds This selection allows you to set the time a telnet session waits for a user to login. When a Telnet client connects to the NetLinx Master, it is prompted for a user name. If the client does not enter a users name for the length of time set in this selection, the session will be closed by the

NetLinx Master.

12) Display Telnet Timeout in seconds This selection allows you to display the time a telnet session waits for a user to login.

13) Make changes permanent by saving to When changes are made to the security settings of the flash master, they are initially only changed in RAM and are not automatically saved permanently into flash. This selection saved the current security settings into flash. Also, if you attempt to exit the Main Security Menu and the security settings have changed but not made permanent, you will be prompted to save the settings at that time.

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