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2.

In the Add New IP Subnets/Groups section of the screen, complete the fields as explained in the following table:

Table 45. IP Subnet/Group Settings

Setting Description

IP Address An IP address on your local network or on a remote device to which the users are assigned.

Netmask

Name

The subnet mask to which the users are assigned. For an individual IP address, specify

255.255.255.255.

A descriptive (alphanumeric) name of the group for identification and management purposes.

3.

Click the Add table button. The new group is added to the Groups Membership by IP

Address table.

To delete a group from the List of Groups table, click the Delete table button in the Action column for the group that you want to delete.

Note:

When you delete a group, an exception rule that might be associated with this group no longer has any effect. You can delete such an exception rule.

Configuring User Accounts

When you create a user account, you can assign the user to a local group. Therefore, you should first create any local groups, then user accounts. User accounts are added to the

STM’s local user database.

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Creating and Deleting User Accounts

To create an individual user account:

1.

Select Users > Users from the menu. The Users screen displays:

Figure 85.

The List of Users table displays the users with the following fields:

•

Enable. The check box allows you to enable or disable the user.

•

Name. The name of the user.

•

Group. The group to which the user is assigned. If no group is displayed, the user is

not assigned to any group.

•

Action. The Edit table button, which provides access to the Edit User screen, and the

Delete table button, which allows you to delete the user.

2.

In the Add New Users section of the screen, complete the fields, make your selection from the drop-down list, and select the radio buttons as explained in the following table:

Table 46. User Settings

Setting

Name

Description

A descriptive (alphanumeric) name of the user for identification and management purposes.

Groups The drop-down list shows the local groups that are listed on the Groups screen. From the drop-down list, select the group to which the user is assigned. For information about how to configure groups, see

Configuring Groups

on page 148.

Password Select one of the following radio buttons:

• The radio button to the left of the Password field. Enter the password that the user needs to enter to gain access to the STM. The password can be up to 64 characters.

• Use username as the password. The password that is assigned to the user is identical to the user name.

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