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Users

The Users tab displays information about the local administrative users configured for this organization.

These users are local. The described commands are available only when Authentication Access is set as Local in System > Settings > Authentication .

To configure users for an organization:
  1. When creating or editing an Organization, go to the Users tab.

    Select a user and then select Edit to edit the user.

    When editing a user, the fields are same as those that appear when creating a user.

  2. In the Users tab, select Create to create a new user.

    The Create User window opens.

  3. In the Create User window, enter the following information:

    Settings

    Guidelines

    First Name

    First name of the user.

    Last Name

    Last name of the user.

    Email

    Email of the user.

    Password

    Password of the user.

    The password must meet the requirements set by the password policy.

    Confirm Password

    Confirm the entered password.

    Enable Password Policy

    If enabled, you can set one or more of the following types of character that the password must contain in Must Contain:

    • Uppercase Letters

    • Lowercase Letters

    • Numbers (0-9)

    • Special Characters

    Minimum Length

    Select the minimum number of characters that a password must contain.

    Note: This option is available only when the password policy option is enabled.

    Contact Information

    Address 1

    Enter the address of the user.

    Address 2

    Use this field to continue the address.

    City

    Enter the city name.

    State

    Enter the state name.

    Country

    Enter the country name.

    Zip

    Enter the ZIP code.

    Phone

    Enter the phone number.

    Fax

    Enter the fax number.

    Profiles

    From the dropdown, select a role. See User roles.

    Sites

    From the dropdown, select sites.

    You can specify multiple sites for a user. If no site is selected, the user has access to all sites.

    Active

    Select to set the user status as active.

    Enable Two-factor Authentication

    Select to enable two-factor authentication.

  4. Click Save.

    To delete users, select users and then select Delete.

Users

The Users tab displays information about the local administrative users configured for this organization.

These users are local. The described commands are available only when Authentication Access is set as Local in System > Settings > Authentication .

To configure users for an organization:
  1. When creating or editing an Organization, go to the Users tab.

    Select a user and then select Edit to edit the user.

    When editing a user, the fields are same as those that appear when creating a user.

  2. In the Users tab, select Create to create a new user.

    The Create User window opens.

  3. In the Create User window, enter the following information:

    Settings

    Guidelines

    First Name

    First name of the user.

    Last Name

    Last name of the user.

    Email

    Email of the user.

    Password

    Password of the user.

    The password must meet the requirements set by the password policy.

    Confirm Password

    Confirm the entered password.

    Enable Password Policy

    If enabled, you can set one or more of the following types of character that the password must contain in Must Contain:

    • Uppercase Letters

    • Lowercase Letters

    • Numbers (0-9)

    • Special Characters

    Minimum Length

    Select the minimum number of characters that a password must contain.

    Note: This option is available only when the password policy option is enabled.

    Contact Information

    Address 1

    Enter the address of the user.

    Address 2

    Use this field to continue the address.

    City

    Enter the city name.

    State

    Enter the state name.

    Country

    Enter the country name.

    Zip

    Enter the ZIP code.

    Phone

    Enter the phone number.

    Fax

    Enter the fax number.

    Profiles

    From the dropdown, select a role. See User roles.

    Sites

    From the dropdown, select sites.

    You can specify multiple sites for a user. If no site is selected, the user has access to all sites.

    Active

    Select to set the user status as active.

    Enable Two-factor Authentication

    Select to enable two-factor authentication.

  4. Click Save.

    To delete users, select users and then select Delete.