ZyXEL Communications ISG50 User Manual
ISG50 User’s Guide
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44.1 Overview
This chapter describes how to set up user accounts, user groups, and user settings for the ISG50.
You can also set up rules that control when users have to log in to the ISG50 before the ISG50
routes traffic for them.
You can also set up rules that control when users have to log in to the ISG50 before the ISG50
routes traffic for them.
44.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• The User screen (see
) provides a summary of all user accounts.
• The Group screen (see
) provides a summary of all user groups. In
addition, this screen allows you to add, edit, and remove user groups. User groups may consist of
access users and other user groups. You cannot put admin users in user groups
access users and other user groups. You cannot put admin users in user groups
• The Setting screen (see
) controls default settings, login settings,
lockout settings, and other user settings for the ISG50. You can also use this screen to specify
when users must log in to the ISG50 before it routes traffic for them.
when users must log in to the ISG50 before it routes traffic for them.
44.1.2 What You Need To Know
User Account
A user account defines the privileges of a user logged into the ISG50. User accounts are used in
firewall rules, in addition to controlling access to configuration and services in the ISG50.
firewall rules, in addition to controlling access to configuration and services in the ISG50.
User Types
These are the types of user accounts the ISG50 uses.
Table 229
Types of User Accounts
TYPE
ABILITIES
LOGIN METHOD(S)
Admin Users
admin
Change ISG50 configuration (web, CLI)
WWW, TELNET, SSH, FTP, Console
limited-admin
Look at ISG50 configuration (web, CLI)
Perform basic diagnostics (CLI)
WWW, TELNET, SSH, Console
Access Users
user
Access network services
Browse user-mode commands (CLI)
WWW, TELNET, SSH
guest
Access network services
WWW
ext-user
External user account
WWW
ext-group-user
External group user account
WWW