Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
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User Groups have permissions to control which portions/features of Cisco TMS a user has access to.
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System Permissions are used to control what a user can do to a particular system. There are default system
permissions, folder permissions that apply to all systems in a particular folder, and individual system
permissions.
permissions, folder permissions that apply to all systems in a particular folder, and individual system
permissions.
Default permissions are given to a system when first added to Cisco TMS. This is controlled in Administrative Tools >
User Administration > Default System Permissions, where you can set which permissions each group gets on
newly added systems.
User Administration > Default System Permissions, where you can set which permissions each group gets on
newly added systems.
Setting Up Initial Group Permissions
For an initial setup, a basic set of permissions must be established by:
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Making sure that new users will not automatically have administrator rights.
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Creating a default group for new users with the desired baseline permissions.
Follow the steps below to specify access control and feature availability for users:
1.
Create a new group to use for all users:
a.
Go to Administrative Tools > User Administration > Groups.
b.
Click New to create a new group.
c.
Name your new group as desired. For example, "All company users".
d.
Click Save.
2.
Change the Default Groups:
a.
Go to Administrative Tools > User Administration > Default Groups.
b.
Clear all the check boxes except Users and your new group.
c.
Click Save.
Any person who logs into Cisco TMS will now automatically be added to your new group, and given the
permissions for that group.
Any person who logs into Cisco TMS will now automatically be added to your new group, and given the
permissions for that group.
3.
Assign the default permissions you want all Cisco TMS users to have to the new group:
a.
Click on the group name in the Edit Group listing.
b.
Click Set Permissions.
c.
Check each permission you wish group members to have.
For a starting point that gives users full access except to Cisco TMS configuration, check all permissions
except those under Administrative Tools. Check a section heading to enable all permissions in that
section.
except those under Administrative Tools. Check a section heading to enable all permissions in that
section.
d.
Click Save.
4.
Ensure only intended users have Site Administrator access:
a.
Go to Administrative Tools > User Administration > Groups.
b.
Click on the Site Administrator group and click Edit.
c.
In the Members list, ensure only the users you wish to have administrator rights are listed. If any other
accounts are listed, select them and click Remove.
accounts are listed, select them and click Remove.
d.
Click Save.
5.
Change the Default System Permissions:
a.
Go to Administrative Tools > User Administration > Default System Permissions.
b.
Uncheck all permissions for the Users group, and assign the permissions you would like for the new user
group.
group.
c.
Click Save.
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