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SonicOS Enhanced 4.0 Administrator Guide
Multiple Administrators
SonicOS Enhanced provides the ability for multiple administrators to access the SonicOS 
Management Interface simultaneously. For more information on Multiple Administrators, see 
the 
. The System > 
Administration page contains a number of options to manage multiple administrators.
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The On preemption by another administrator setting configures what happens when one 
administrator preempts another administrator using the Multiple Administrators feature. 
The preempted administrator can either be converted to non-config mode or logged out.
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Drop to non-config mode - Select to allow more than one administrator to access the 
appliance in non-config mode without disrupting the current administrator. 
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Log Out - Select to have the new administrator preempt the current administrator.
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Allow preemption by a lower priority administrator after inactivity of (minutes) - Enter 
the number of minutes of inactivity by the current administrator that will allow a lower-
priority administrator to preempt.
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Enable inter-administrator messaging - Select to allow administrators to send text 
messages through the management interface to other administrators logged into the 
appliance. The message will appear in the browser’s status bar.
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Messaging polling interval - Sets how often the administrator’s browser will check for 
inter-administrator messages. If there are likely to be multiple administrators who need to 
access the appliance, this should be set to a reasonably short interval to ensure timely 
delivery of messages.
Activating Configuration Mode
You can switch between configuration mode and non-config mode by clicking the button in the 
Web Management section (directly below the Multiple Administrator section). 
When you are in configuration mode, the End. config mode button is displayed. When you are 
in configuration mode, the Configuration mode button is displayed. If there is not currently an 
administrator in configuration mode, you will automatically be entered into configuration mode. 
If another administrator is in configuration mode, the following message displays.
Click the Continue button to enter configuration mode. The current administrator is converted 
to read-only mode and you are given full administrator access.