Creating Administrator Accounts Alcatel-Lucent Security Products Configuration Example Series

Creating Administrator Accounts The ALSMS allows for many simultaneous administrators managing the system at one time. There are two types of administrators; Group Administrators who can manage only their group of folders. Group administrators can also have different privileges. ALSMS Administrators who have access to all parts of the system and full access rights. The First ALSMS administrator was created during the ALSMS installation. This configuration example will show you how to create additional administrators.

Creating Administrator Accounts From the main menu right click on Administrators and select New Administrator. Confirm that Enable Administrator is checked. Determine if this will be a Group Administrator or an ALSMS Administrator and click the appropriate box. Fill in the form using the new administrators information. Note: the information in the email and pager field would be used in “Alarm Actions” if your action is set to send an email or a page.

Creating Administrator Accounts Click on the Authentication tab. Look over the options here. Fill in a password of your choice and confirm it. If you are creating a Group Administrator Click on the Group Privileges tab. If this is an ALSMS administrator this tab won’t apply. Right click in the window and select New Set up privileges accordingly.

Creating Administrator Accounts For Group Select System or the appropriate group if you have others set up. Here you have options to set privileges to None, View or Full. None will hide the option, view will allow the admin to see it but not change it. And Full will allow changes. Click OK. Click File>Save and Close

Creating Administrator Accounts Create a few Group Administrators with different privileges. Go to Remote Navigator Machine and log in using your group administrator ID. (see configuration example on setting up remote navigation). See if you can change a rule. See if you can change a user. If your settings are “View, View, Full” you could not change a rule and found that the option was “grayed out” but you could change or add a user. See the graphic on the previous slide for explanation. You can you see how this would be a useful feature for a large company or a service provider with multiple customer groups and multiple administrators.

Creating Administrator Accounts Another handy tool is the ability for administrators to send instant messages to each other. This comes in real handy while trouble shooting. Try it now while you have two administrators logged in. Click on Utilities>ALSMS Messenger. Select Send to all Active Admins Type in your message at the top and click Send.

Creating Administrator Accounts

Creating Administrator Accounts Look on the upper right hand side of the navigator screen for the animated mail notification and click on it.

Creating Administrator Accounts For more detailed information on configuring this feature click Help>On Line Product Manuals>Administration Guide See the section on Creating Groups and Administrators. The Product Manuals can also be found on your ALSMS CD.