Server Technology Switched Rack PDU Installation And Operation Manual - page 40
40 Operations Switched PDU
Installation and Operations Manual
Users
The Users configuration page is used for creation and removal of usernames, assignment of accessible outlets and
group, assignment of privilege levels, and the changing of user passwords.
Creating a new user:
Enter a user name in the Username field. Up to 16 alphanumeric and other typed characters (ASCII 33 to 126
decimal) are allowed; spaces are not allowed.
Enter a password for the new user and verify in the Password and Verify Password fields. For security, password
characters are not displayed. Press Apply.
Removing a user:
Click on the Remove link in the Action column for the user to be removed and click Yes on the subsequent
confirmation window.
Changing a user password:
Click on the Edit link in the Action column for the associated user.
On the subsequent User Edit page, enter a password and verify the new password for the new user in the Password and
Verify Password fields. For security, password characters are not displayed. Press Apply.
Changing a user’s access privilege level:
The Switched PDU has the following defined privilege levels:
Admin:
Full-access for all configuration, control (On, Off, Reboot), status and
serial/Pass-Thru ports.
Power User:
Full-access for all control (On, Off, Reboot), status and
serial/Pass-Thru ports.
User:
Partial-access for control (On, Off, Reboot), status and Pass-Thru of assigned outlets, groups
and serial/Pass-Thru ports.
Reboot-Only: Partial-access for control (Reboot), status and Pass-Thru of assigned outlets, groups and
serial/Pass-Thru ports.
On-Only:
Partial-access for control (On), status and Pass-Thru of assigned outlets, groups and
serial/Pass-Thru ports.
View-Only:
Partial-access for status and Pass-Thru of assigned outlets, groups and serial/Pass-Thru ports.
The administrator can also grant administrative privileges to other user accounts allowing the unit to have more than one
administrative-level user.
NOTE: You cannot remove administrative privileges from the default admn user unless you have already granted administrative access to
another user account.
Click on the Edit link in the Action column for the associated user.
On the subsequent User Edit page, select Admin, Power-User, User, Reboot-only, On-only
or View-only from the Access Level drop-down menu and click Apply.
Granting or removing environmental monitoring access:
Click on the Edit link in the Action column for the associated user.
On the subsequent User Edit page, select Yes or No from the Environmental Monitoring drop-down menu and click
Apply.
NOTE: Granting access to environmental monitoring (temperature/humidity/sensors) to a non-admin user also grants that user access to
power monitoring (outlets, infeeds, towers – all the environmental data of the PDU).