Change the Properties of a User Account

User accounts establish the credentials of people who are authorized to operate Multi-Port Monitor and perform certain tasks. Information about the default user accounts (admin and user) can be viewed on the User Accounts page of the web interface.

Before you add Multi-Port Monitor as a monitoring device for CA Application Delivery Analysis, you can use the web interface to modify the default user accounts. For example, you can change an account password, update the associated time zone, or assign another role.

Note: The settings for these accounts are updated with the settings from CA Application Delivery Analysis after you add Multi-Port Monitor as a monitoring device and synchronize. After you add Multi-Port Monitor as a monitoring device, use the CA Application Delivery Analysis management console or CA Performance Center to create and change user accounts.

Follow these steps:

Click Administration, Users in the web interface.
The User Accounts page displays the predefined user accounts and the custom accounts you created.
Click the Edit link for the account that you want to edit.
The Edit User page opens.
Complete the following fields:
- Description. Describe the account or a recent change. For example, you can state that the password has been changed. This optional step is a best practice.
- Password, Confirm Password. Delete the encrypted text in each field and enter a new password in each field.
- Product Privilege. Select a permission level that determines whether the user can perform administrative tasks.
- Role. Select a role to determine the permissions that the user has for viewing report data and access product features.
- Time Zone. Select the local time zone of the operator most likely to use this user account.
- Enabled. Select this check box to prevent accidental disabling of the account under which you are logged in to the web interface. To disable the admin account, create another user with the Administrator product permission and log in as that user. You can then disable the admin account.
Click Save.