Device Management Overview
You can further define permissions for users by defining permissions for devices that display in the DashBoard client. Permissions for devices can be as specific as required. For example, a user has denied write permission access to the network settings for an openGear card, but has write access to all other menus and parameters for that card.
Selecting Deny for a property denies access to that parameter or device. For example, a user may have read and write permissions for all devices except for the MDK-111A-M card in a specific frame.
Selecting Allow for a property enables access to that parameter or device.
Selecting Inherit for a property sets the permissions for the device as specified by the device it is sub-ordinate to.
You can configure permissions using the Devices tab options in the Configure User Rights dialog.
To display the Devices tab in the Configure User Rights dialog:
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Enter your account ID and password in the Login to the DashBoard dialog. The account you are using must be configured as an Administrator.
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In the DashBoard client, expand the DashBoard Server node in the Basic Tree View.
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Expand the DashBoard URM node.
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Select the Devices node. The Configure User Rights dialog displays with the Devices tab automatically selected.
Each time you launch the Configure User Rights dialog, a Searching for new devices progress bar displays directly above the Refresh button. This progress bar indicates that the DashBoard Server and URM is searching for device information that is not currently stored in the DashBoard Server.
Configure User Rights — Searching for new devices Progress Bar
Devices and menus that have neither had permissions set nor confirmed to be “wide open” are displayed in the Devices tab tree view with an asterisk.