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 The SBC switches to local authentication only if external authentication (RADIUS) fails. The login attempt will be rejected if both the attempts fails.

To View User Status

On SBC main screen, go In the EMA, navigate to All > Oam OAM > Local Auth > User Status.

The User Status window is displayed.window User Management appears, along with three tables that appear as separate frames:

  • User Sessions
  • NETCONF Sessions
  • Users

 

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Each of the table in the window User Management has a column at the right end, which shows the delete buttons corresponding to every user. However, in the table Users, the delete operation is not allowed for an the current user, if with administrative privileges.

 

The parameters (displayed as column heads) in the tables are:

Table/FrameColumnDescription

 

User Sessions

UserThe name of the user.
Remote SystemThe IP address of the system from which the user is remotely accessing the SBC.

 

 

NETCONF Sessions

UserThe name of the user.
Session IDAn unique ID assigned to a particular session by the SBC.
Session State

The state of the session - whether the SBC is actively used by the user or the session is idle.

  • In Use
  • Idle
Session LockThe value of this parameter denotes whether a session has been locked by the SBC, or it is in unlocked state.

 

 

 

Users

UserThe name of the user.
RoleThe role of the user. It indicates the privileges and levels of access the user has during a session.
Account Expiration

Indicates the current state of Account Expiration settings.

  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Password Expiration

Indicates the current state of Password Expiration settings.

  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Account

Indicates the current state of Account Expiration settings.

  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Note

In the table Users, the settings for the parameters Account Expiration, Password Expiration and Account can be modified by an user with administrative or higher privileges only.

 

 

Delete User Session

 

To delete a User Session, in the table User Sessions, click the delete symbol at the extreme right of the row representing the user's session.

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The pop-up message Are you sure appears. Click Yes to confirm deletion of the session. Click No to cancel deletion. 

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If an user is deleting the current session in which the user is logged in, then on deletion the SBC logs out the user automatically from the EMA.

Note

If the User Session that is deleted is different than that of the user performing the action of deleting it, then the user has to be logged in with administrative or higher privileges to be able to do so.

 

 

Delete NETCONF Session

 

To delete a NETCONF Session, in the table NETCONF Sessions, click the delete symbol at the extreme right of the row representing the user's session.

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The pop-up message Are you sure appears. Click Yes to confirm deletion of the session. Click Cancel to cancel deletion

To Edit User Status

To edit any of the User Status in the list, click the radio button next to the specific User Status name.

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Edit User

 

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In the table Users, the settings for the parameters can be modified by an user with administrative or higher privileges only.

 

To edit the configurations for an user, select the row representing the user in the table Users.

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The frame Edit User appears below the table UsersThe Edit Selected User Status window is displayed below.

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The buttons Undo Edits and Save in the lower right corner of the frame Edit User, are activated only after any modification is made. By default, they remain inactive.

 

Make the necessary modifications, then click Save to save the changes. Click Undo Edits to cancel all modifications made since the last saved configuration.

To reset the password for the user, click Reset Password at the upper right corner of the frame Edit User.

The parameters (displayed as fields) in the frame Edit User are:

FieldDescription
UserThe name of the user.
Role

The role of the user, which indicates the privileges the user has. It is based on the Group to which an user belongs. The possible options for this parameter can be selected from the dropdown list, which comprises of:

  • Administrator
  • Calea
  • FieldService
  • Guest
  • Operator
  • SecurityAuditor

Info

For guidance with adding users to the SBC, see Managing Default Groups and Passwords.

Allow Interactive Access (CLI and EMA)

When enabled, this flag allows the specified user access to interactive interfaces such as CLI and EMA.

  • disabled  
  • enabled (default)
Allow Machine to Machine Access (REST)Enable this flag to allow the specified user machine-to-machine access to REST API.  
  • disabled (Default for all users except Administrator and Calea groups)
  • enabled (Default for Administrator and Calea group users)

Info

For REST API details, see REST API User's Guide.

Account Expiration Enabled

The account expiration state for a particular user.

  • disabled
  • enabled (default)
Password Expiration Enabled

The password expiration state for the specified user.

  • disabled
  • enabled (default)
Account Enabled

The state of the account for the specified user.

  • disabled
  • enabled (default)
Access Type

The level of security associated with the access of SBC by the specified user.

  • Public Key Only (CAC Card)
  • Password and Public Key (default)

 

 

Create User

 

To create a new user, click New User at the upper right corner of the table Users

You would not be able to edit any fields as they are read-only.

User Status Commands

User Status Commands are used to edit the existing status of the users.

Click the radio button next to the specific User Status name.

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The User Status Commands window is displayed belowframe Create User appears below the table Users.

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The buttons Undo Edits and Save in the lower right corner of the frame Edit User, are activated only after any modification is made. By default, they remain inactive.

 

Make the necessary modifications, then click Save to save the changes. Click Undo Edits to cancel all modifications made since the last saved configuration.

On successful creation of the new user, the message User Created Successfully appears temporarily and then fades out. The SBC generates a temporary password for the new user to log in for the first timeSelect the desired option from the drop-down list and click Select. A pop window appears seeking your confirmation of the action.

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Click the tick symbol to return to creating another new user.

Click the envelope symbol to mail the temporary password to the new user's email address.The current user's email client application opens, and in the body of the email the following message appears automatically:Click disable/enable button depending on the command chosen. The result of the action is displayed.

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The parameters (represented as fields) in the frame Create User are same as that of the fields in the frame Edit User. For a description of the parameters, please refer to the table in the section Edit User.

Click OK to exit.

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