Administrator accounts Accounts can be set up and managed on a Web Gateway appliance to grant administrators access rights that are required to perform administrator activities. To grant these rights, the following must be configured: Accounts — Accounts are set up for users who work as administrators. They can be set up on a Web Gateway appliance or an external server. Roles — Roles are created and configured to include the access rights that are needed by an administrator in each role. Roles are then allotted to accounts. Add an administrator account You can add administrator accounts to the account that is created by the appliance system at the initial setup. Edit an administrator account You can edit administrator accounts including the one that is created by the appliance system at the initial setup. Delete an administrator account You can delete any administrator account, as long as there is at least one that remains. Administrator account settings The administrator account settings are used for configuring credentials and roles for administrators. Manage administrator roles You can create roles and use them for configuring administrator accounts. Administrator role settings The administrator role settings are used for configuring roles that can be assigned to administrators of Web Gateway. Configure external account management You can let administrator accounts be managed on external authentication servers and map externally stored user groups and individual users to roles on an appliance. Related tasksAdd an administrator accountEdit an administrator accountDelete an administrator accountManage administrator rolesConfigure external account management
Administrator accounts Accounts can be set up and managed on a Web Gateway appliance to grant administrators access rights that are required to perform administrator activities. To grant these rights, the following must be configured: Accounts — Accounts are set up for users who work as administrators. They can be set up on a Web Gateway appliance or an external server. Roles — Roles are created and configured to include the access rights that are needed by an administrator in each role. Roles are then allotted to accounts. Add an administrator account You can add administrator accounts to the account that is created by the appliance system at the initial setup. Edit an administrator account You can edit administrator accounts including the one that is created by the appliance system at the initial setup. Delete an administrator account You can delete any administrator account, as long as there is at least one that remains. Administrator account settings The administrator account settings are used for configuring credentials and roles for administrators. Manage administrator roles You can create roles and use them for configuring administrator accounts. Administrator role settings The administrator role settings are used for configuring roles that can be assigned to administrators of Web Gateway. Configure external account management You can let administrator accounts be managed on external authentication servers and map externally stored user groups and individual users to roles on an appliance. Related tasksAdd an administrator accountEdit an administrator accountDelete an administrator accountManage administrator rolesConfigure external account management