Authentication groups

Authentication groups are used to assign access rights to IX40 users. Three types of access rights can be assigned:

• Admin access: Users with Admin access can be configured to have either:
  • The ability to manage the IX40 device by using the WebUI or the Admin CLI.
  • Read-only access to the WebUI and Admin CLI.
• Shell access: Users with Shell access have the ability to access the shell when logging into the IX40 via ssh, telnet, or the serial console.

  Shell access is not available if the Allow shell parameter has been disabled. See Disable shell access for more information about the Allow shell parameter.

  Note When Primary Responder mode is enabled, Telnet is not available. For more information about Primary Responder mode, see Differences between standard firmware operation and Primary Responder mode.

• Serial access: Users with Serial access have the ability to log into the IX40 device by using the serial console.

Preconfigured authentication groups

The IX40 device has two preconfigured authentication groups:

• The admin group is configured by default to have full Admin access.
• The serial group is configured by default to have Serial access.

The preconfigured authentication groups cannot be deleted, but the access rights defined for the group are configurable.

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