Add User Profile

To add a new custom user profile to the list of valid profiles used with this AirDefense instance:
  1. Select the icon to the top right of this screen.

    The User Profile Creation dialog displays.

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  2. In the Profile Name field, provide a name for this user profile.

    This is a mandatory field.

  3. Select the Functional Role label to expand it.

    The following additional fields are displayed. Select each option to enable or disable that functional role.

    Field Description
    Security When selected, this option grants permission to manage Security alarms. Is enabled by default.
    Performance Monitoring Troubleshooting When selected, this option grants permission to manage alarms that monitor the AirDefense system performance and alarms generated by the troubleshooting features such as AP Test. Is enabled by default.
    Platform Monitoring When selected, this option grants permission to manage alarms that monitor the AirDefense system (platform). Is enabled by default.
    Infrastructure Management When selected, this option grants permission to manage alarms that are generated by the infrastructure management features. Is enabled by default.
    Locationing When selected, this option grants permission to manage alarms triggered by the Location Based Services system. Is enabled by default.
  4. Select the Feature Permissions label to expand it.

    Review the FUNCTIONAL AREA and the PERMISSION fields. This area lists all the functional areas of AirDefense and the permissions that can be set to view or edit that area. If no permissions are granted for that particular functional area, the value NO ACCESS is displayed for it.

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    Permissions to view and edit particular areas of AirDefense is set based on the permissions configured in the User Type selected when creating any user or user group.

    Select the Edit button to enable editing these permissions individually. Select the icon located next to the current permission for the functional area that you wish to modify permissions for. The drop-down expands and lists the available permissions that can be applied to the functional area.

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    The following permissions can be applied to each functional area.

    View
    Grants permission to view all screens of the functional area. Editing is not permitted in these screens.
    No Access
    When selected, access is not granted to this functional area. The menus used to access these functional areas are also not displayed.
    View/Edit
    Grants permission to view and edit all the screens of the functional area and modify the fields in that area. The permission grants full control over this functional area.
  5. Select the CREATE button located to the top of this dialog to save the newly created user profile.

    At any point of time, if you wish to exit without creating the user profile, select the small X button located to the top left of this dialog.

    Note

    Note

    Please note that this user profile will be created as a Custom profile inside the AirDefense instance.
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