General Information for Users

This function lets you list the current IBM Firewall users, add and delete user's access to the IBM Firewall, and change the attributes of a user.

Note that if this user is being set up for the Secure Remote Client function, the Non-Secure IP field should be set to "password". See the Secure Remote Client section in the Users' Guide for more information.

Further Information

Administering Users at the Firewall

User List

The list shows the current values used by the Firewall for this function. To select, click on the row desired and then select an action by clicking a button on the right.

Icon Key

Create new user
Proxy User
Administrator
Root administrator

Note:For space considerations, certain column headers in this list were given a shorter name than the field label in the Open User Panel. For this reason, a table is provided below to help you map shortened column headers with panel labels.

Column HeaderPanel Label
keySecurenet Key
WarnTimeWarning Time
DiscTimeDisconnect Time
LoginRetriesLogin Retries
PwdWarnTimeExpired Password Warning
HistSizeNum Passwords Before Reuse
HistExpireWeeks Before Password Reuse
MaxExpiredWeeks Before Lockout
MaxAgeMax Age
MinLenMin Length
MinAlphaMin Alpha Chars
MinOtherMin Other Chars
MaxRepeatsMax Repeated Chars
MinDiffMin Different Chars


Search

In the "Search" field, enter a character or set of characters that you wish to find in the list. Click the "Find" button to execute the search. Note that this function is an alphabetical search through the "Name" column of the list only. Note also that if the set of characters is not matched, the closest approximate set of characters will be selected.

Find

After entering a character or set of characters in the "Search" field, click the "Find" button to execute the search. Note that this function is an alphabetical search through the "Name" column of the list onlyNote also that if the set of characters is not matched, the closest approximate set of characters will be selected.

Top

Click "Top" to move to the top of the list.

Bottom

Click "Bottom" to move to the bottom of the list.

Open

After selecting an item on the list, press the "Open" button to view or modify that item. To add a new item, select "NEW" item on the list and press "Open".

Copy

The "Copy" button helps save time when adding new items to the list. After selecting an item on the list, press the "Copy" button to create an item that is similar to the selected item. Pressing the "Copy" button will open a new item that will copy field values from the item that was selected on the list. You will then be able to modify field values as needed for the new item.

Delete

Press the "Delete" button to delete a selected item from the list.

Close

Press the "Close" button to eliminate the window from your display.

Refresh

Click "Refresh" to re-access the data from the Firewall and re-display the data on this panel.