Self-registering a new user account

The administrator can enable the Allow new users to create their own accounts option. If this option is enabled, new users to the user interface can create their own user account.

Before you begin

About this task

If the administrator enabled the self-registration option, new users can create their own account on the login screen. After the user registers the new account, they have appliance monitoring permission by default. The administrator must assign any additional permissions.

Procedure

  1. Access the WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance login screen.
  2. Click Register... to begin creating a user account.
  3. Enter a login ID in the User Name field. The value that is entered for this field is used as both the user name and the display name for the user. The value for this field can be up to 64 characters in length. All alphanumeric characters can be used. The following special characters are also available: @#%^*&-+= !
    Important: If Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is used to authenticate users, the user that is being registered must exist in the LDAP repository. For more information, see Configuring your appliance to authenticate users with an LDAP directory.
  4. Enter a password for the user in the Password field. The password can use the same characters available for the User Name field. The Password field is required if a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) or LDAP server is not defined. If SMTP is enabled, you can choose to enter a password or to leave the field blank and have a generated password sent to your email address. If LDAP is used to authenticate users, the existing LDAP password is used and you do not need to enter a password.
  5. Reenter the same password for the user in the Verify Password field. The value that you enter for this field must be identical to the value entered for the Password field. If these fields do not match, then an error is displayed when you click Register and must be resolved before the user can be created.
  6. Enter an email address in the Email address field. The email address is required when a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server is used. For more information, see Managing IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance email delivery.
  7. Click Register to complete the registration process.

Results

You registered a user account that you can use to log in to the user interface. You are assigned appliance monitoring permissions by default.