Group Management

The Users and User Groups Group Management Screen displays all currently-configured User Groups (along with a brief description). You can click on a User Group in the list for more information about the group. The screen is used to create, edit, or delete User Groups; and add or delete Users from a User Group. OmniVista is shipped with four pre-configured User Groups:

• Default - This User Group has read-only access to devices that can be seen by the Default User Group.
• Writers - This User Group has read and write access to devices that can be seen by the Writers User Group. This group can view and modify device information; and can use the Discovery Wizard to discover network devices (Re-Discovery Mode only).
• Network Administrators - This User Group has full administrative access rights to all of the devices that can be seen by the Network Administrators User Group. Members of this group are the users who are responsible for management of parts of the network (Site Administrators). This group can manually add, delete, or modify devices for their User Group. This group does not have access to the Authentication Servers, Control Panel or Server Backup Applications, nor can it change the trap port in the Preferences Application.
• Port Administrators - This User Group  had read and write access for the Port Management Applicaton, but and no access to any other application (not even "read-only").
• Administrators - This User Group has full administrative access rights to all devices in the network AND full administrative rights to edit the groups and users defined in the Users and Groups Application.

Creating a User Group

Click on the Create icon and enter a Group Name and Description (optional), then select a checkbox(es) to define the Group Rights for the User Group:

• Read - Gives members of this User Group read-only rights to switches in the list of All Discovered Devices that can be seen by this User Group. Members of this group will be able to view switch information, but will not be able to modify the information. Members of this group will be able to use the Discovery Wizard to discover network switches (Re-Discovery Mode only), but cannot add, delete, or modify entries in the list of All Discovered Devices.
• Write - Gives members of this User Group both read and write access to switches in the list of All Discovered Devices that can be seen by this User Group. Members of this group will be able to view and modify switch information; and can use the Discovery Wizard to discover network switches (Re-Discovery Mode only). Members of this group will also be able to modify entries in the list of All Discovered Devices.
• Network Admin - Gives members of this User Group read, write, and network admin access to the switches in the list of All Discovered Devices that can be seen by this User Group. Members of this group will be able to view switch information and modify the information; and manually add, delete, or modify entries in the list of All Discovered Devices for their User Group. Members of this group do not have access to the SecureView-SA, Authentication Servers, Control Panel, or Server Backup Applications (the application icons are "grayed out"), nor are they able to change the trap port in the Preferences Application or delete/archive log files in the Audit Application.
• Account Admin - Gives members of this User Group full administrative access rights to all devices in the network AND full administrative rights to edit the groups and users defined in the Users and Groups Application. This is the highest level of access rights.

After defining the Group Rights for the User, select the Users Member(s) that you want to add to the group and click the Create button. Note that users may belong to more than one group at a time, in which case their access rights are defined by the most privileged group to which they belong. Also note that you do not have to add users to the User Group at this time. When you create a user, you can add them to any existing User Group as a member. You can also edit a User Group later to add members.

Editing a User Group

Click on a Group on the Group Management Screen to bring up the User Group Detail Screen. Click on the Edit icon. Edit the Description and/or Group Rights fields as necessary, and/or edit the User Members at the bottom of the screen to assign/re-assign Users to the Group. When you are done, click OK. You will be returned to the User Group Detail Screen. Note that you cannot edit the Group Name field. Also note that you cannot edit the group rights of the Administrators Group

Deleting a User Group

Select a User Group(s) on the User Group Management Screen by clicking in the checkbox, click on the Delete icon, then click OK. Note that you cannot delete the Default Group or the Administrators Group.