Adding and Editing Users
You can add users to the gateway by connecting to Active Directory, or add local users.
When connecting to Active Directory, you can add users from a domain or from an Active Directory tree or forest:
When adding local users to the gateway:
Note: The Active Directory domain controller must be read/write and not read-only.
Defining Users From an Active Directory Domain
To define gateway users from an Active Directory domain:
1 In the CONFIGURATION tab, select Share > Windows File Sharing in the navigation pane.
The Windows File Sharing page is displayed.
2 Click Connect to Domain/Workgroup.
The Windows File Sharing Wizard opens, displaying the Connect to Domain/Workgroup window.
3 Choose Domain and type the domain name.
4 Click Next.
The Join a Windows domain window is displayed.
5 In the Username and Password fields, type the domain administrator's username and password.
6 Optionally, In the Organizational Unit field, type the name of the organizational unit within the Active Directory domain.
7 Click Next and then Finish.
Defining Users From an Active Directory Tree or Forest
To define gateway users from for an Active Directory tree or forest:
1 In the CONFIGURATION tab, select Share > Windows File Sharing in the navigation pane.
The Windows File Sharing page is displayed.
2 Click Connect to Domain/Workgroup.
The Windows File Sharing Wizard opens, displaying the Connect to Domain/Workgroup window.
3 Choose Domain and type the domain name.
4 Click Next.
The Join a Windows domain window is displayed.
5 In the Username and Password fields, type the domain administrator's username and password.
6 Optionally, In the Organizational Unit field, type the name of the organizational unit within the Active Directory domain.
7 Click Next and then Finish.
8 In the Domain/Workgroup area, click the Advanced Mappings link.
The UID/GID Mapping window is displayed.
9 For each domain in the tree/forest displayed in the list of domains, do the following:
a In the Add domain field, either type the desired domain's name, or select it from the drop-down list.
b Click Add.
The domain is displayed in the table.
c Click in the UID/GID Start field, and type the starting number in the range of gateway user and group IDs (UID/GID) that should be assigned to users and user groups from this domain.
d Click in the UID/GID End field, and type the ending number in the range of gateway user and group IDs (UID/GID) that should be assigned to users and user groups from this domain.
10 To re-order the domains, do any of the following:
*To move a domain up in the table, click on the desired domain, then click Move Up.
*To move a domain down in the table, click on the desired domain, then click Move Down.
The order in which domains appear in the table represents the order in which the domains will appear in drop-down lists throughout the gateway interface, for example, when managing access rights to projects.
11 To remove a domain, in the domain row, click .
The domain is not displayed in the table.
12 Click Save.
Adding and Editing Individual Users
You specify the users who have access to the gateway.
To add or edit a user:
1 In the CONFIGURATION tab, select Users > Users in the navigation pane.
The Users page is displayed.
2 To add a user, click New.
Or,
To edit a user, either click the user name or select the user row and click Edit.
The Specify User Details window is displayed. If you are editing an existing user, the window is displayed with the user details.
3 Specify the user details.
Username – A name for the user.
Password – A password for the user. The password must be at least eight characters and must include at least a letter, digit and special character, such as ~, @, #, $ , %, ^, & , (. The password cannot contain the Username as part or all of the password.
Retype password – The same password you entered in the Password field.
4 Click Next and optionally specify additional account information:
Full Name – The full name of the user.
Email Address – The email address of the user.
Numeric UID – A numeric user ID (UID) to assign the user.
5 Click Next and then Finish.
The new user is displayed on the Users page: