Alarm Cast Administrator Tools: Users

If Windows or Windows Trusted is selected for the server security, a Users folder is added to the Tools tree, if it was not already there.

Important:

Security is configured separately in the Alarm Cast components:
Alarm Cast Administrator
Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator
Alarm Cast Gateway
Alarm Cast Client authenticates against configured Alarm Cast Administrator users when Security is enabled.

Alarm Cast Administrator: New User

Do the following.


A	Select Users in the Alarm Cast Administrator window left-pane.
B	Click New User on the Alarm Cast Administrator window toolbar.

Result: Tabs for the User profile display in the Alarm Cast Administrator right-pane.

User configuration includes the following tabs.

Select the Details tab; details options to register users are as follows.


Field		Description
User
	Username	Valid Windows user.
	Domain	Domain the user logs into.
	Password	(Required with Windows Security) Password assigned to the logged in Windows user.
	Confirm	(Required with Windows Security) Re-entered password
	Security	Security levels are as follows.
		ADMIN	Full rights to all features. Important: : The ADMIN security level is required to access (open) applications. For almost all instances, it is recommended that ADMIN be assigned to registered Alarm Cast users.
		DEFAULT	Can access only the Alarm Cast Client to send a manual message.
Notes
	Notes	(Optional) Additional details about or for the user.

Select the Destinations tab; do the following.


A	Check the destinations for the selected user???s notices.
B	(Optional) Check to display only the checked destinations.

Select the Distribution Lists tab; do the following.


A	Check the distribution lists for the selected user???s notices.
B	(Optional) Check to display only the checked distribution lists.

Select the Preferences tab; options for the registered user are as follows.


Field		Description
Signature
	State	VOptions for manual messages being dispatched from the Alarm Cast Client are as follows.
		ON	Includes the signature.
		OFF	Does not include the signature.
	Locked	Options to control editing the signature are as follows.
		YES	The signature cannot be edited; it is locked.
		NO	The signature can be edited; it is unlocked.
	Method	Signature sources can be any of the following.
		Authenticated User		Login user name.
		Environment Variable		Defined windows variable used as a signature
		User Entered		Typed literal text from the Text field (below).
	Text	User entered text. Note: The text is used as the signature when the: State is On. Method is User Entered.