Table of contents View the Users of Aternity An Administrator of Aternity can access Users/Groups to view, create and edit usernames to access the system with varying permissions, depending on their role in the company, to allow a user to view dashboards or perform basic or advanced configuration. You can manage user credentials in the following ways: Field Description Local User Enter and edit all details about the user locally in Aternity, including the username, password, department, privileges. LDAP User You can create LDAP-managed network users who enter their regular network usernames and passwords to sign in to Aternity. Their credentials are housed in your Microsoft Active Directory (AD), and therefore password changes are managed there. To configure, you must first connect your AD to Aternity. You can add Aternity users one AD user at a time, or add as an AD group of users (all with the same set of privileges). Connect the enterprise LDAP directory to use network usernames and passwords There are usually three levels of users, each with their own sets of permissions. A standard user can sign in to view any of the dashboards to discover and resolve performance issues in the organization. A Power User of Aternity can view dashboards, but also configure the system, by adding applications to be monitored, creating a test group, or mapping locations in the system. An Administrator of Aternity would typically include all the capabilities of a power user, but also include adding and managing users and their privileges in the system. For more information on the list of permissions or capabilities (known as Roles in the system), see Add or Configure a User. ProcedureStep 1 Open a browser and sign in to Aternity. Step 2 Select the Gear Icon > Users. View the list of usernames already defined in the system to view your data. If a user from a group in your Active Directory (AD) accesses the system, their details appear in this list, but you cannot edit their properties, since they are managed as part of their AD group. Important This list of users are allowed to sign in to view Aternity. This is NOT the list of monitored usernames and device details which is obtained by the Aternity Agent running directly on the monitored device. View the list of users defined in the system Field Description Add Local User Select to create a new Aternity user, where you define the details (username, password, privileges) locally, not from an LDAP directory. For more information, see Add or Configure a User. Add Directory User Select to create a new Aternity user whose usernames and passwords are managed by your AD. For more information, see Add or Configure a User. Add Directory Group Select to create a set of Aternity users in one click, where the usernames and passwords are the same as a user group defined in your AD. Use this to assign all these users with the same privileges and roles. For more information, see Add or Configure a User. Add SAML User Select to create an SSO user who logs in once to your SSO identity provider. Learn more. User/Group Name Displays the username for accessing the system, typically the user's email address. Department Lists the department entry for the user as entered when you created that user. Type You can create a Local User or a SAML User. Local users have their credentials managed locally here, while SSO (SAML) users have their credentials managed with your SSO identity provider. You can also create a Directory User or a Directory Group, where your Active Directory manages the credentials. Change User Type Select to switch a local user to an SSO user, or from an SSO user to a local user. Local users have their credentials managed locally here, while SSO (SAML) users have their credentials managed with your SSO identity provider. After you switch, the system sends the user an automatic email detailing their new sign in instructions. Roles Displays the list of permissions allowed for this user. Tip To view a user's roles, you must have at least all the roles of that user. Otherwise the system displays No permission to view. Locked This user attempted to sign in with an incorrect password too many times (by default more than five times). You can unlock the user by deselecting the check box. Enabled Select to enable this user's access to the system. Actions Select any of the following options: Select Reset Password to change the user's password, only if this is a local user. For network usernames whose credentials are managed from your Microsoft Active Directory, change the passwords there. For SSO users whose credentials are managed with your SAML identity provider, change the passwords there. Select Delete to remove this user from the system. Select Edit to change any of the details or permissions associated with that user (see Add or Configure a User). Add or Configure a UserReset a User's PasswordDelete a UserAdd or Configure a Custom Role for Aternity UsersParent topic Configure the Shape of your Organization in AternityRelated tasksManage, Allocate or Limit the Licenses for Monitored Devices (License Provisioning)Configure Business Locations (Site-Based Location Mapping) SavePDF Selected topic Selected topic and subtopics All content Related Links
View the Users of Aternity An Administrator of Aternity can access Users/Groups to view, create and edit usernames to access the system with varying permissions, depending on their role in the company, to allow a user to view dashboards or perform basic or advanced configuration. You can manage user credentials in the following ways: Field Description Local User Enter and edit all details about the user locally in Aternity, including the username, password, department, privileges. LDAP User You can create LDAP-managed network users who enter their regular network usernames and passwords to sign in to Aternity. Their credentials are housed in your Microsoft Active Directory (AD), and therefore password changes are managed there. To configure, you must first connect your AD to Aternity. You can add Aternity users one AD user at a time, or add as an AD group of users (all with the same set of privileges). Connect the enterprise LDAP directory to use network usernames and passwords There are usually three levels of users, each with their own sets of permissions. A standard user can sign in to view any of the dashboards to discover and resolve performance issues in the organization. A Power User of Aternity can view dashboards, but also configure the system, by adding applications to be monitored, creating a test group, or mapping locations in the system. An Administrator of Aternity would typically include all the capabilities of a power user, but also include adding and managing users and their privileges in the system. For more information on the list of permissions or capabilities (known as Roles in the system), see Add or Configure a User. ProcedureStep 1 Open a browser and sign in to Aternity. Step 2 Select the Gear Icon > Users. View the list of usernames already defined in the system to view your data. If a user from a group in your Active Directory (AD) accesses the system, their details appear in this list, but you cannot edit their properties, since they are managed as part of their AD group. Important This list of users are allowed to sign in to view Aternity. This is NOT the list of monitored usernames and device details which is obtained by the Aternity Agent running directly on the monitored device. View the list of users defined in the system Field Description Add Local User Select to create a new Aternity user, where you define the details (username, password, privileges) locally, not from an LDAP directory. For more information, see Add or Configure a User. Add Directory User Select to create a new Aternity user whose usernames and passwords are managed by your AD. For more information, see Add or Configure a User. Add Directory Group Select to create a set of Aternity users in one click, where the usernames and passwords are the same as a user group defined in your AD. Use this to assign all these users with the same privileges and roles. For more information, see Add or Configure a User. Add SAML User Select to create an SSO user who logs in once to your SSO identity provider. Learn more. User/Group Name Displays the username for accessing the system, typically the user's email address. Department Lists the department entry for the user as entered when you created that user. Type You can create a Local User or a SAML User. Local users have their credentials managed locally here, while SSO (SAML) users have their credentials managed with your SSO identity provider. You can also create a Directory User or a Directory Group, where your Active Directory manages the credentials. Change User Type Select to switch a local user to an SSO user, or from an SSO user to a local user. Local users have their credentials managed locally here, while SSO (SAML) users have their credentials managed with your SSO identity provider. After you switch, the system sends the user an automatic email detailing their new sign in instructions. Roles Displays the list of permissions allowed for this user. Tip To view a user's roles, you must have at least all the roles of that user. Otherwise the system displays No permission to view. Locked This user attempted to sign in with an incorrect password too many times (by default more than five times). You can unlock the user by deselecting the check box. Enabled Select to enable this user's access to the system. Actions Select any of the following options: Select Reset Password to change the user's password, only if this is a local user. For network usernames whose credentials are managed from your Microsoft Active Directory, change the passwords there. For SSO users whose credentials are managed with your SAML identity provider, change the passwords there. Select Delete to remove this user from the system. Select Edit to change any of the details or permissions associated with that user (see Add or Configure a User). Add or Configure a UserReset a User's PasswordDelete a UserAdd or Configure a Custom Role for Aternity UsersParent topic Configure the Shape of your Organization in AternityRelated tasksManage, Allocate or Limit the Licenses for Monitored Devices (License Provisioning)Configure Business Locations (Site-Based Location Mapping)
View the Users of Aternity An Administrator of Aternity can access Users/Groups to view, create and edit usernames to access the system with varying permissions, depending on their role in the company, to allow a user to view dashboards or perform basic or advanced configuration. You can manage user credentials in the following ways: Field Description Local User Enter and edit all details about the user locally in Aternity, including the username, password, department, privileges. LDAP User You can create LDAP-managed network users who enter their regular network usernames and passwords to sign in to Aternity. Their credentials are housed in your Microsoft Active Directory (AD), and therefore password changes are managed there. To configure, you must first connect your AD to Aternity. You can add Aternity users one AD user at a time, or add as an AD group of users (all with the same set of privileges). Connect the enterprise LDAP directory to use network usernames and passwords There are usually three levels of users, each with their own sets of permissions. A standard user can sign in to view any of the dashboards to discover and resolve performance issues in the organization. A Power User of Aternity can view dashboards, but also configure the system, by adding applications to be monitored, creating a test group, or mapping locations in the system. An Administrator of Aternity would typically include all the capabilities of a power user, but also include adding and managing users and their privileges in the system. For more information on the list of permissions or capabilities (known as Roles in the system), see Add or Configure a User. ProcedureStep 1 Open a browser and sign in to Aternity. Step 2 Select the Gear Icon > Users. View the list of usernames already defined in the system to view your data. If a user from a group in your Active Directory (AD) accesses the system, their details appear in this list, but you cannot edit their properties, since they are managed as part of their AD group. Important This list of users are allowed to sign in to view Aternity. This is NOT the list of monitored usernames and device details which is obtained by the Aternity Agent running directly on the monitored device. View the list of users defined in the system Field Description Add Local User Select to create a new Aternity user, where you define the details (username, password, privileges) locally, not from an LDAP directory. For more information, see Add or Configure a User. Add Directory User Select to create a new Aternity user whose usernames and passwords are managed by your AD. For more information, see Add or Configure a User. Add Directory Group Select to create a set of Aternity users in one click, where the usernames and passwords are the same as a user group defined in your AD. Use this to assign all these users with the same privileges and roles. For more information, see Add or Configure a User. Add SAML User Select to create an SSO user who logs in once to your SSO identity provider. Learn more. User/Group Name Displays the username for accessing the system, typically the user's email address. Department Lists the department entry for the user as entered when you created that user. Type You can create a Local User or a SAML User. Local users have their credentials managed locally here, while SSO (SAML) users have their credentials managed with your SSO identity provider. You can also create a Directory User or a Directory Group, where your Active Directory manages the credentials. Change User Type Select to switch a local user to an SSO user, or from an SSO user to a local user. Local users have their credentials managed locally here, while SSO (SAML) users have their credentials managed with your SSO identity provider. After you switch, the system sends the user an automatic email detailing their new sign in instructions. Roles Displays the list of permissions allowed for this user. Tip To view a user's roles, you must have at least all the roles of that user. Otherwise the system displays No permission to view. Locked This user attempted to sign in with an incorrect password too many times (by default more than five times). You can unlock the user by deselecting the check box. Enabled Select to enable this user's access to the system. Actions Select any of the following options: Select Reset Password to change the user's password, only if this is a local user. For network usernames whose credentials are managed from your Microsoft Active Directory, change the passwords there. For SSO users whose credentials are managed with your SAML identity provider, change the passwords there. Select Delete to remove this user from the system. Select Edit to change any of the details or permissions associated with that user (see Add or Configure a User). Add or Configure a UserReset a User's PasswordDelete a UserAdd or Configure a Custom Role for Aternity UsersParent topic Configure the Shape of your Organization in AternityRelated tasksManage, Allocate or Limit the Licenses for Monitored Devices (License Provisioning)Configure Business Locations (Site-Based Location Mapping)