Adding a user account

Add a User Account

Add user accounts to allow others to log on to the Control Manager management console, appear on the recipient list for notifications, or be added to user groups. When adding a user account you need to provide information to identify the user, assign an account type and folder access rights.

Active Directory users cannot have their accounts disabled from Control Manager. To disable an Active Directory user you must disable the account from the Active Directory server.

To add a user account:

Access the User Accounts screen.

In the working area, click Add New User. The Add New User screen appears.

Select the type of user to add.

Add a Trend Micro Control Manager authenticated user

Select Trend Micro Control Manager authenticated user.
Provide the following required information to create an account:
User ID
Full name
Password - You must confirm the password in the field provided. You can change the password on the My Account screen

The following additional information is optional. You can also change these settings on the My Account screen.

Email address
Mobile phone number
Pager number (precede the pager number with a "9" and a comma "," [each comma causes a 2 second pause])
MSN Messenger address

Add an Active Directory authenticated user

Select Active Directory authenticated user.
Provide the following required information to create an account:
User ID
Domain: The domain which the user belongs

User ID's and domain names can be up to 32 characters in length.

Click the Next>> button.

Click one of the following options on the menu to select an account type: Operator, Power User or Administrator.

Enterprise Edition only: For users to take advantage of the cascading management structure, they need to have �Power User� rights or greater.

Select the check boxes of the rights to assign the privileges to the user. These rights determine what actions the user can perform on managed products.

Privileges granted to an account cannot exceed those of the grantor. If you reduce an account's rights, you also reduce all of its sub-accounts.

Go to the Accessible Folders tree and click the folder where the rights apply. Carefully organize the Product Directory, because you can assign users access to a single point.

You can assign access to a folder, this allows users access to all its sub-folders and managed products

You can restrict a user to a single managed product

Click Apply.