User`s guide

InRow RD 100-Series and InRow RD 200-Series User’s Guide25
Administration: Security
Local Users
Setting user access
Path: Administration > Security > Local Users > options
You set the case-sensitive user name and password for each account type in the same manner. Maximum
length is 10 characters for a user name and 32 characters for a password. Blank passwords (passwords
with no characters) are not allowed.
Note: For information on the permissions granted to each account type (Administrator,
Device User, and Read-Only User, see “Types of user accounts” on page 2.
Remote Users
Authentication
Path: Administration > Security > Remote Users > Authentication Method
Use this option to select how to administer remote access to the InRow RD.
For information about local authentication (not using the centralized authentication of a
RADIUS server), see the Security Handbook, available on the Utility CD and on the APC
Web site, www.apc.com.
APC supports the authentication and authorization functions of RADIUS (Remote Authentication
Dial-In User Service).
• When a user accesses the InRow RD that has RADIUS enabled, an authentication request is sent
to the RADIUS server to determine the user’s permission level.
• RADIUS user names used with the InRow RD are limited to 32 characters.
Account Type Default User Name
Default Password Permitted Access
Administrator apc apc Web interface and control console
Device User device apc
Read-Only User readonly apc Web Interface only