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44 Cyclades ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide
4. Enter the Domain Name (example: avocent.com).
5. Click Save.
To configure an NIS authentication server:
1. Select Appliance Settings - Authentication - Authentication Servers - NIS to display the NIS
Server screen.
2. Enter the NIS Domain Name of the server (example: corp.avocent.com).
3. Enter the NIS Server Address or broadcast (default is broadcast).
4. Click Save.
To configure a DSView authentication server:
1. Select Appliance Settings - Authentication - Authentication Servers - DSView to display the
Authentication Servers screen is displayed.
2. Enter IP Address 1 - 4 for the DSView servers in the relevant fields.
3. Click Save.
Users Accounts and User Groups
Access to ports can be optionally restricted, based on authorizations that an administrator can
assign to custom user groups. Groups can also be authorized to manage power while connected to
devices. By default, the ACS 6000 console server has two default users (admin and root) and three
pre-defined user groups: admin, appliance-admin and user.
A user account must be defined for each user on the console server or on an authentication server.
The admin and root users have accounts by default, and either administrator can add and configure
other user accounts. Each local user account is assigned to one or more of the user groups.
CAUTION: Change the default passwords for root and admin before you put the console server into operation.
Users accounts
The admin and root are equivalent users but named differently to address users familiar with either
Avocent equipment or the Cyclades families of ACS console servers. Regular users can be granted
permissions by administrators at any time. The ACS console server has three user account types:
• admin: Performs the initial network configuration. The factory default password for admin is
avocent. The admin user is a member of the admin group. The admin user can configure the
console server and ports. Administrators also configure user and group authorizations.
• root: Has the same permissions as the admin user. The factory default password for root is
linux. In the ACS 6000 console server, the root user is a member of the admin group.
• Administrator-added regular users: Have limited access to the Web Manager features based on
the group(s) to which they are assigned. Users can change their own passwords. By default, all
users have access to all enabled ports.