User guide

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Chapter 10
Role Derivation
Every client in an Dell Instant network is associated with a user role, which determines the client’s network
privileges, how often it must re-authenticate, and which bandwidth contracts are applicable.
This chapter describes creating and assigning roles using the Instant UI.
User Roles
This section describes how to create a new user role.
Figure 72 Access Tab - Instant User Role Settings
Creating a New User Role
To create a new user role, perform the following steps:
1. Click the New link in the Networks tab.
To define the access rule to an existing network, click the network. The edit link appears. Click the edit link
and navigate to the Access tab.
2. In the Basic Info tab, enter the appropriate information.
3. Click Next and set appropriate values in the Security tab.
4. Click Next. The Access tab appears.
5. Select Role-based from the scroll bar in the left.
6. Click the New button. The New Rule box appears. Enter the name of the new user role in this box.