Table of Contents

Adding a User Account
Removing a User Account
Setting a New Password

Managing the Manager

This chapter has information on the following subjects:

3.1 Starting the Cisco 6200 Manager

To start and log in to the Cisco 6200 Manager, perform the following steps:

Step 2   After the Server Log window displays, click Start and choose Programs. Click C6200 Client.

After you perform these steps, the Login screen displays. This screen includes fields for server name, user name, and password. In addition, this window contains the following buttons:

Once the login screen is displayed, complete the login procedure by performing the following steps:

Step 2   Enter your password.

Step 3   Click Login.

After you log in to the Cisco 6200 Manager, the Server Polling Status window is displayed. (See Figure 3-1.)

Figure 3-1   Server Polling Status Window

The Server Polling Status window consists of two sections. On the left side of the window are the application support buttons (described in Table 3-1). On the right side of the window is the Server Access Panel (described in "Configuring with the Manager.")

Table 3-1   Cisco 6200 Manager Application Support Buttons

3.2 Managing User Accounts

You can control access to the Cisco 6200 Manager software by managing user accounts. From the Account Display window (Figure 3-2), you can add and remove users as well as change user passwords. The following rules apply to tasks performed in the Account Display window:

1. Anyone can add or delete a user name from the local Cisco 6200 Manager client if no one is logged in with that user name.

2. Anyone can add or delete a server if no one is viewing or modifying its elements.

3. You cannot remove your own account.

4. You can change your own login password, but you cannot change the login password of another user.

Adding a User Account

To add a new user account, follow these steps:

The Account Display window is displayed.

Step 2   Click Add.

The Add Account window is displayed.

Step 3   Enter the user name and password for the new account.

The user name of the new user appears in the Account Display window. Figure 3-2 shows two users—"mgr" and "admin."

Figure 3-2   Account Display Window

Removing a User Account

To remove a user account, follow these steps:

Step 2   Click Remove.

The Remove Account window is displayed.

Step 3   Click OK to remove the account, or click Cancel to cancel the operation.

Setting a New Password

To set a new password, follow these steps:

Step 2   Click Set Password.

The Set Password window is displayed.

Step 3   Enter your new password.

Step 4   Click OK to set a new password, or click Cancel to cancel the operation.

3.3 Using Help

The Cisco 6200 Manager includes online Help that explains what tasks you can perform in particular windows and dialog boxes. By clicking Help from a window, you can obtain such information as

The Cisco 6200 Manager also has a help aid called Tool Tips. When you place the pointer on a screen object, a brief description of the object or information about the object is displayed (see Figure 3-3). This is the tool tip for that object. Some tool tips display the status of a component; others display the function or a description of the object at which you are pointing.

Figure 3-3   Sample Tool Tip Box

To see what version of the application you are running, click the About button on the login screen.

Posted: Thu Feb 6 21:43:36 PST 2003
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