User management

To manage
users:
  • Accounting section, Users
Purpose

This function lets you:

Tip: to block a user and prevent any access to RCS, we suggest you immediately disconnect him/her (if connected) and disable him/her.

NOTE: the function is only enabled with User and group administration permissions.

Next steps

Several users can be linked to a workgroup, to assign them specific operations or send system alarms. See "Group management".

 

What the function looks like

This is what the page looks like:

Area Description
1

RCS menu.

2

Accounting menu.

3

Window toolbar. Descriptions are provided below:

Icon Description

Add a user

Edit the selected user.

Delete the selected user.

Disconnect the selected user.

4

Main work area with list of registered users:

Registered user currently logged into RCS.

Registered user but not currently logged into RCS.

Registered user but not enabled to login. The user cannot have access to RCS.

5

Selected user data.

6

RCS status bar.

 

To learn more

For interface element descriptions see "Shared interface elements and actions".

For a description of the data in this window see "User data".

For more information on users and groups see "What you should know about users and groups".

 

Registering and enabling a user for RCS

To register a new user:

Step Action
1

Click New User: data entry fields appear.

2

Enter the required data and make sure the Enabled box is selected if you want the user to login to RCS.

3

Click Save: the new user with the icon appears in the main work area.

 

Enabling/Disabling a user

To enable or disable a user to login to RCS:

Step Action
1

Double-click a user: his/her data appear.

2

Click Enabled to enable or disable.

3

Click Save: the new user appears in the main work area with icon (enabled) or (disabled).

IMPORTANT: if the user is logged in, she/he will continue to work but the next login will be denied. To immediately disconnect a user see "Immediately disconnecting a user".

 

Immediately disconnecting a user

To immediately disconnect a logged in user:

Step Action
1

Click on a user and click Disconnect user: the user appears with icon in the main work area.

IMPORTANT: if the user is logged in, she/he will immediately be disconnected. The next login will be permitted unless the user is disabled. To disable the user see "Enabling/disabling a user".

 

Editing user data

To edit user data:

Step Action
1

Double-click a user: his/her data appear.

2

Edit data and click Save: data is considered from the next login or next alert messages.