Add or Modify a User

Click the User Privileges option from the Administration panel from the MCS main menu.

To modify a user, click the modify link next to that user. To add a new user click the button at the bottom of the users table. There is also a quick link in the related topics section next to the title.

The user settings page is split into numerous sections, which are explained below.

Username and Password

Enter a unique username and a password that matches the criteria. The password criteria can be changed in MCS security settings.

Additional Security

Change lock out defaults: define how many attempts the user gets to login and if that gets exceeded specify how long they get locked out for.

Enforce password change: Set a number of days for password expiry. If a user's password expires they are required to change it at next login.

Enforce password change at next login: Check this box if you wish to enforce a change of password regardless of remaining expiry days.

Page Redirect

When set, this feature redirects users to a specific page in MCS when they login. For example, if a user is primarily tasked with reviewing data then a URL related to viewing data can be specified. When they login they will be taken directly to that URL.

Email Address

This field is required because an email address is necessary for OTP (One-Time Password) validation. When a user resets their password or completes two-step authentication, an OTP code will be sent to the email address entered here.

Privileges

Select the privileges the user should have. An explanation of these can be found below.

Privilege	Description
Perform all administration tasks	Full administrative access to all system functions and settings
Modify Access Series configuration	Ability to configure and modify Access Series settings and parameters
Modify event configuration	Permission to create, edit, and configure system events and triggers
Modify general server configuration	Access to modify core server settings and general configuration options
Create and modify remote agents and satellite servers	Ability to set up, configure, and manage remote monitoring agents and satellite servers
Create and modify published pages	Permission to create, edit, and publish web pages and content within the system
Create users and change permissions	Administrative rights to create user accounts and modify user access permissions
View the main menu	Basic access to view and navigate the main system menu interface
View data	Permission to access and view system data and monitoring information
View identifying info (eg: IPs) in data	Access to view sensitive identifying information such as IP addresses in system data
Perform tests in the browser	Ability to execute and run tests directly through the web browser interface
Perform tests using a remote agent	Permission to initiate and run tests through remote monitoring agents
Perform tests using a satellite	Access to execute tests via satellite server infrastructure
Run a satellite server	Administrative permission to operate and manage satellite server instances
View and Manage Satellite Reservations	Access to view, create, modify, and manage satellite server reservations and scheduling

Confirm

The final step in adding or modifying a user is to enter the administrator password. This should be the password of the user highlighted in green.