Adding and editing user groups

Use the Add User Group or Edit User Group dialog to create or edit a user group. When creating or editing a user group, you can:

• Name the group.
• Choose the default language which will be displayed in the web interface for members of the group.
• Select group rights.

Note: You must have the Manage User rights to add or edit a user group.

To add or edit a user group:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Manage Users. The Manage Users dialog appears.
2. In the User Group area, click New or select a group, then click Edit. The Add User Group or Edit User Group dialog appears.
3. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • User group. Enter a unique name for the user group. This name will appear on the user group list when the group is created.
   • Home device group. Click browse (...) to select a device group.

   Note: If the WhatsUp Gold user group has been mapped to an Active Directory group, the AD group is displayed in the AD groups list. Any user that authenticates from one of the AD groups mapped to the WhatsUp Gold user group appear as a user in the Members box.

   Note: All users that are members of the group are displayed in the Members box.

Important: When new Active Directory users are automatically provisioned using LDAP, the Home Device Group setting for the Web Group mapped to the user's Active Directory group at the time of provisioning is set as the initial Home Device Group for the new user. The Home Device Group for the user is now maintained independently from the Home Device Group settings of any Web Groups to which the user is assigned.

1. In the User group rights box, select the rights you want to assign to the members of this group. The user group rights you select will be inherited by all user accounts that are assigned to this group.
2. Click OK to save changes. The Add User Group dialog closes and the user group appears on the user group list.

See Also Managing users and groups Managing user accounts and user groups About user rights Adding and editing user accounts About device group access rights