Managing users and user rights

User accounts and user rights serve two purposes in Flow Monitor:

To grant a user the right to view Flow Monitor reports and data:

Note: To complete this procedure, you must be logged in as a user who has been granted the Manage Users right in WhatsUp Gold.

  1. Click Admin > Manage Users. The Manage Users dialog appears.
  2. Select the user to which you want to grant rights to view Flow Monitor reports, then click Edit. The Edit User dialog appears.
  3. Under User rights, in the Flow Monitor section, select Access Flow Reports.
  4. Click OK to save changes.

To grant a user the right to configure Flow Monitor:

  1. Click Admin > Manage Users. The Manage Users dialog appears.
  2. Select the user you want to allow to configure Flow Monitor, then click Edit. The Edit User dialog appears.
  3. Under User rights, in the Flow section, select Configure Flow Monitor.
  4. Click OK to save changes.

To block a user from viewing Flow Monitor data for a specific Flow Monitor source:

  1. Click Admin > Flow Sources. The Flow Sources dialog appears.
  2. Select a source, then click Access Rights. The Flow Source Access Rights dialog appears.
  3. To block a user or multiple users, select the specific user(s) from the list of usernames by clicking inside a check box in the Block Access column.

    Tip: You can Select All users, or Deselect All users.

  4. Click OK to save changes.

    Note: In order for a user to be able to block access for other WhatsUp Gold users, the user must have the Manage Users access right. Additionally, the user for which you are trying to block access for should not have this right, as this will allow them to block access for other users.

For more information on managing user accounts, see Managing Users .

See Also

Flow Monitor (plug-in)

Flow Monitor Overview

Preparing network devices

Managing Flow Sources

Managing Flow Monitor Settings

Configuring Applications

Configuring Flow Groups

Configuring Type of Service

Managing unclassified traffic

Configuring Data Export Settings

Maintaining Flow Databases

Using Flow Monitor reports

Using Flow Monitor dashboard reports