About user rights

User rights govern what actions users in WhatsUp Gold can perform. Any user who has been granted the Manager Users right can manage user rights on the Add/Edit User dialog in the web interface.

Caution: When creating an account for a novice user, do not grant all user rights. An inexperienced user with too many user rights may make inappropriate selections that accidentally interrupt network monitoring. In the case of a new user, we recommend that you restrict the account to only those rights that they will need to gain familiarity with the application. Grant additional rights as the user gains confidence and application knowledge.

The table below lists and describes each of the user rights.

General

 

Change Your Password

Enables users to change their own password.

Configure Workspaces

Enables users to add workspace views as well as configure, move, and delete workspace reports within workspace views.

Manage IP Security

Enables users to control access to the web interface based on specific IP addresses.

Manage Web Server

Enables users to change the configuration of the web server.

Translations

Enables users to view the translation system as well as import and export languages.

Manage Workspace Views

Enables users to add, delete, and copy workspace views, as well as edit the properties of a specific workspace view.

Manage Users

Enables users to create and edit users for the web interface. This option also allows users to specify Group Access Rights.

Configure LDAP Credentials

Enables users to configure LDAP credentials for connecting to an LDAP server for user authentication in the web interface.

Manage SNMP MIBs

Enables users to download and delete SNMP MIBs through the SNMP MIB Manager.

Monitors/Actions

 

Configure Active Monitors

Enables users to create, edit, and remove active monitors on devices in the groups to which the user has access.

Configure Performance Monitors

Enables users to create, edit, and remove performance monitors on devices in the groups to which the user has access.

Configure Actions

Enables users to create, edit, and remove actions on devices in the groups to which the user has access.

Configure Passive Monitors

Enables users to create, edit, and remove passive monitors on devices in the groups to which the user has access.

Configure Action Policies

Enables users to create, edit, and remove action policies on devices in the groups to which the user has access.

Manage Recurring Actions

Enables users to create, edit, and remove recurring actions on devices in the groups to which the user has access.

Devices

 

Manage Groups

Enables users to create, edit, or remove device groups on the network.

Access Active Discovery Results

Enables users to access the Active Discovery Results dialog. Granting users access to this dialog also enables users to add devices to the network and to add Active Monitors, and Performance Monitors to a device.

Configure Credentials

Enables users to configure SNMP and Windows credentials.

Manage Devices

Enables users to add new devices and edit existing devices in the groups in which the user has access.

Reports

 

Access Group and Device Reports

Enables users to view group and device reports for the groups the user has access.

Access System Reports

Enables users to view system reports.

Access Split Second Graph Reports

Enables users to view Split Second Graph reports in workspace and full reports.

Remote

 

Access Remote Reports

Enables users to view reports on WhatsUp Gold remote sites.

Configure Remote Sites

Enables users to create, edit, and delete remote sites for use with WhatsUp Gold Central and Remote Site Editions.

About Remote User Rights

When using WhatsUp Gold Distributed or MSP editions, make sure that Access Remote Reports is selected on the Central Site for each user that you want to provide access to the Remote Site reports. Also, make sure that you select Configure Remote Sites if you want a user to be able to access and change options in the Configure Remote Sites dialog. This dialog provides a list of all of the Remote Sites that have connected to the Central Site. You can view and edit two important settings in this dialog: