Managing Users

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If you use Ipswitch's Instant Messaging authentication database, the Users page is where you manage your users. It lets you search for, add, edit, and delete user information.

Note. This topic explains how to manage your users using the integrated IIM Ipswitch Instant Messaging is one component of the Ipswitch Collaboration Suite. IIM enables teams to communicate instantly with groups around the world or around the corner, and can be installed behind a firewall so interoffice communications never leave the office. user database only. If you are using Ipswitch IMail Server A server is a program running on a networked computer that processes requests from a client program, which is usually running on another networked computer. The client and server communicate using a protocol. For example, an FTP client communicates with an FTP server using an FTP protocol., LDAP Short for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, a set of protocols for accessing information directories. LDAP is based on the standards contained within the X.500 standard, but is significantly simpler. And unlike X.500, LDAP supports TCP/IP, which is necessary for any type of Internet access. Because it's a simpler version of X.500, LDAP is sometimes called X.500-lite. Because LDAP is an open protocol, applications need not worry about the type of server hosting the directory. or Windows NT authorization, consult the documentation for these tools for directions on how to manage your users. Also, if you use IMail, Windows NT or LDAP authentication, this page is not enabled.

• Allow Users To Change Display Name. Select this check box if you want to let your users the ability to change the way their names are displayed on the Public Contacts List of other IIM users.
• Search (text box). Enter the username you want to search for in the text box.
  • Search (button). Click this button after entering the username you are searching for.
  • Clear. Click this button to remove the text from the Search text box.
• Username. Use the small arrow in this column to sort the list of users below it in either ascending or descending order. If you click the hyperlink under any user name, the User Settings page appears.
• Hostname. This column displays the user's location (the server upon which the IIM user database resides).
• Add. Click this button to navigate to the Add User page to add a User to the list.
• Delete. To delete a user, select the check box next to the Username, then click the Delete button.
• Save. Click to save your settings. An "Update Successful" message and the time of the update appears.