User Rights in WhatsUp Gold allow or prevent users from doing certain things within the application. These rights are set from the Add/Edit User dialog on the web interface. It is the WhatsUp Gold Administrator's job to create user accounts with the appropriate rights. As you enable rights for a user account, keep in mind to what it is you are granting that user access.
When creating an account for a novice user, you don't want or need to grant all User Rights. An inexperienced user has a potential to accidentally hinder your network monitoring if he or she breaks something as they are tinkering around the application. In the case of a new user, it would be wise to restrict the account to only those rights that they will need to gain familiarity with the application. As time goes on and the user gains application knowledge and know-how, you can edit the account to include more rights.
The table below lists each of the WhatsUp Gold User Rights.
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User Right |
Description |
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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. |
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Access System Reports |
Enables users to view System Reports on the WhatsUp Gold web interface. |
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Access Remote Reports |
Enables users to view Reports on WhatsUp Gold Remote Sites. |
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Configure Action Policies |
Enables users to create, edit, and remove Action Policies on devices in the groups in which the user has access. |
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Configure Active Monitors |
Enables users to create, edit, and remove Active Monitors on devices in the groups in which the user has access. |
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Configure LDAP Credentials |
Enables users to configure LDAP credentials for the WhatsUp Gold web interface. |
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Configure Performance Monitors |
Enables users to create, edit, and remove Performance Monitors on devices in the groups in which the user has access. |
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Configure Remote Sites |
Enables users to create, edit, and delete Remote Sites for use with WhatsUp Gold Central and Remote Site. |
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Manage Devices |
Enables users to add new devices and edit existing devices in the groups in which the user has access. |
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Manage IP Security |
Enables users access the WhatsUp Gold web interface from specific IP addresses. |
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Manage Users |
Enables users to create and edit users for the WhatsUp Gold web interface. This option also allows users to specify Group Access Rights. |
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Manage Workspace Views |
Enables users to add, delete, and copy workspace views, as well as edit the properties of a specific workspace view. |
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Access Group and Device Reports |
Enables users to view Group and Device Reports for the groups the user has access. |
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Change Your Password |
Enables users to change their own password. |
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Configure Actions |
Enables users to create, edit, and remove Actions on devices in the groups in which the user has access. |
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Configure Credentials |
Enables users to configure SNMP and Windows credentials. |
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Configure Passive Monitors |
Enables users to create, edit, and remove Passive Monitors on devices in the groups in which the user has access. |
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Configure Workspaces |
Enables users to add workspace views as well as configure, move, and delete workspace reports within workspace views. |
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Manage Groups |
Enables users to create, edit, or remove device groups on the network. |
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Manage Recurring Actions |
Enables users to create, edit, and remove Recurring Actions on devices in the groups in which the user has access. |
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Manage Web Server |
Enables users to change the configuration of the web server. |
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Translations |
Enables users to view the translation system as well as import and export languages. |
Similar to User Rights are the WhatsUp Gold Group Access Rights which link permissions to device groups.