Enable Login
(User Profiles)
The Enable Login button is used to switch CProxy Server from passive logins (IP
profiles) to active logins (user profiles). When you use this facility, you will notice
that all of the IP address profiles in the window above 'User Details' will disappear.
Furthermore, when a user attempts to connect to the Internet, they will be asked to
provide a username and password to connect. You will need to create some User profiles
before anyone can access the Internet.User
profiles can either be created by the administrator in the CProxy user database or under
Windows NT and 2000, users may be imported into CProxy Server from the NT user database
allowing users to access the Internet with their normal network login details.
Users that have been created in the CProxy user database
are represented by a green user icon in the user profiles menu. Imported NT users are
represented by a blue icon.
User created
in CProxy Server
User imported from NT Database
Creating
a New Profile
Creating a new User Profile is similar to creating a workstation profile but rather
than typing an IP address, you enter a username into the 'User Details' field instead.
When you click the 'Add User' button, a new profile will be created from the default
profile and appear in the window directly above the User Details field. When you create a
new user in this manner the password for the new profile is the same as the password for
the default profile which is 'asecret'.
Changing a
User's Password
By default, each new user added to the CProxy User database that is not imported
from the NT Users database has a default password of 'asecret'. As the Administrator, you
can enable the 'User must change password' feature
which means when a user accesses the system for the first time, they will be presented
with a web page where they can enter the new password as required. Alternatively, you can
set the password for the user by highlighting the user profile and then clicking the
'Change Password' button. You will be prompted to enter the old password (default of
'asecret') and then enter the new user password. The user profile is updated as soon as
you click the 'Save' button.
Creating
a New Profile from the NT Database
If CProxy Server is running on Windows NT or 2000, you can import users from the NT
users database into the CProxy Server database. Click the 'Authenticate on NT Database'
checkbox and the Windows NT Users window will change from grey to white. Highlight
the NT User you wish to import and click the 'Import' button. The newly created user will
appear in the list of defined users on the left.
Note: NT Users can only be imported while the
'Authenticate on NT Database' checkbox is ticked although existing NT profiles will
continue to authenticate against the NT database when this option is disabled.
Deleting a User
Profile
To delete any kind of profile from CProxy Server whether it be IP or User, highlight
the required profile in the left window and click 'Delete'.
Groups
Groups under CProxy Server can be used when many user or IP profiles need to share the
same settings and restrictions. Any changes that are made to the group profile are also
made to any profiles that are a member of that group. For example, if 'User1' and 'User2'
are members of group 'Staff' and Internet access on a Saturday is restricted on the group
profile, 'User1' and 'User2' will no longer be able to access the Internet on a Saturday.
Before you can add a user to a group, you must first
create it. Type in the name of the new group into the 'User Details' field and click the
'Add Group' button. The group will now appear with the rest of the user profiles in the
left window.
Adding a profile to a group
To add a user to a group, first highlight the group in the left window so that the
'Current Group' window on the right changes to 'Group Selected - Your Group Name'.
You should then highlight the profile to be added to the group and click the 'Add' located
next to the Group Members window. The profile will now appear in the Group Members window.
Removing a profile from a group
Remove a profile from a group by first selecting the group from the window on the
left, selecting the profile to be removed from the 'Group Members' panel on the right, and
clicking Delete.
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