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Tutorial: How to Use Local User Authentication

Abstract

Use Access Server's robust, local authentication system to manage users and groups in the Admin Web UI.

Overview

By default, Access Server uses local authentication, where you manage users and groups within the Admin Web UI, and Access Server stores it in the local database.

For detailed information about Access Server’s robust authentication system, refer to Access Server's User Authentication System.

  • An installed Access Server.

  • Admin Web UI access.

To start creating users, you set local as the authentication method and then manage users and groups.

To set local as the default authentication fo users and groups:

  1. Sign in to the Admin Web UI.

  2. Click Authentication > General.

  3. Ensure that Local is set to On.

  4. Click Save Settings and Update Running Server, if needed.

    Tip

    You can also set other authentication methods as the default and assign local as the method at the user or group level.

  1. Sign in to the Admin Web UI.

  2. Click User Management > Group Permissions.

  3. Enter a group name in the text field and click More Settings.

  4. Leave the authentication method as default, or select Local.

  5. Assign any other group properties desired.

  1. Sign in to the Admin Web UI.

  2. Click User Management > User Permissions.

  3. Enter a username in the username text field.

  4. Assign the user to the desired group.

  5. Click More Settings.

  6. Leave the authentication method as default, or select Local.

  7. Enter a password in the text field, then assign any desired user properties.