Configuring Local Users

Local Users are users stored and managed on the security appliance’s local database. In the Users > Local Users page, you can view and manage all local users, add new local users, and edit existing local users.

See the following sections for configuration instructions:

Viewing, Editing and Deleting Local Users

You can view all the groups to which a user belongs on the Users > Local Users page. Click on the expand icon next to a user to view the group memberships for that user.

The three columns to the right of the user’s name list the privileges that the user has. In the expanded view, it displays which group the user gets each privilege from.

Adding Local Users

You can add local users to the internal database on the SonicWALL security appliance from the Users > Local Users page. To add local users to the database:

Step 1
Click Add User . The Add User configuration window displays.
Step 2
On the Settings tab, type the user name into the Name field.
Step 3
In the Password field, type a password for the user. Passwords are case-sensitive and should consist of a combination of letters and numbers rather than names of family, friends, or pets.
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Optionally, select the User must change password checkbox to force users to change their passwords the first time they login. Select the Require one-time passwords checkbox to enable this functionality requiring SSL VPN users to submit a system-generated password for two-factor authentication.
Tip
If a Local User does not have one-time password enabled, while a group it belongs to does, make sure the user’s email address is configured, otherwise this user cannot login.
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On the Groups tab, under User Groups , select one or more groups to which the user will belong, and click the arrow button -> to move the group name(s) into the Member of list. The user will be a member of the selected groups. To remove the user from a group, select the group from the Member of list, and click the left arrow button <-.
Step 9
The VPN Access tab configures which network resources VPN users (either GVC, NetExtender, or Virtual Office bookmarks) can access. On the VPN Access tab, select one or more networks from the Networks list and click the right arrow button (-> ) to move them to the Access List column. To remove the user’s access to a network, select the network from the Access List , and click the left arrow button (<- ).
Note
The VPN access tab affects the ability of remote clients using GVC, NetExtender, and Virtual Office bookmarks to access network resources. To allow GVC, NetExtender, or Virtual Office users to access a network resource, the network address objects or groups must be added to the “allow” list on the VPN Access tab.
Step 10
On the Bookmark tab, administrators can add, edit, or delete Virtual Office bookmarks for each user who is a member of a related group. For information on configuring SSL VPN bookmarks, see “Configuring SSL VPN Bookmarks” .
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Step 11
Click OK to complete the user configuration.

Editing Local Users

You can edit local users from the Users > Local Users screen. To edit a local user:

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Step 2
Configure the Settings , Groups , VPN Access, and Bookmark tabs exactly as when adding a new user. See “Adding Local Users” .