Configuring Local Users
SonicOS Enhanced uses a Group/User hierarchy for organizing users. This section describes how to configure new users and groups.
To add or edit a user, complete the following steps:
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Expand the Users tree and click Local Users. The Local Users page displays.
 
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To add a local group, click Add New Local User. To edit the settings of an existing user, click its Configure icon.
 
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Configure the following options:
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Name—name of the user.
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Password—password of the user.
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Bypass Filters—select Bypass Filters if the user has unlimited access to the Internet from the LAN, bypassing Web, News, Java, and ActiveX blocking.
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Limited Management Capabilities—select this option to provide the user limited local management access to the SonicWALL Management interface. The access is limited to the following pages:
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General—Status, Network, Time
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Log—View Log, Log Settings, Log Reports
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Tools—Restart, Diagnostics minus Tech Support Report
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Click the Groups tab.
 
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Select a user group to which this user is a member and click the right arrow button (>). Repeat this step for each group to add.
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Click the VPN Access tab.
 
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Select a network to which this user is able to access through the VPN client software and click the right arrow button (>). Repeat this step for each network to add.
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When you are finished, click OK. The settings are saved. Repeat this procedure for each user to add or modify.