Administration Guide 87CHAPTER 6 Adding and Configuring Local Usersand User GroupsUser groups define the resources the user has access to when connecting to the corporate networkthrough the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway. Groups are associated with the local users list. After adding localusers, you can then define the resources they have access to on the Access Policy Manager tab. Thischapter discusses the following group settings:• Adding Local Users• User Group Overview• Creating User Groups• Configuring Properties for a User Group• Configuring Resources for a User Group• Setting the Priority of GroupsAdding Local UsersYou can create user accounts locally on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to supplement the users onauthentication servers. For example, you might want to create local user accounts for temporary users,such as consultants or visitors, without creating an entry for those users on the authentication server. Inthat case, you add the user to the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway local user list as described in this section.If you associate more than one group with a user account, the properties of the first group that youselect for the user is used.To create a user on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway1 Click the Access Policy Manager tab.2 In the left-pane, right-click Local Users and then click New User.3 In User name, type a user name. This is the logon name the user needs when logging onto SecureAccess. User names can contain spaces.4 In Password and Verify Password, type a password for the user in the two fields.A user enters this password when logging onto Secure Access. A password must be six or more characters up to amaximum of 128 characters. Do not use a forward slash (/) in the user name or password.
