Defining Permissions Based on a Device Group
About this task
Note: The best practice is to define permissions at the role level, and then assign users and groups to the role so that they inherit the role-level definitions. For details, see Best Practices.
To define device group-specific permissions for a user management entity (user, group, or role):
Procedure
- Select Users and Permissions from the main menu.
- In the left pane, select the required tab (Roles, Groups, or Users).
- Click the required role, group, or user in the left pane to expand it.
- Click the Device Permissions item under the role or group to display the list of permissions in the main pane.
- In the Device Groups section, select deice group(s) for which you want to define permissions.
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In the Permissions section, define/edit the device group permissions as required.
See Device Group Permissions for information on specific permissions.
- Optional:
To copy permissions defined for one device group to another device group:
- Optional:
Click the Reset icon at the top of the main pane to reset the entity's general permissions.
This action performed on:
- Role - resets all permissions to "Deny"
- User or group - resets all permissions to those inherited from the role(s) the user or group is assigned to
- Click Save to save changes or Cancel to discard changes.