Creating a New User Account

Creating a New User Account

Complete the following steps to create a new user account.

1. In MAX, click the Set Permissions toolbar button to launch the Security Configuration page in a browser window.
2. Click the Login button and enter admin in the User name field.
3. Leave the Password field blank if you have not changed the default password, or enter the current password.
4. Click the New User button to create a new user account.
5. Replace the default user name with your own user name in the Username field.
6. Enter a secure password in the New Password field.
7. Re-enter your password in the Re-type New Password field.
8. (Optional) Enter a description of the new user account in the Comments field.
9. Place checkmarks in the checkboxes corresponding to each group you want the new user account to belong to in the Group(s) field.
10. Place checkmarks in the checkboxes corresponding to each permission you want the new user account to have in the Permission(s) field.
11. Click the Save button.
12. Click the Upload Changes button to save the changes to the system.
13. Return to MAX and login using the new username and password.

Tip  To create a safe account for a non-administrator user, enable only the minimum set of permissions required to perform that user's tasks. For a description of each permission, click the Help button at the top-right corner of the Security Configuration page.

For more information about setting permissions, click Help on the Security Configuration page.