Navigate settings in NI Web Server Configuration to customize user groups and access to applications. You can modify settings
at any time.
Launch NI Web Server Configuration. If this is your first time launching NI Web Server Configuration, a guided setup window
appears. Click
Custom to access the configuration options described in this procedure.
On the
Authentication tab, specify how you want users to connect to the server.
For more information on these settings, refer to
Choosing an Authentication Setting.
On the
Roles tab, specify which permissions group different users belong to.
Expand
admins to define which users are admins.
Under
Mapping Type, select the option that corresponds to the authentication method you selected on the
Authentication tab.
Authentication Setting
Mapping Type
Log in as users controlled by the web server
User
Note
The admin user is defined by default.
Log in using Windows accounts
User or
Windows Group
Connect to an LDAP server
LDAP Attribute or
LDAP Group
Note
Contact your IT administrator to determine whether your LDAP setup uses groups or attributes for the users you want to define.
Under
Value, define the user name, group name, or attribute for the users you are mapping to the role.
If you need more permission groups, you can create custom roles and map users to them.
In the
Applications tab, control which roles can perform different actions. You can also grant individual users access to an action.