User Account Management

You can create user accounts in the Conductor and assign each account a role to manage the privileges of people that you allow to access your overlay network and devices.

User accounts require only a few basic types of information for each user including username, password, email and a specified user role type. A user’s ability to create, view or edit overlay networks and their components depends on their user role and whether the user is a manager or member of a given overlay network.

The Conductor supports the following user roles:

System Administrator - Designed for administrators who need to perform all Conductor functions.
Network Administrator - Designed for administrators who need to manage and potentially modify existing overlay networks, HIPswitches and devices.
Read-only Administrator - Designed for administrators who need to monitor overlay networks, HIPswitches, and device information, but who do not have reason to modify configurations.
Remote Access User - A special user type created to provide an authentication mechanism in very specific situations. This user can only modify their account email and password, and view a list of overlays to which they belong.


Task	System Administrator	Network Administrator	Read-only Administrator	Remote Access User
Manage users	Create Modify Delete	Not available	View	Modify own email and password
Manage Conductor settings	Configure	Not available	View	Not available
Manage overlay networks	Create Modify Delete	View Modify	View	Not available
Manage HIP Services	Add Modify Delete	Add Modify Delete	View	Not available
Manage devices	Add Modify Delete	Add Modify Delete	View	Not available
Manage firmware updates	Download Update Publish	Update	Not available	Not available

To create new user accounts or change existing accounts that interact with the Conductor, follow the steps below.

Log in to the Conductor with a system administrator account and click People.
To create a new user:
1. Click +New Person.
2. Fill out the requested information. Full Name, Username, Role, Email, and Password are required.
3. Click Save.
Note: New accounts are active by default. A person can log in with the account after a few minutes.
To change a user account:
1. Select an account from the list of existing accounts.
2. Make your changes to the account.
3. Click Save.