Accounts

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Accounts are what your users use to log into your network.

The most basic information about an account is its name. This is usually a username, but it can also be a timecode or something like a hardware or MAC address.

In addition, each account is associated with an account class. The account class is basically a template that defines the limits on the account: how long the account is good for; how much bandwidth the account gets; and so on. You will typically create a couple of account classes to define the "types" of account you want to offer. You will then use each account class to create many individual accounts.

This means that when you create an account you don't have to enter the details for each account individually. You select the account class, and that automatically handles all of the default settings. As a result, when creating accounts you generally only have to select an account class, enter a name for the account, and set a password. In most cases you will be given the opportunity to supply additional information (like a mailing address or phone number) but this is not required.

The accounts page allows you to add, edit, and delete accounts. It also lets you view all the details associated with individual accounts.

Areas

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The accounts overview page. The More Information link points to this guide.

List

Lists all of the accounts in your system.

Add

Allows you to manually create accounts. In addition to this interface, accounts can be created by online signup (if configured).

Edit

Allows you to edit existing accounts.

Delete

Allows you to delete accounts.

Batch

Allows you to create multiple timecodes and export them to a PDF file suitable for printing.

Export

Allows you to export accounts as a CSV file.

Search

Allows you to search accounts. This search for will return links to accounts and log entries corresponding to accounts that match the search term(s).

Glossary

Account class

Account classes define default usage and bandwidth limits associated with a kind of account. Each account is a member of exactly one account class. See the page on Account classes for more details.

Account name

The account name is used throughout the Control Center to identify individual accounts. It should be short and unique.

Enabled

Uncheck the Enabled checkbox when editing an account to prevent the account from loggin in.