Configuring User Accounts

After the client configuration, the next step is to create users for the client in Sentinel Connect.

User Roles

Users in Sentinel Connect can have one of the following roles:

>Administrators

This type of user can perform all types of operations in Sentinel Connect. They have access to all the screens of Sentinel Connect UI. There can be Thales administrator and Client administrator users.

>Client Users

An administrator user can add client users who access Sentinel Connect UI.

>Service Account Users

It is also a type of client user. This type of user can access only Sentinel Connect API (not the UI).

NOTE   Thales creates an administrator user for the client. The client’s administrator user adds more clients (client users and service account users) in Sentinel Connect.

The User Account Page

You can add and manage user accounts from the User Account page of Sentinel Connect UI. The User Account page displays the following information:

Field	Description
Username	The login username for Sentinel EMS.
Name	Name of the user.
Email	Email address of the user.
Status	Status of the client. Possible values: >CONFIRMED >FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD
Client	Name of the client.
Role	Type of the user. Possible values: >Administrator >Client Service
Actions	Operations allowed on the user record. Edit User Account Delete User Account

Adding a User Account

To add a user account:

1.In the left pane, click User Accounts to display the User Accounts page.

2.Click Add User Account. The Add User Account dialog is displayed.

3.Enter the following details:

Field	Mandatory or Optional	Description
Username	Mandatory	A unique name to login to Sentinel EMS.
Role	Mandatory	A user is assigned a role to indicate the actions the user can perform in Sentinel Connect. You can assign one of the following roles to a user: >Administrator >Client >Service See User Roles for details.
Client	Mandatory	Name of the client with which you want to associate the new user. NOTE   The Client field is not displayed if you are creating a user account with the Administrator role.
Name	Mandatory	Name of the user.
Email	Mandatory	Email address of the user.
Country Code	Optional	The country code of the user.
Phone	Optional	Phone number of the user.

4.Click Save. The new user is created. The user account details appears in the User Account page.

A new user is created with FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD status. The user needs to change the password on the first login to Sentinel Connect, after which the status changes to CONFIRMED indicating that the user has been successfully on-boarded.

Editing a User Account

To edit a user account:

1.Search for the user account you want to edit.

2.Under the Actions column, click the icon. The Edit User Account page appears.

You can modify the following details:

>Role

>Name

>Phone

You cannot modify the following details of a user account:

>Username

>Email

Deleting a User Account

You can delete any user account when required, for example, when the user leaves the organization or moves to another role.

1.To delete a user account, click .

2.In the confirmation pop-up that appears, click Yes.

This deletes the user.