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JP1 Version 12 JP1/Data Highway - Server Administrator Guide


1.3.2 User and group management function

In JP1/DH - Server, the roles and authority of users are managed based on users and groups.

A representative user or group manager manages the users and groups he or she is related to. A representative user sets a rule for the users he or she manages.

The following table describes the user types in JP1/DH - Server.

Table 1‒1: User types

Type

Description

Representative user

A user who manages a domain created by the system administrator.

The major roles of a representative user are shown below. Note that groups include guest groups and users include guest users.

  • Setting an authentication rule

  • Creating groups and users#

  • Managing (editing, deleting, activating, and inactivating) groups and users

  • Copy Group

  • Setting an environment

    Delivery setting for file transmission and reception, network set configuration, and approval route setting

  • Auditing histories

Group manager

A user who performs management inside a group created by a representative user. A group manager is created by a representative user or another group manager.

A group manager can specify a user in a group in the Edit Group window to transfer the authority of the group manager to the specified user. The major roles of a group manager are shown below. Note that groups include guest groups and users include guest users.

  • Creating groups and users in the management target group#

  • Managing (editing, deleting, activating, and inactivating) the groups and users inside the management target group

  • Copying groups in the management target group

  • Auditing sending and receiving histories of files within the management target group

General user

A user who sends and receives files. A general user is created and managed by a representative user or group manager. The operations that a general user can perform are shown below. Note that depending on the authority that a general user has, the general user might be unable to use the Options function and the Guest Users function.

  • Sending and receiving files

  • Using the Guest Users function

  • Using the Options function

Guest user

A user who belongs to a guest group.

A guest user is created by a representative user, group manager, or a user with the authority to create a guest user. A guest user cannot create another guest user.

The operation that a guest user can perform is as follows:

  • Sending and receiving files

Unregistered user

A user who is not registered in JP1/DH - Server.

A user who is allowed to transmit data to an unregistered address in JP1/DH - Server can send a file to a user not registered in the system.

An unregistered user can use only the function to receive files. In addition, an unregistered user can access JP1/DH - Server only when receiving a file from a user registered in the system.

#

For the upper limit of the number of users that can be registered in each domain, contact the system administrator.