Information Users Need

Users need to obtain the following information from the OnBoard appliance administrator.

•	The user’s name and password.

•	The names of devices that the user is authorized to manage and the device management actions that the user may perform.

•	Information about services that are enabled or disabled on the OnBoard appliance. For example, the administrator may have configured the OnBoard appliance so that HTTP or SSH v1 are disabled.

•	A list of any IPDU power outlets the user is authorized to manage.

•	For native IP users using PPTP VPN connections, the PPTP password, which may be different from the password used to access the OnBoard appliance.

•	For native IP users using IPSec VPN connections, authentication information for either shared secret or RSA key authentication.