3.1 Introduction

User logins and associated user roles determine the access permissions for specific functionality within Novell ZENworks Network Access Control. The following table shows the default home window menu options that are available by user role:

Table 3-1 Default Menu Options

User role

Home window menu options available

System Administrator

  • Endpoint activity

  • NAC policies

  • System monitor

  • Reports

  • System configuration

Cluster Administrator

  • Endpoint activity

  • System monitor

  • Reports

  • Enforcement clusters & servers

Help Desk Technician

  • Endpoint activity

  • Reports

View-Only User

  • Endpoint activity

  • Reports

Only a system administrator can assign access permissions and access the System configuration window. See Figure 1-1 for the Novell ZENworks Network Access Control home window of a user with system administration permissions. If you do not see the System configuration menu option, you do not have system administrator permissions.

Novell ZENworks Network Access Control configuration includes the following:

NOTE:You can override any of the cluster default settings on a per-cluster basis.