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As part of remote access management, you might find it useful to set certain parameters to make your administration tasks easier, such as setting a directory context, specifying server information, and specifying audit trail parameters.
Setting a default directory context helps you to easily traverse the Directory tree when you configure user-related menu options. This does not change the object's directory context, it just makes it easier to modify user-related configuration. To set the default directory context, load NIASCFG and follow this path:
Select Configure NIAS > Remote Access > Set up... > Set Directory Context
Specify the context in which most of your users appear. If your users are distributed over multiple contexts, then move up the Directory Tree to a common branch of the tree.
To move up the tree, select the double-period (..) entry; select any other container to move down the tree. If the CONNECT object does not have browse rights to move up the Directory tree, press Insert and enter the new directory context. This allows you to jump to another branch of the tree where the CONNECT object has rights.
Specifying the server information requested on the Set Server Information window is useful for administering remote access from a remote console. It helps other administrators identify the server and also appears on the configuration reports. Entering this information is optional, but it is very useful in network management.
To specify the server information, load NIASCFG and follow this path:
Select Configure NIAS > Remote Access > Set Up... > Set Server Information
Enter the server installation location and description information.
Remote access maintains an audit trail that stores a record of each connection and each user action. Configuring the audit trail consists of enabling or disabling the audit trail. If you enable the audit trail, you must specify the time of archival, the interval between two archives, and the number of archived files that you want retained before the audit trail is purged.
The audit trail information is used for accounting by the ConnectView® management application. You can also use the audit trail information to determine how effectively your resources are being used. You can view the audit trail and manage it from the Remote Access Status Options menu.
To set audit trail options, load NIASCFG and follow this path:
Select Configure NIAS > Remote Access > Set Up... > Define Audit Trail
Table 21 describes the parameters of audit trail configuration. After you specify the audit trail parameters, press Esc to save your changes.
Table 21. Audit Trail Parameters
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