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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-15"?> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<chapter> <chapter>
<title>Introduction</title> <title>Introduction</title>
<sect1> <sect1>
<title>Pandora Administration</title> <title>Pandora Administration</title>
<para>The web console is the tool used to administrate Pandora. <para>
It is written in PHP and doesn't need any third party software The web console is the tool used to administrate
to work –neither FLASH, JAVA, nor ActiveX plug-ins. Pandora. It is written in PHP and doesn't need any
The Web console can be run over any web browser supporting HTML and third party software to work, neither FLASH, JAVA,
CSS (IE5+ or Mozilla 4+).</para> nor ActiveX plug-ins. The Web console can be run
over any web browser supporting HTML and CSS (IE5+
or Mozilla 4+).
</para>
<graphic fileref="images/image001.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/> <graphic fileref="images/image001.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/>
<para>
<para>Pandora administration is divided in the following main elements:</para> Pandora administration is divided in the following
main elements:
</para>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para>Pandora users</para> <para>Pandora users</para>

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-15"?> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<chapter> <chapter>
<title>Users</title> <title>Users</title>
<para>The definition of a user is based on the user's <para>
daily activity. One or more profiles can be assigned to a single user</para> The definition of a user is based on the user's daily
activity. One or more profiles can be assigned to a single
<para>A profile is a list of actions a user can or user
cannot perform on a given group, e.g. "view incidents", </para>
"database management", etc
</para> <para>
A profile is a list of actions a user can or cannot perform
<para>Each user is given a number of groups of agents on a given group, e.g. "view incidents", "database
he/she has permission to access, as well as the administrative profile management", etc
he/she will have in each group. Each user can belong to one or more </para>
groups, with an assigned profile for each of them.</para>
<para>
<para>Agent belongs to a group and only one, sharing Each user is given a number of groups of agents he/she has
the group with agents of similar characteristics. Groups also contain permission to access, as well as the administrative profile
incidents.</para> he/she will have in each group. Each user can belong to one
or more groups, with an assigned profile for each of
<para>Summarizing: User profiles in Pandora define which users can access them.
Pandora as well as what each user can do. Groups define elements in common </para>
among various users. Each user could be in one or more groups at any one
time. Each group has user profiles which are defined and attached to it. <para>
A profile is a list of things a user can do, such as view incidents, Agent belongs to a group and only one, sharing the group
manage database or other.</para> with agents of similar characteristics. Groups also contain
incidents.
<sect1> </para>
<title>Profile manager</title>
<para>
<para>Pandora's profile manager is used to assign specific profiles Summarizing: User profiles in Pandora define which users can
to each user. A hierarchy of users is so created, structured by the access Pandora as well as what each user can do. Groups
user's profile within the company. With this system different security define elements in common among various users. Each user
levels can be implemented: read-only users, agent group coordinators could be in one or more groups at any one time. Each group
or system administrators.</para> has user profiles which are defined and attached to it. A
profile is a list of things a user can do, such as view
<para>A profile is created from the Profile Manager tool in the incidents, manage database or other.
Administration menu. There are five predefined profiles:</para> </para>
<itemizedlist> <sect1>
<listitem> <title>Profile manager</title>
<para>Operator (Read)</para>
</listitem> <para>
<listitem> Pandora's profile manager is used to assign specific
<para>Operator (Write)</para> profiles to each user. A hierarchy of users is so created,
</listitem> structured by the user's profile within the company. With
<listitem> this system different security levels can be implemented:
<para>Chief Operator</para> read-only users, agent group coordinators or system
</listitem> administrators.
<listitem> </para>
<para>Group coordinator</para>
</listitem> <para>
<listitem> A profile is created from the Profile Manager tool in the
<para>Pandora Administrator</para> Administration menu. There are five predefined
</listitem> profiles:
</itemizedlist> </para>
<para>To create a new profile click on "Manage Profiles"&gt; <itemizedlist>
"Create Profile" in the Administration Menu</para> <listitem>
<para>Operator (Read)</para>
<graphic fileref="images/image002.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/> </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Any of the following roles can be assigned to a new profile:</para> <para>Operator (Write)</para>
</listitem>
<itemizedlist> <listitem>
<listitem> <para>Chief Operator</para>
<para>View incidents (IR)</para> </listitem>
</listitem> <listitem>
<listitem> <para>Group coordinator</para>
<para>Edit incidents (IW)</para> </listitem>
</listitem> <listitem>
<listitem> <para>Pandora Administrator</para>
<para>Manage incidents (IM)</para> </listitem>
</listitem> </itemizedlist>
<listitem> <para>
<para>View agents (AR). To view agents as well as the events To create a new profile click on "Manage Profiles" ->
generated by them</para> "Create Profile" in the Administration Menu
</listitem> </para>
<listitem> <graphic fileref="images/image002.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/>
<para>Edit agents (AW). To modify then agent's modules</para> <para>
</listitem> Any of the following roles can be assigned to a new profile:
<listitem> </para>
<para>Edit alerts (LW). To modify the alerts assigned to an agent</para> <itemizedlist>
</listitem> <listitem>
<listitem> <para>View incidents (IR)</para>
<para>Manage users (UM). To modify users and their roles</para> </listitem>
</listitem> <listitem>
<listitem> <para>Edit incidents (IW)</para>
<para>Manage DB (DM). To modify the configuration and data </listitem>
of the database (Global)</para> <listitem>
</listitem> <para>Manage incidents (IM)</para>
<listitem> </listitem>
<para>Manage alerts (LM). To define new alerts (Global)</para> <listitem>
</listitem> <para>View agents (AR). To view agents as well as the events
<listitem> generated by them</para>
<para>Manage Pandora (PM). To modify general system settings</para> </listitem>
</listitem> <listitem>
</itemizedlist> <para>Edit agents (AW). To modify then agent's modules</para>
</sect1> </listitem>
<sect1> <listitem>
<title>Adding a user</title> <para>Edit alerts (LW). To modify the alerts assigned to an agent</para>
</listitem>
<para>A user is added clicking on "Manage Users"&gt;"Create user" <listitem>
in the Administration Menu</para> <para>Manage users (UM). To modify users and their roles</para>
</listitem>
<para>To create a new user it is necessary to, at <listitem>
least, fill in the user ID, the password (twice) and Pandora's global profile.</para> <para>Manage DB (DM). To modify the configuration and data
of the database (Global)</para>
<para>A global profile for a user maybe Administrator or Standard User.</para> </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>A user with an "Administrator" profile will have the highest <para>Manage alerts (LM). To define new alerts (Global)</para>
security privileges in Pandora.</para> </listitem>
<listitem>
<graphic fileref="images/image003.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/> <para>Manage Pandora (PM). To modify general system settings</para>
</listitem>
<para>Profiles must be assigned for each of the groups a new </itemizedlist>
"standard" profile user can access, once the user is created </sect1>
and his configuration updated.</para>
<sect1>
<graphic fileref="images/image004.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/> <title>Adding a user</title>
<para>A user profile is deleted by clicking on the delete icon <para>
<graphic fileref="../../images/cancel.gif"/> on the right hand side A user is added clicking on "Manage Users"&gt;"Create user"
of the profile.</para> in the Administration Menu
</sect1> </para>
<sect1>
<title>Deleting a user</title> <para>
To create a new user it is necessary to, at least, fill in
<para>A user is deleted by clicking on the delete icon the user ID, the password (twice) and Pandora's global
<graphic fileref="../../images/cancel.gif"/> on the right hand profile.
side of the user. The list of users is accessed through the </para>
"Manage Users" option in the Administration menu.</para> <para>
A global profile for a user maybe Administrator or
<graphic fileref="images/image005.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/> Standard User.
</sect1> </para>
<sect1> <para>
<title>Statistics</title> A user with an "Administrator" profile will have the
highest security privileges in Pandora.
<para>The user activity statistics show a graph with the activity </para>
of the user, being the number of events the audit has generated <graphic fileref="images/image003.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/>
for each user. The number of events of <para>
a user usually reflects the user's activity.</para> Profiles must be assigned for each of the groups a new
"standard" profile user can access, once the user is
<para>Click on "View Users"&gt;"Statistics" in the Operation menu to show created and his configuration updated.
this graph:</para> </para>
<graphic fileref="images/image004.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/>
<graphic fileref="images/image006.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/> <para>
</sect1> A user profile is deleted by clicking on the delete icon
<sect1> <graphic fileref="../../images/cancel.gif"/> on the right
<title>Messages to users</title> hand side of the profile.
</para>
<para>To create a new message to other user, go to "Messages" section </sect1>
in the Operation menu. You can also read the received messages, <sect1>
but the sent messages are not stored.</para> <title>Deleting a user</title>
<sect2> <para>
<title>Messages to groups</title> A user is deleted by clicking on the delete icon <graphic
<para>From "Messages"&gt;"Messages to groups" section in the fileref="../../images/cancel.gif"/> on the right hand side
Operation menu you can send messages to groups of users. of the user. The list of users is accessed through the
The sent messages will not be stores.</para> "Manage Users" option in the Administration menu.
</sect2> <graphic fileref="images/image005.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/>
</sect1> </para>
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>Statistics</title>
<para>
The user activity statistics show a graph with the
activity of the user, being the number of events the audit
has generated for each user. The number of events of a
user usually reflects the user's activity.
</para>
<para>
Click on "View Users" -> "Statistics" in the Operation
menu to show this graph:
<graphic fileref="images/image006.png" valign="bottom" align="center"/> </para>
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>Messages to users</title>
<para>
To create a new message to other user, go to "Messages"
section in the Operation menu. You can also read the
received messages, but the sent messages are not stored.
</para>
<sect2>
<title>Messages to groups</title>
<para>
From "Messages" -> "Messages to groups" section in the
Operation menu you can send messages to groups of users.
The sent messages will not be stores.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
</chapter> </chapter>

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