RebelRAS
  1. Overview
  2. Adding a Connection
  3. Editing User Dial-up Permissions
  4. Viewing Status Information
  5. Starting and Stopping One or More Connections
  6. Editing a Connection
  7. Removing a Connection
  8. Forcing Users to Disconnect
  9. Troubleshooting

Editing User Dial-up Permissions

User dial-up permissions determine the users who can dial up to NetWinder using a RebelRAS connection. For each user, these permissions also determine the type of connection that's established between the remote location (that is, the user's computer) and NetWinder.

Choosing Users

As the administrator, you specify the users who can dial up to NetWinder. By default, only the OfficeServer administrator is permitted to dial up using a RebelRAS connection. This default is a security precaution to ensure that you specifically choose the users who are given dial-up access.

You can give as many users as you want permission to dial up using RebelRAS. Typically, you should give only a few users, including yourself (as the administrator) permission to dial up to NetWinder because RebelRAS is intended for use as a contingency method of accessing the network.

Specifying Connection Types

For each user who has permission to dial up, you also specify the type of connection between the remote location (that is, the user's computer) and NetWinder. You can specify one or both of the two connection types that are available:

Verifying User Dial-up Permissions

Users with dial-up permission can use any RebelRAS connection. You cannot limit users to specific connections. For this reason, you should verify the dial-up permissions every time that you add or edit a RebelRAS connection. This verification ensures that the existing permissions are appropriate for the new or edited connection. Similarly, you should verify the dial-up permissions when you add a user to the NetWinder. By default, a user has no dial-up permissions. Verifying the permissions when you add a user ensures that the permissions are always up-to-date for all users.

To give all users dial-up permission:

  1. Log in to NetWinder OfficeServer as the administrator, and click Options.
    The Installed Plug-ins page appears.
  2. Click RebelRAS in the list of installed plug-ins.
    The RebelRAS Status page appears.
  3. Click edit user dial-up permissions.
    The User Dial-Up Permissions page appears.
  4. In the Action column of the Connection Type table, do one of the following:
    You have now given all users the appropriate permissions to dial up using RebelRAS connections.

To give a specific user dial-up permission:

  1. Log in to NetWinder OfficeServer as the administrator, and click Options.
    The Installed Plug-ins page appears.
  2. Click RebelRAS in the list of installed plug-ins.
    The RebelRAS Status page appears.
  3. Click edit user dial-up permissions.
    The User Dial-Up Permissions page appears:
  4. In the Actions column of the Users Name table, do one of the following: You have now given a specific user the appropriate permissions to dial up using RebelRAS connections.