Creating Windows NT Users

Windows NT Users are the users and user groups on your Windows network who have been granted permission to use specific Timbuktu Pro services on your computer. The Windows NT Users you create are similar to Registered Users, but—because they have already been authenticated by logging in to a secure Windows network—they do not need to use an additional password to access your computer.

If desired, you can require Windows NT Users to ask for permission after they have been authenticated but before they can connect to your computer.

Note: The NT Users tab appears in the Security dialog box only when you have privileges to read user/group settings from the operating system.

To grant access to a Windows NT User account

  1. From the Setup menu, choose Security.

  2. Click the NT Users tab.

  3. Click the Add button. The Add Users and Groups dialog box appears.

    Note: You can only select existing Windows users and groups. You cannot create new users or groups.

  4. Select a Windows domain from the List Names From drop-down list. This will list the users and groups in the selected domain.

  5. Select a user or group in the Names list and click Add to add it to the Add Names box.

    If you select a user group, you may also choose Members to list the users included in the group. You may then add individual members of that group, or add the entire group.

  6. Select the new user or group in the Add Names box and specify the services you wish to grant.

    Note: Services granted to all Guest Users in the Guests tab are automatically granted to all Windows NT Users as well. For example, if you grant the Observe service to Guest Users, you cannot deny this service to Windows NT Users.

  7. Check the Ask for Host Permission box if you want the option to reject connection attempts by the selected user or user group.

    This allows you additional security beyond Windows NT authentication. After the Windows NT User's identity is verified, the Ask for Permission dialog box will appear on your screen. You can click OK to accept the connection or Cancel to deny it.

    Use a Default To radio button to automatically accept or reject the connection when you are unable to answer the request within the time period specified in the Seconds box.

    If the Windows NT User attempts to access services you have granted to Guest Users, you will not be given the opportunity to reject the connection.

  8. Click OK to save and close the Add Users and Groups dialog box.

  9. Click OK to close the Security dialog box.