User Roles

A user role is created to limit user access or to allow a user to log in with nonstandard client devices.
Complete the following steps to create a user role.
  1. From the main menu, click Security > Access Control > Users & Roles > User Roles. The User Roles tab is displayed.

    User Roles Tab

  2. Click Create.
    This displays the Create User Role page.

    Creating User Role

  3. Complete the following fields:
    • Role Name: Enter a name for the user role.
    • Description: Enter a description for the user role.
    • Firewall Profile: Select a firewall profile from the list or click the icon to create a firewall profile. Refer to Managing a Firewall Profile.
      Note: Click the icon to modify the selected firewall profile.
    • Access VLAN: In the VLAN ID field, enter a valid VLAN ID or set Enable VLAN Pooling to ON and select the VLAN ID from the list, or click the icon to create a VLAN pooling profile. Refer to the RUCKUS SmartZone Network Administration Guide.
      Note: Click the icon to modify the selected VLAN pooling profile.
    • Time Schedule Policy: Select either the Allow All or Allow Specific options. By default, Allow All is selected.

      If you select the Allow Specific option, you can click and drag the Time scale to choose specific times and dates to schedule the policy.

      Allow Specific Options

  4. Click OK.
Note: You can also edit, clone, and delete user roles by selecting the Configure, Clone, and Delete options respectively, from the User Roles tab.
Parent topic: Users and Roles