Configuring access permissions

Access permissions are controlled by creating rules. These are sets of permitted products and borrowing times allowed, that apply to specific clients or groups of clients, or to computers. By default, all clients are granted access; rules set exceptions, but this setting can be reversed if needed.

The Access Permissions dialog box opens, listing permissions rules for groups of users. Rules are sets of allowed and/or reserved products that apply to specific users or computers.

Parameter	Description
Rules	Click to open the Rules menu
Add Rule	Opens the Add/Edit Rule dialog box, to add a rule to the permissions rules
Edit Rule	Opens the Add/Edit Rule dialog box, to edit the currently selected rule
Delete Rule	Deletes the currently selected rule
Rules list	Lists the existing permissions rules
Max borrow days	Sets the maximum number of days that a module can be borrowed by any user, as permitted by the license file. See Borrowing a license. Set the number of days to 0 (zero) to prevent any license borrowing.
Allow/Deny access for users who are not on the list	By default, all users are granted access to the licenses, and the rules are set up for exceptions only; in this situation, Allow is selected. However, select Deny to enforce the reverse situation, where all users are denied access to the licenses, unless they have been given access by a rule.

2. Set up the permissions rules for groups of users by selecting Add Rule from the Rules menu at the top of the dialog box, or right-click in the rules area and select Add Rule from the context menu.

Parameter	Description
Rule name	Provide a name for the rule; this appears in the Access permissions list of rules
Type	Select how to define the users for the rule: User names, Computer names, or IP addresses (see Server syntax)
Users	Displays the list of users or computer names retrieved from the server’s usage history, with the most recent users appearing first. (IP addresses are not available from the logs, so they do not display.) Select a user name or computer name from the list to create a rule that applies to that selection, and click Add to send it to the Users list. You can also enter a user name, computer name, or IP address, and then click Add to add it to the list. Spaces are not permitted in a name.
Users list	Lists the users that have been added to the group. To remove a user, select the item from the Users list and click Remove.
Max instances of Vectorworks	Sets the number of Vectorworks instances that can be running per user; normally this value is 1
Allowed products	Specifies the products that the users in the list are allowed to launch
All/None	Quickly selects all of the products, or none of the products
Reserved products	Reserves products from the license pool only for the users in the list; only those specific users are granted access to the reserved product licenses. If this type of rule has several users, they will share the reserved seat.
All/None	Quickly selects all of the products, or none of the products

4. “Users” can represent user names, computer names, or IP addresses. A group consists of a list of users. Define the needed rules for groups of users; for example, certain groups may only be permitted to use the Architect and Fundamentals products, while other users can only use Landmark and Fundamentals. If no products are selected, the users in the list cannot connect to the server at all. Licenses can also be reserved for groups of users. Each of these situations requires an individual rule for each group. Users in rules must be unique (the same user cannot have two different rules).

6. To edit an existing rule, select it and then select Edit Rule from the Rules menu at the top of the dialog box, or double-click on the rule, or right-click on the rule and select Edit Rule from the context menu.

7. To delete an existing rule, select it and then select Delete Rule from the Rules menu at the top of the dialog box, or right-click on the rule and select Delete Rule from the context menu.