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Creating an Edge user

Use Control Center to create an Edge user and assign a role to the user. You must have a user with Edge User Write/Read role assignment to provision and manage services within the Lumen® Edge Service Manager. You determine the user permissions during the user creation process. Here is a summary of the steps to create an Edge user in Control Center.

Step 1: Create a user with access to the Edge Service Manager

Refer to Creating a new Control Center user to create an Edge user in Control Center with access to the Edge Service Manager, set the username for a new user account, and assign a role to the user. The selections made when creating a user determine access to the Edge Service Manager.

Note: To add Edge Service Manager access to a user, select one of the following options in the Permissions section during account setup:
  

  • Edge User Write provides full access to all features available in the Edge Service Manager. For example, you can provision instances and manage networks.

  • Edge User Read provides view‑only access in the Edge Service Manager. For example, you can view metrics and information about instances.

 

Refer to Understanding the Edge Service Manager roles and user management for detailed information on each role.

After you complete the process to create a user, Control Center sends two emails to the new user:

  • Control Center: Username is the first email that contains the username.
  • Your temporary Control Center password is the second email that contains the temporary password and the URL to sign in to Control Center.


Refer to Registering for an Edge Service Manager account for detailed information about the emails.

After you receive the username and temporary password emails, complete step 2.

Step 2: Sign in to Control Center for the first time and setting up the new account

A system administrator creates a user in Control Center. A user, then, signs in to Control Center using the username and temporary password emailed to them, to complete the setup as defined in Signing in to Control Center for the first time. This article describes how to accept the terms and conditions, create a new password, and set up security questions. After the account setup is complete, the Control Center homepage appears. To navigate to the Edge Service Manager from Control Center, complete step 3.

Step 3: Access the Edge Service Manager from Control Center

A user accesses the Edge Service Manager from the Control Center homepage. Use the left-navigation tabs, click Services, click Edge Bare Metal (in the Edge Services box) or click Edge Services (in the Service Management box). Refer to Signing in to the Edge Service Manager for detailed information about signing in to the Edge Service Manager to provision and manage Edge services.