Set Up a Firewall Administrative Account and Assign CLI Privileges

1. Configure an Admin Role profile.
   1. Select DeviceAdmin Roles and then click Add.
   2. Enter a Name to identify the role.
   3. For the scope of the Role, select Device or Virtual System.
   4. Define access to the Command Line:
      • Device role—superuser, superreader, deviceadmin, devicereader, or None.
      • Virtual System role—vsysadmin, vsysreader, or None.
   5. Click OK to save the profile.
2. Configure an administrator account.
   1. Select Device > Administrators and click Add.
   2. Enter a user Name. If you will use local database authentication, this must match the name of a user account in the local database.
   3. If you configured an Authentication Profile or authentication sequence for the user, select it in the drop-down. If you select None, you must enter a Password and Confirm Password.
   4. If you configured a custom role for the user, set the Administrator Type to Role Based and select the Admin Role Profile. Otherwise, set the Administrator Type to Dynamic and select a dynamic role.
   5. Click OK and Commit.