Freedom2Roam - Creating a Group
To use the service, you will need to set up groups and define the locations that a group can access. A group should be used to contain all users who can access the same resources.
When you enter the interface, your Authority/Group will be displayed at the top and any schools you are an administrator for will appear below. The first time you use this interface, all fields will be blank and you will need to begin by creating a group.
Creating a group
To create a new group, enter a name for that group in the text box and click on Create. The name can be changed later if required.
This creates an empty group. Once you create one or more groups, they will be listed on the main screen in ascending Priority number. This is explained below in the Group properties section.
Group properties
Priority
When a group is created, it is assigned a priority level automatically. This automatically assigned priority number then needs to be manually changed to reflect the group's true priority.
The concept of prioritising groups is as follows:
- A group that has the greatest degree of access (ICT staff for example) should ideally have the most stringent security requirements for logging in. The group containing this level of users should then ideally be made the highest priority group with the most stringent login requirements (i.e. with an OTP tag).
- The next priority group should contain users who have slightly less access and/or a lower level of security required for logging in. Each subsequent group should contain users who have the same or lower security requirements.
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The highest priority is zero with each subsequent number having a lower priority.
- If all your users are placed only in a single group, the priority setting will not matter.
- This setting only becomes relevant when a user is a member of more than one group. For further details see setting the group authentication requirements.
Group ID
A Group ID is automatically given to each group that is created. The number itself is not relevant to your settings.
The only time the Group ID will be needed is if you are reporting a problem with the group to the Service Desk, in which case providing the Group ID number will allow the team to locate the correct group easily.
Changing the group name
The group name is for your own identification purposes only. It does not affect any settings.You can change the name of the group at any time by clicking the Edit Name link to the left of a group's name. You can then enter a new name in the white box and click Update on the left to save. If you decide not to keep your changes click Cancel.
You can change the group name as many times as you like. If you no longer need a particular group, it can be deleted by clicking on Del (Delete) to the left of the group number.
DNS Settings
The DNS settings box will always be visible. These settings apply to the entire school rather than any particular group. The DNS settings only need to be configured if you are going to need to enable the VPN for a user. If not, the DNS settings are not needed. Even for users with advanced networking enabled, local DNS settings are an option rather than a requirement. If you have multiple domains, please enter them all into the DNS suffix text box separated by commas. For details on how the DNS settings are used see the AnyConnect page.