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SessionGuardian Admin Console Overview

The SessionGuardian Admin Console lets you:

  • Configure global settings for the SessionGuardian solution

  • Create and manage admin user accounts

  • Create and manage end user profiles

  • Organize end users and apply security controls using:

    • Security Groups

    • Projects

    • Instances

  • View a dashboard summarizing end user profile status

  • Generate audit reports on user activity

  • Review all user activity logs

How to access the Admin Console

To access the Admin Console: 

  • You must have a Super Admin, Admin, or Console User account 

  • A Super Admin must send you an invitation

During deployment, the SessionGuardian Operations Team creates the first Super Admin account. This account can create and invite more users. Instructions for adding users are in the Onboarding and Managing Admin Console Users section.

Steps to activate an Admin account

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How to activate your account

    Note

    Have an authenticator app ready before activating your console user account.

    Also, have your username and password ready to log in at the SessionGuardian login page.

    1. Email invitation:

      • Open the invitation email and click the Register link to open the Admin Console.

    2. Confirm account information:

      • Verify the information on the Confirm Account page.

      • Note your username, which may differ from your email.

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    3. Create a password:

      • Follow the instructions to set a password that meets security requirements.

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    4. Set up multi-factor authentication (MFA):

      • Use an authenticator app like SecureAuth Authenticate, Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, or Duo.

      • Scan the QR code or enter the secret key to configure the app.

      • Enter the one-time code from the authenticator app to verify.

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    5. Login:

      • Use your username, password, and MFA code to log in to the Admin Console.

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    Features in the main menu

    The following sections/configurations of the SessionGuardian console can be accessed from the main menu.

    • Users – Manage individual user profiles and their security settings

    • Dashboard – View the status of all user profiles

    • Projects – Group and label user profiles

    • Security Groups – Apply uniform security settings to user groups

    • Instances – Define and label VDI environments, desktops (Windows), and web resources (web applications) for user profiles

    • Admin Users – Manage admin, super admin, and read-only user accounts

    • Roles – Create custom roles with specific permissions in the Admin Console

    • Reports – Generate reports on user activity

    • Change History – View an audit trail of changes in the Admin Console

    • Logs – Review security and activity logs

    • Configurations – Set application-level and global security settings

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