A user is an individual to whom you provide resources. You provide access to users for specific BIG-IQ^® system functionality through authentication. You can associate a user with a specific role, or associate a user with a user group and then associate the group with a role.

A role is defined by its specific privileges.

A user group is a group of individuals who have access to the same resources. When you associate a role with a user or user group, that user or user group is granted all of the role's corresponding privileges.

1. At the top of the screen, click System.
2. On the left, click USER MANAGEMENT > Users .
3. Click the Add button.
4. In the User Name field, type the user name for this new user.
5. In the Full Name field, type a name to identify this user.
   The full name can contain a combination of symbols, letters, numbers and spaces.
6. In the Password and Confirm Password fields, type the password for this new locally-authenticated user.
   You can change the password any time.
7. To associate this user with an existing user group, select the group from the User Groups list.
   To associate the user with additional groups, click the plus [+] icon and select another group.
8. From the User Roles list, select a user role to associate with this user.
   Each role has a set of unique privileges.
   To associate the user with additional roles, click the plus [+] icon and select another role.
9. Click the Save & Close button at the bottom of the screen.

1. Log in to F5^® BIG-IQ^® Centralized Management with your user name and password.
2. At the top of the screen, click System.
3. At the left, click USER MANAGEMENT > User Groups .
   The User Groups screen opens.
4. Click Add.
5. In the Name field, type a name for this new user group.
6. From the Auth Provider list, select local (Local).
7. From the Users list, select a user to add to this group.
   To add additional users, click the plus [+] icon.
8. From the User Roles list, select a user role to give its associated system access to this user group.
   To add additional roles, click the plus [+] icon.
9. Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen.

The table lists standard BIG-IQ^® system user roles you might need to assign to your users, depending on their responsibilities in working with Access.