Adding groups - User Guide - Micetro - 25.2.0

Micetro Admin Guide
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Product name
Micetro
Version
25.2.0

With Micetro, you have the option to add either:

  • A Micetro group — authenticated and managed through Micetro only

  • An external group — authenticated and managed through an external source, e.g., Active Directory, LDAP, Okta, Entra ID, or RADIUS

Adding a new group

To add a new local group to Micetro:

  1. Navigate to Admin > Configuration > Access management and select Groups in the left sidebar.
  2. Select Add in the task bar.
  3. Use the dropdown to select Micetro group.
  4. In the dialog, configure the group:

    • Group name
      The name for the group
    • Description field
      (Optional) A description of the group's function
    • External ID
      An external ID string to associate with the group. When provided, this group name will be matched with groups defined in the external authentication source. For more information on how this works, refer to External authentication.
  5. On the Roles tab, select the roles that members of this group will automatically be assigned to.
  6. On the Users tab, select the users you want to add to this group.
    Note: Users can be added or removed at any time.
  7. Select Create.

Adding an external group

You can add external groups, such as those managed in Active Directory, to Micetro.

To add an external group:

  1. Navigate to AdminConfiguration > Access management and select Groups in the left sidebar.
  2. Select Add in the task bar.
  3. In the dropdown, select the group type for your external authentication source.
  4. In the dialog, configure the group:
    • Group name must match the name in the external authentication. Refer to External authentication.
    • Description — (Optional) A description of the group’s function.
    • External ID — Enter an external ID string to associate with the group. When provided this group name will be matched against groups defined in the external authentication source. For more information how on this works, refer to External authentication.
  5. On the Roles tab, select any roles that members of this group will be automatically assigned to.
    Note: When adding a group to Micetro, external groups do not have a dedicated Users tab. After the external group is added to Micetro, it will not contain users. Users are only added to the external group after their first login.
  6. Select Add.

For more information about Active Directory and external authentication, refer to AD sites and subnets and External authentication.