Linking Credentials to Computers

When you create a credential for a managed computer (a computer that EmpowerID inventories), you can link that credential to one or more computers. Once a computer credential is linked to a computer, users can request access to it using those credentials. All access occurs through RDP or SSH sessions via EmpowerID's Privileged Session Manager.

When a request for a computer credential is approved, users check out the credentials to initiate RDP (Windows) or SSH (Linux) sessions. Once their tasks on the computer are complete, they check in the credentials to end the session.

When the Default Access Duration in Minutes setting on the credential's policy is reached, EmpowerID automatically checks in the credentials and terminates the session. For more time, the user must request access again.

For information on linking one set of computer credentials to all computers in a managed domain, see Linking Credentials to Domains.

To make computers available for RDP sessions

From the navigation sidebar of the EmpowerID Web interface, expand Resources and click Computers.
On the Computer find page, click the computer you want to make available.
On the Computer Details page, click the Edit icon.
In edit mode, scroll to the bottom of the page and select the following check boxes:
- Allow Access Requests
- Allows RDP Connections
Click inside the RDP Gateway Server field and press Enter, then select the gateway server to use.
Click Save. The computer is now set up to allow RDP sessions.

To link credentials to managed computers

From the navigation sidebar of the EmpowerID Web interface, expand Resources and click Computers.
On the Computer find page, click the All Computer Credentials tab and search for the computer credential you want to link to a computer.
Click the Display Name link.
This directs you to the View One page for the credential. View One pages let you view information about a resource in EmpowerID and manage it as needed.
From the View One page, expand the Computers accordion and in the grid, click the Add Computer button.
In the dialog that appears, type the name of the computer in the Computer field and then click the tile for the computer to select it.
Click Save to save your selection and close the dialog.