Managing Zones

As a global administrator, you can create and manage zones and users across all zones from theSetup and Configuration page. You can access this page from the Manage Zones and Users button at the top right of the Automox console.

A zone is a collection of the devices of a company’s IT infrastructure. Users can be given a role to access a zone with certain permissions. These permissions are then only related to the devices in that zone. A user can therefore be assigned different permissions for different zones. (See Roles and Permissions.)

Viewing Zones

The Setup & Configuration page shows all available zones. The following information is available:

Zones Table Column	Description
Name	Name of the zone
Zone ID	This is the UUID associated with the zone
Legacy ID	This lists the integer associated with the organization (org ID)
Created	Time and date that the zone was created
Modified	Time and date when the zone was updated or changed
Created by	Email address of the user who created the zone
Users	Number of users added to the zone
Devices	Number of devices added to the zone
SAML	Shows if SAML is enabled or disabled for the user
Actions	Edit Zone

You can view the zone you are logged in to at the top right of the console. Use the drop-down menu to navigate between zones.

Adding Zones

You can configure zones based on the needs of your company’s IT structure.

Follow these steps to add a zone.

1. From the Setup & Configuration → Zonepage, click Add Zone.
2. On the Add Zone page, under Details enter a name for the zone. (Note: The maximum name length is 45 characters. See Naming rules below.)
3. (Optional) Enter the email address for the user you want to add. See Adding Users for details.
4. Select the role for the added user.
   Note: Global Administrators are automatically added to a new zone during setup.
5. Click Save.

Naming rules

• Maximum Length: The name must not exceed 45 characters.
• Allowed Characters:
  • Letters: Uppercase and lowercase (A-Z, a-z)
  • Digits: 0-9
  • Special Characters: Underscore (_), hyphen (-), pipe (|), comma (,), apostrophe ('), and space
• Prohibited Characters: Any character or symbol not listed above is not allowed.

Editing Zones

You can modify zones from the Edit Zone page.

Follow these steps to edit a zone.

1. Go to the Setup & Configuration → Zones page.
2. You can access the Edit Zone page in two ways:
   • Click the name of the zone you want to edit, or
   • Go to the Actions column and click Edit Zone. 

From the Edit Zone page you can manage users associated with the zone.

Go to the Users section to do the following:

• Add a user and assign a corresponding role
• Modify the role for an existing user
• Remove a user. Click the x next to the user to remove them from this zone.)

Related Topics

• Understanding Global Access Management
• Roles and Permissions
• Managing Users
• Global Session Expiration Settings