FAQ: What is a User? How can I add a User to my account?

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Only LogMeIn Central users with User management permission can add users.

In LogMeIn Central, go to the Users page.
Click Add Users. The Invite user to access your computers page is displayed.
Enter the Email address of each user you want to invite; one address per line, up to a maximum of 100. The address will be used to log in at LogMeIn.com.
Tip: Anyone with an email address can be added as a user. A LogMeIn account is not required in advance.
Optionally, add the new users to a User Group.
Select Grant All Permissions to enable all user permissions and allow access to all computers in the account.

Set permissions relating to LogMeIn Central.

Permission	Description
Enable LogMeIn Central	When selected, users will always work in the LogMeIn Central interface. Otherwise, users will always work in the simple LogMeIn web interface.
Reports	Allow users to view LogMeIn Central reports. To view Hamachi reports, users must also have the following permission: Access networks in the account.
Alert management	Allow users to create and manage alerts.
Configuration management	Allow users to create host preference packages.
Computer group management	Allow users to create and manage groups of computers.
View inventory data	Allow users to view inventory reports. Users must also have the following permissions:Reports and Alert Management.
Inventory management	Allow users to enable/disable inventory data collection for Pro Windows hosts in this account. Only valid for users with access to all computers in the account.
Create and modify One2Many tasks	Allow users to create and modify One2Many tasks.
Run One2Many tasks	Allow users to run One2Many tasks.
Edit Subscription Groups	Allow users to manage subscription groups as part of the deployment process.

Set permissions that have partial functionality without LogMeIn Central.

Permission	Description
User management	Allow users to edit and delete users in this account. To add users, users must also have the following permission: Enable LogMeIn Central.
Login credentials can be saved	Allow users to enable the Remember Login Credentials option on the Account > Security page, which allows users to save host login credentials when connecting to a LogMeIn host.
Create desktop shortcut	Allow users to create desktop shortcuts for quick access to LogMeIn Pro hosts.
Deployment	Allow users to install LogMeIn host software and LogMeIn Backup. To generate Installation Links, users must also have the following permission: Enable LogMeIn Central. To deploy Hamachi networks, users must also have the following permission: Network and Client Management.
Edit Subscription Groups	Allow users to manage subscription groups as part of the deployment process.
Update Management	Allow users to manage Windows and Microsoft updates. To manage updates on multiple computers, users must also have the following permission: Enable LogMeIn Central.
Enable account-level security features	Allow users to edit security settings on the account email address > Account > Security tab.

Set the groups and computers that users can access.

Permission	Description
Group settings apply	Allow users to access all computers made available to members of the assigned User Group.
Access all computers in the account	Allow users to access all computers in the account.
Specify the groups and computers the selected user can access	Select an entire group by selecting the box next to the name in the left pane. Important: Computers can be reassigned, or moved, from one group to another. If moved, a computer may become inaccessible to some users.

Set Network (Hamachi) permissions.
Click Send Invitation. You can view the invitation email by clicking Preview Invitation Email.
The invited users must open the invitation and click the invitation link. Any invitee who is not yet a LogMeIn user will be prompted to create a LogMeIn account. Any invitee who is already a LogMeIn user will have a new profile added to his existing LogMeIn account: User of [your "Company Name"].

Once the user has accepted the invitation, the following security permissions become available at the bottom of the page.

Option	Description
Emailed security code	Require users to enter a security code when accessing the profile `User of [your "Company Name"]`. LogMeIn sends the code via email to the specified address. Each code can be used only once.
Printed security code	Require users to enter a security code from a printed list when accessing the profile `User of [your "Company Name"]`. LogMeIn generates a list of one-time security codes for printing. Each time a user accesses the profile, he will be prompted to enter a code from the printed list. The user will be able to generate a new list of codes on the Account > Security tab.

Last Updated: 3/5/2013 2:44 PM