.. _management-restriction:

Restrict administrator privileges
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You can limit the privileges of administrators, to specific views, devices, and capabilities.

#. For **Node Management Scope**, Restriction by specifying node groups, network sensors, and node types
#. For **Node Management Task**, restrict the types of operations that can be performed on the Node Management screen
#. For **Node Management View**, restrict the selectable views on the Node Management screen
#. For **Node Management Tab**,  restrict the selectable details tabs of a node 
#. For **User Management Scope**, restrict departments that the admin can perform user management on
#. For **User Management Task**, Restrict the types of actions that can be performed on the User Management screen
#. For **Log Scope**, Limit available Log filters in the LOG menu
#. For **Disabling File Export**, Restrict File (Excel) Export Functions
#. For **Dashboard Widget**, Restrict Dashboard widget features

Create network sensor individual administrator accounts
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Set permissions to manage only nodes under a specified network sensor by specifying the network sensor managed by the administrator.
    - This setting is recommended for use with :ref:`admin-account-adminrole`.

#. Create an administrator account.
#. Select the administrator account you created.
#. Go to the Set Management Rstrictions topic.
#. **Node Management Scope** : Select Administration Sensor, click Assign button to assign Network Sensor
#. **Node Management View** : Select a Node View and drag it to the right
#. Click the Modify button at the bottom
#. Log in with the account you created to verify that only the nodes on the specified network sensor are visible on the Manage Nodes screen.