GE Industrial Solutions Entellisys System Administrator Manual - Manual (Page 13)

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4 Passwords
4.1 HMI permissions and passwords
The Entellisys HMI requires a login name and password. This login sets the permissible actions
for the session. Each user's permissions are programmable to provide flexibility. Only the
Administrator can set permissions, login names, and passwords.
CAUTION: Enabling Group Permissions for features that allow the changing of settings and/or
access to control functions must be restricted to accounts for qualified personnel only. As a
reminder, users with such privileges will be presented with the following screen upon initial login:
Figure 4-1 Initial login Caution screen
4.1.1 Setting HMI login permissions and passwords
A Group defines the permission categories for a type or group of users. By default,
Administrator, Operator, and Guest groups are defined with preset permissions as examples.
Additional groups may be created with programmable permissions.
Figure 4-2 Programmable permissions screen