Rockwell Automation 2711PC-xxxx PanelView Plus 6 Compact Terminals User Manual - Manual (Page 44)

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Chapter 3 Configuration Mode
Set a Desktop Password
Follow these steps to set a new password.
1. Press Set Password from Desktop Access Management.
2. Press Set Password and enter an 8- to 20-character password, then press
Enter.
3. Press Set Challenge and enter a question that you must correctly respond
to before changing the password with the Reset Password button.
4. Press Set Response to enter the response to the challenge question, then
press Enter.
5. Press OK.
The Desktop Access Management dialog box shows that a password and
challenge question are set.
6. Press OK to return to Terminal Settings.
IMPORTANT If you disallow or restrict access to the desktop, you are required to set a
password along with a challenge question.
TIP You must correctly enter this password before accessing the desktop.
IMPORTANT Secure your password and challenge question for future use. To clear and reset
the password, you must correctly respond to the challenge question. If you
forget the response, the only way to clear the password is to restore the factory
default settings on the terminal. Refer to
Maintenance Operations on page 151
for details on how to restore factory defaults.