Rockwell Automation 1756-HIST2G Historian ME 2.1 - Manual (Page 173)

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7. Click [Back] to return to the User Management page.
Resetting Default Admin Password
If the default administrator (piadmin) password is lost or forgotten, and you cannot
make administrator level changes to FactoryTalk Historian ME, you must reset the
piadmin user password and security settings.
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On the web interface, go to on the Restore Defaults page located under the
Advanced
tab and press [Security Reset].
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In RSLogix 5000, go to the module properties in AOP. In the Configuration tab,
press [Security Reset].
You can now access default administrator functions. The default password for the
piadmin user is null. It is important to change the default piadmin password after you
log in.
Understanding User Privileges
The following table displays the privileges for user groups in FactoryTalk Historian
ME. The FactoryTalk Historian Security groups are managed through FactoryTalk
Services Platform (Administration Console) and FactoryTalk Directory server.
The piadmin group is the default administrative group for FactoryTalk Historian ME.
All other groups created through the Group Management page are piuser groups.
See “Using the AOP Module Properties Configuration Tab” for more information.
See “Using FactoryTalk Directory Server” for more information.