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(admin/admin).
If the module was configured for FactoryTalk Security, clicking [Reset Security] will
result in the following:
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Data Collection stops immediately.
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The module is shut down and restarted using Native security.
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The administrative piadmin user and users that were created in Native security
mode are retained.
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The piadmin user password is set to blank.
If the module was configured for Native security, clicking [Reset Security] will reset
the piadmin user password to blank and prompt the user to log into the FactoryTalk
Historian ME web interface.
Resetting Native security does not require rebooting the module.
Resetting the Web Diagnostics Password
If you forget your web diagnostics password, you may wish to reset it. To reset the
web diagnostics password to the default (admin/admin), click [Reset Web
If you click [Restore Defaults] or [Reset Security] from the AOP, then the FactoryTalk
Historian ME module goes into a pending state that blocks you from restoring the
defaults, resetting security, or rebooting the module from either the AOP or the web
interface before one of the following occurs: the five (5) minute window expires, the
module is physically reset in the chassis, or you power-cycle the module. If you attempt
to reset security from the web interface during that interval, the following informational
message appears telling you that that action is not allowed.
For more information about the AOP, please see the associated documentation.