Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 179)

11 • Set up security
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2. In the Runtime Security editor, add FactoryTalk Security users or user groups to
FactoryTalk View, and assign login and logout macros and security codes to them.
3. In the Graphics editor, assign security codes to graphic displays that will have limited
access.
4. Provide users with a method for logging in and out.
5. If desired, prevent unauthorized users from stopping the application.
6. Set up policies for passwords and user accounts.
These steps are described in detail in the following sections.
You can also assign security to action groups, connections, and databases. These topics
are not discussed in this chapter. For information about these topics, see the FactoryTalk
Security help.
Create FactoryTalk Security users
You can set up users in FactoryTalk Security before you add them to the FactoryTalk
View Runtime Security editor.
FactoryTalk Security allows you to reference user accounts that have already been set up
in Windows. These are called Windows-linked users. The link symbol in the Explorer
window indicates that a user is a Windows-linked user.
To set up users
1. In the System folder, right-click Users, and then select New User or New Windows-
Linked User.
2. Specify the user name, password, and password options. For details, see Help.
3. To add users to a group, right-click the group and then select Properties. For details,
see Help.
To change user passwords
1. In the Users folder, right-click the user name, and then select Properties.
2. Click Reset Password. For details, see Help.
Users can change their password at run time using the Password button. For more
information, see page 17-10.
Users can also change their properties at run time using the Change User Properties
button. For more information, see page 17-22.