Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Metrics Line Edition Administrators Guide - Manual (Page 32)

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Adding FactoryTalk users
To create users who can access FactoryTalk Metrics, you must first create those users in
the FactoryTalk Directory. In the FactoryTalk Directory you can create either FactoryTalk
users or Windows-linked users. In the following steps you will create one FactoryTalk
user called FTAuthor to whom you will later grant privileges to configure FactoryTalk
Metrics.
To add users:
1. Launch the FactoryTalk Administration Console. Select Start > All Programs >
Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Administration Console.
2. Select the Network directory and click OK.
3. Double-click the Users and Groups folder to expand it.
4. Right-click the Users folder and select New.
5. Add a FactoryTalk user (for example, “FTAuthor”).
Configuring RSLinx Enterprise as the OPC Server
Configure RSLinx Enterprise as the OPC server. RSLinx Enterprise must be used as the
OPC server in order to use the FactoryTalk Metrics LE UDT in ControlLogix controllers
and the FactoryTalk Metrics LE Configuration Tool to configure FactoryTalk Metrics LE.
Other OPC servers may also be required if controllers other than ControlLogix are used as
sources for FactoryTalk Metrics LE data. When you installed RSLinx Enterprise, it
appeared in the FactoryTalk Administration Console.
C HECKING THE PROCESSOR CONNECTIONS
1. Click the Communications tab at the bottom of the FactoryTalk Administration
Console.
2. Verify the connection to the processors. Drivers and/or devices may need to be added
to access the appropriate processors.
A Windows-linked user is validated by Windows. If applicable, use Windows-linked group
accounts rather than Windows-linked user accounts. This simplifies the process if you ever
move your software to a different domain. You cannot move individual Windows-linked user
accounts from one domain to another. You can move Windows-linked group accounts to a
new domain, while retaining all of the security permissions for the group. If you change the
domain an individual Windows-linked user account belongs to, you must delete the old
account, create the new account, and then recreate all of the security permissions for the
new account.
To set up the security policy according to the customer’s needs, refer to the FactoryTalk
Security Quick Start Guide.
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