Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre Installation Guide 5.0 - Manual (Page 73)

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Configuring FactoryTalk AssetCentre
Configuring for client access to the server
For clients to be able to access the FactoryTalk AssetCentre server, the FactoryTalk
Directory and FactoryTalk Security must be configured to give clients access. To
configure access, you will need to use the FactoryTalk Administration Console.
The FactoryTalk Directory uses two factors to determine who should have access to any
given function:
 The user’s account, which can either be a FactoryTalk Directory account or a
Windows domain account. This identifies the user.
 The computer from which the user is accessing the FactoryTalk Directory. This
allows you to limit which computers can access the directory, and also allows you to
determine whether certain functions can or cannot be performed from a given
computer. For example, you can configure the FactoryTalk Directory to give access to
a user from her or his own computer but not from another computer.
At a minimum, you must add the FactoryTalk AssetCentre users and their computers to
the FactoryTalk Directory, and you must configure access privileges for FactoryTalk
AssetCentre in the FactoryTalk Directory.
Adding users to the FactoryTalk Directory
A user must have a FactoryTalk Directory user account in order to use FactoryTalk
AssetCentre.
By default, all members of the Administrators group on the computers on which you
installed the FactoryTalk Services Platform were added to the Administrators group in the
FactoryTalk Directory. Also, any rights that you assign to a Windows User Group are
assigned to all members of that group.
To add a user to the FactoryTalk Directory:
1. Start the FactoryTalk Administration Console (click Start > All Programs >
Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Administration Console).
2. Log on to the Network directory using a FactoryTalk Administrator account.
This section contains only basic instructions for using the FactoryTalk Directory and FactoryTalk
Security. For background information and information regarding more advanced procedures,
please see the online help for the FactoryTalk Administration Console.
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