User groups, rights, and permissions

FactoryTalk® Services Platform
 includes built-in security groups to define rights and permissions for users.
FactoryTalk Policy Manager
 user groups can have these rights and permissions:
Right
Group
Permissions
View
  • Administrator
  • Engineers
  • Maintenance
  • View the security policy model; including the configuration of zones, devices, and conduits.
  • View Settings.
  • Display the Error pane.
  • Display the Results pane.
  • Deploy the security policy model.
  • Replace a device.
Edit
  • Administrator
  • Edit Settings.
  • Add, edit, and delete zones.
  • Add, edit, and delete conduits.
  • Discover, add, edit, and delete devices.
  • Add and configure Ethernet ports.
  • Add, configure, and delete trusted IP ranges.
  • Deploy security policy models.
Deploy
  • Administrator
  • Engineers
  • Maintenance
  • Deploy security policy models.
  • Replace a device.
Validate
Validate
CIP Security
 and
OPC UA
:
  • Administrator
  • Engineers
  • Maintenance
Validate redundancy:
  • Administrator
  • Validate security policy models.
TIP:
If you are logged on as an administrator, but
FactoryTalk Policy Manager
 is in the read-only mode, verify that:
  • The
    FactoryTalk Directory
     services are running.
  • The computer is connected to the
    FactoryTalk Directory
    .
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