Manage computers

Use
FactoryTalk Administration Console
 to manage the computer accounts in a
FactoryTalk
 network directory. The
FactoryTalk
 local directory does not make use of computer accounts because all activity on the directory is restricted to the local computer. For more information about the naming conventions for computers, see New computer in
FactoryTalk Services Platform
 Help
.
TIP:
Starting from version 6.31.00, FactoryTalk Services Platform provides Historical Usage to manage computers in the FactoryTalk system.
Tasks related to managing computers:
  • View computers' historical usage of the FactoryTalk system
  • Add group memberships
  • Remove group memberships
  • Change the name of a client computer
  • Change the name of a server computer
  • Set the override directory cache policies
  • Override the enable syslog system policy
    IMPORTANT:
    Managing computers requires explicit permissions. To verify permissions, in
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , expand
    System
    , then right-click
    Computers and Groups
     and select
    Security.
     Confirm the permissions listed in the prerequisites for the task are present with the logged in user account.
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