Manage logical names

Starting from version 2.10,

FactoryTalk Services Platform

supports Logical Names. A logical name is an alias that identifies a control network or device. Use a logical name to provide a shorter or more intuitive name to identify a device, instead of using its network relative path. Logical names also change the way devices inherit security permissions. Control devices with identical logical names share security permissions across different control networks and across different computers, without requiring identical driver names or relying on identical network paths.

Define logical names in

FactoryTalk Administration Console

before configuring security for ControlLogix controllers in RSLogix 5000 version 12.00 or later. For all other types of control hardware, choose whether to associate security settings with logical names or with network relative paths.

A logical name can be part of a resource grouping assigned to an area or application. If a logical name is assigned to an area, it inherits the security permissions of the area. Using logical names to secure resources will increase the size of the cache that must synchronize between the FactoryTalk Directory server and each FactoryTalk Directory client.