Windows-linked User Properties

How do I open
Windows
-linked User Properties?
In the
Explorer
 window, expand
System
 >
Users and Groups
 >
Users
, right-click the
Windows
-linked user account you want to view or edit, and click
Properties.
Use
Windows
-linked User Properties
 to view these
Windows
-linked user account properties:
  • the name of the user account
  • the user's full name
  • a description of the user
To modify these properties, edit the user account in
Windows
. Modifying the properties in the
General
 tab is not possible. Modify the groups to which the
Windows
-linked user account belongs in the
Group Membership
 tab.
Setting
Description
User name
A short name for the user (for example,
cjenkins)
.
Full name
The full name of the user (for example,
Chris Jenkins
).
Description
(Optional) A description of the user account.
E-mail
The email address, if any, that is associated with this
Windows
 domain account. To change the email address, go to
Active Directory Users and Computers
 in
Windows
.
Associating an email address with a
Windows
-linked account whose
Windows
 account is not a member of a domain is not possible, for example, Workgroup accounts, or
Windows
 accounts on the local computer.
Some
FactoryTalk
-enabled products can send messages or notifications to an email address. For details, see the documentation supplied with the
FactoryTalk
-enabled product.
Login method
Select how the user account logs in to
FactoryTalk
. Options are:
  • Password
    . The user needs to type a username and password to log on.
  • Password and Badge
    . The user needs to tap the badge on the card reader and type the username and password to log on.
Note
 that reset password after switching the login method. Otherwise, the user may not be able to log on.
Password
Settings in this area apply to the password login method.
Password
Type a password for the user account. The field is displayed when a
FactoryTalk
 user is added.
Confirm
Type the same password typed in
Password
. The field is displayed when a
FactoryTalk
 user is added.
User must change password at next logon
When selected, forces the user to change the account password at next log on. Clear to allow the user to keep the same password.
User cannot change password
Select to prevent account password changes. Clear to allow account password changes.
Password never expires
Select to allow the user to keep the same password indefinitely. Clear to require that the user change the account password at intervals specified by the security policy.
Badge
Settings in this area apply to the badge login method.
Badge ID
Type the identification number associated with the badge assigned to the user account.
Scan
Uses the local card reader to obtain the Badge ID from the badge.
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