Add a FactoryTalk user account

To create a user account that is separate from a user's
Windows
 account, add a
FactoryTalk Directory
 account.
FactoryTalk Directory
 accounts are managed by the
FactoryTalk
 Administrator and specify the account's identity, account policy, and group membership independent of the
Windows
 account settings.
Prerequisites
Obtain these permissions for the
Users
 folder in the
Explorer
 window:
  • Common > Create Children
  • Common > List Children
  • Common > Read
To add a user account
  1. In
    Explorer
    , expand
    System
     >
    Users
    .
  2. Right-click the
    Users
     folder, point to
    New
    , and then select
    User
    .
  3. In
    New
    FactoryTalk
     User
    , type a short name for the user in
    User Name
    , and the full name of the user in
    Full name
    .
  4. (optional) In
    Description
    , record information about the user, such as the user's position or phone number.
  5. (optional) In
    E-mail,
     add a single e-mail address. Some
    FactoryTalk
     products may send messages to this e-mail address.
  6. In
    Login method
     select how the user logs on to
    FactoryTalk
    .
    • Password
      . The user types the user name and password to logon.
    • Badge only
      . The user taps the badge on the card reader to logon.
    • Password and Badge
      . The user taps the badge on the card reader and types the username and password to logon.
      Badge logon is not supported on remote clients connecting via Remote Desktop Services. To log on using an RFID badge, connect an rf IDEAS card reader to the computer hosting the
      FactoryTalk Services Platform
      .
  7. If a password method was selected, in
    Password
    , type a password for the user account.
    Password Policy Settings
     in
    Security Policy Properties
     determine the requirements for a valid password.
    TIP:
    The maximum password length is 64 characters. However, the dialog box only displays 35 characters. Characters not shown are still included in the password.
  8. In
    Confirm
    , type the same password entered in the previous step.
  9. (optional) If a password method was selected for login, select the user's password validity settings:
    • User must change password at next logon
      • Select to force the user to change the account password at next system log on.
      • Clear to allow the user to keep the same password.
    • User cannot change password
      • Select to prevent the user from changing the account password.
      • Clear to allow the user to change the account password.
    • Password never expires
      • Select to allow the user to continue using the same password indefinitely.
      • Clear to require that the user change the account password at intervals specified by the security policy
        Password Policy Settings
        .
  10. In
    Badge ID
     type the identification number of the badge assigned to the user account.
    Select
    Scan
     and then tap the badge on the card reader to obtain the
    Badge ID
     value from the badge.
  11. Select
    OK
     to add the user to the
    FactoryTalk Directory
    .
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