Single sign-on

When enabled, the single sign-on capability allows logging on just once, per directory, on a given computer. Once logged on, all participating

FactoryTalk

products that run in that directory on that computer automatically use those same security credentials. This allows working with multiple

Rockwell Automation

products simultaneously, without having to log on to each software product separately.

For example, single sign-on capability is enabled. Jane has a user account and logs on to

FactoryTalk Administration Console

with the username "Jane" and the password "robotics." Behind the scenes,

FactoryTalk Security

uses this same name and password to silently log Jane on to the

FactoryTalk Directory

. If Jane later starts

FactoryTalk View

, the system uses her security credentials and allows her to run the product without prompting her to log on again, even if she closed

FactoryTalk Administration Console

.

Closing

FactoryTalk Administration Console

or other

FactoryTalk

products does not log the user off from

FactoryTalk

. Consider this example:

Jane logs on to the

FactoryTalk Administration Console

with the username "Administrator" and later closes

FactoryTalk Administration Console

. While Jane is out for lunch, Joe uses Jane's computer to run

FactoryTalk View

. When he starts up the software, he is not prompted to log on, because Jane's "Administrator" account is still logged on to the

FactoryTalk

system. Joe now has Jane's "Administrator" security rights in every

FactoryTalk

product he runs, until the computer logs off

Windows

or until someone uses the Log On to

FactoryTalk

tool to log off "Administrator."

About how to disable single sign-on, see Disable single sign-on.