Secure RSLogix 5000 devices

RSLogix 5000
 devices obtain their security permissions only from logical names. A
RSLogix 5000
 device does not obtain security permissions from its position in the path through the Networks and Devices tree (network relative path). However, a
RSLogix 5000
 device can inherit security settings from the Networks and Devices node itself.
RSLogix 5000
 devices cannot, however, inherit security settings from any level
between
the Networks and Devices node and the device itself. Although assigning security settings inside the Networks and Devices tree is possible, the settings are ignored by any
RSLogix 5000
 devices.
To secure
RSLogix 5000
 devices
  • Map device names to logical names. Because
    RSLogix 5000
     controllers are identified by built-in device names, and not by network relative paths, map each device name to a logical name before configuring security. Assign security to a logical name in order to secure a
    RSLogix 5000
     device. If defining security settings for a
    RSLogix 5000
     device in the Networks and Devices tree and the device has no logical name associated with it, the security settings are ignored.
    Map device names to logical names two ways:
    1. In the Networks and Devices tree
      . Use this option security settings were not imported from RSSecurity Server, and the device appears in the Networks and Devices tree.
    2. In the Resource Editor
      . Use this option if security settings were imported from RSSecurity Server and the
      RSLogix 5000
       device does not appear in the Networks and Devices tree.
  • Assign security permissions directly to a
    RSLogix 5000
     device in the Networks and Devices tree after mapping the device manually to its corresponding logical name. In this case, any changes made to security settings for the
    RSLogix 5000
     device are automatically made to its corresponding logical name. If the logical name is undefined later, two sets of security settings for the device may exist: one set that is specific to the device in the Networks and Devices tree (this set is ignored by a
    RSLogix 5000
     device), and one set that is specific to the logical name (this set is used by a
    RSLogix 5000
     device).
  • To make a
    RSLogix 5000
     device inherit its security permissions from an application or area, add the device to a resource grouping by assigning the logical name to an application or area. This makes the logical name inherit its security permissions from the application or area rather than from the Networks and Devices tree, the System folder, and then the network or local
    FactoryTalk Directory
    .
If security settings were not imported and the device does not appear in the Networks and Devices tree, the device is not accessible to the computer.
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