Set login method for a FactoryTalk user account

When creating a
FactoryTalk
 user account, specify user account login options, including whether the user can login using a badge, login using a password, or login using a badge and a password. If a login option includes as password, also define settings for the password validity.
For a
FactoryTalk
 user account, select
User Properties
 to set password validity. To set password validity for a
Windows
-linked user account, use
Windows
.
To set login options for a
FactoryTalk
 user account
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , expand
    System
     >
    Users.
    Right-click the user account, and select
    Properties
    .
  2. 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 then types the username and password to logon.
      IMPORTANT:
      Please be aware that selecting
      Badge Only
       as system login method allows access to the system without authenticating the native FactoryTalk user. The system grants access solely on the identity of the badge. To maintain a strong security posture, we recommend that you can select
      Password and Badge
       as the system login method to provide passwords in addition to presenting the badge. The
      Badge Only
       system login method cannot be used with Windows-linked users.
  3. (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
        .
  4. 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.
  5. Select
    OK.
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