Items in the Log On to FactoryTalk dialog

How do I open Log On to
FactoryTalk
?
  • From the Rockwell Software menu, click
    FactoryTalk
     Tools
     >
    Log On to FactoryTalk
    .
Use
Log On to FactoryTalk
 to log on or log off the network directory or the local directory, view current logon and network status information, change the password, or log on as a different user. If unable to log on to a particular directory, verify that the user account has permissions to that directory.
Setting
Description
Directory
  • Select
    Network
     to log on to the network
    FactoryTalk Directory
     and access distributed applications.
  • Select
    Local
     to access local applications on the local
    FactoryTalk Directory
    .
Logon Information
Describes the current user, which directory the user is logged on to, and the date the user logged on
FactoryTalk
.
Network Status Information
Lists the current server, the connection state, and the amount of time before the cache times out.
Change Logon
Select
Change Logon
 to log on to
FactoryTalk
 with another user account.
Log Off
Select
Log Off
 to log off the directory currently in use. This does not log off all directories. May remain logged into
FactoryTalk
 on the other directory.
Close
Select
Close
 to close
Log On to
FactoryTalk
. The user remains logged in to
FactoryTalk
 unless
Log Off
 was selected first.
Exit
Select
Exit
to log off
FactoryTalk
.
Change the registry key
UpdateCacheFileTimeByOverwriting
 to determine how the cache timeout is reset.
  • 1 means the cache timeout will be reset after the client is connected to FactoryTalk Directory, and the directory file is transferred to replace the local cache file.
  • 0 means the cache timeout will be reset after the client is connected to FactoryTalk Directory.
The registry key location is:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rockwell Software\RNA\Directory\UpdateCacheFileTimeByOverwriting (for 32-bit operating systems)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Rockwell Software\RNA\Directory\UpdateCacheFileTimeByOverwriting (for 64-bit operating systems)
Log On to FactoryTalk - User account
Setting
Description
User name
Enter the
User name
 for a native FactoryTalk account, Windows user account, or Microsoft Entra ID user account to login.
Password
Enter the
Password
 for the account.
Change password
Opens the
Change Password
 dialog box where user passwords can be changed.
Change Password
Setting
Description
User name
Enter the user name for the account whose password will be changed.
Old password
Enter the current password for the account.
New password
Enter the new password for the account.
Confirm new password
Enter the new password again
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