Modify Badge login policies

Use
Badge Login Policy Settings
 to specify how
FactoryTalk
 user accounts can login using an RFID badge. Badge login policies include whether login using a badge is enabled, whether facility codes are required, the badge provider, and the data format used by the badge. After this policy is enabled and configured login options are available in
FactoryTalk
 user account properties and Badge IDs can be added to the
FactoryTalk
 user account.
To set badge login policies
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , expand
    System
    >
    Policies
     >
    System Policies
    .
  2. Double click
    Security Policy
     and select
    Badge Policy
    .
  3. In
    Badge
    Policy
     field,
    configure these policy settings
    :
    1. Allow badge login
      • Select
        Enabled
         to permit
        FactoryTalk
         user accounts to include an associated badge ID to log on.
    2. Number of bits in ID
      • Specify the length of bits that will be extracted from the badge as the Badge ID.
    3. Number of trailing parity bits to strip
      • Specify the length of bits that will be ignored when extracting the data from the badge.
    4. Use Facility Code
      • Yes
         - Check the Facility Code in the badge identification number first, when the login is processed.
      • No
         - Ignored the Facility Code in the badge identification number when the login is processed.
    5. Number of Facility Code
      • Specify the length of bits that will be extracted from the badge as the Facility Code.
    6. Facility code
      • Type the facility code that embedded in the badge. The embedded facility code is provided by the badge manufacturer.
  4. Select
    OK
    .
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