Considerations when using RSLinx Classic with FactoryTalk Security

Keep the following in mind when using RSLinx Classic with FactoryTalk Security:
  • Network/Local Directory
    The FactoryTalk Services Platform can install two completely separate and independent FactoryTalk Directories: a Local Directory and a Network Directory. User accounts, passwords, and security permissions to securable features are completely separate and cannot be shared between the Network Directory and the Local Directory. Configuring any of these items on one directory does not configure them on the other. Similarly, changing the password to a user account in one directory does not change the password to the other directory, even if the account has the same name in both directories.
    When configuring RSLinx Classic to work in one of the two directories, please keep the following in mind:
    1. RSLinx Classic security policies and RSSecurity Emulator must be installed in the same directory (either Local or Network).
    2. If you configured RSLinx Classic to work in the Network Directory, you must use FactoryTalk Security to administer centralized security across the network.
    3. If you configured RSLinx Classic to work in the Local Directory and want to use FactoryTalk Security, you can administer security only on a single computer.
  • Reset Network Tree
    When RSLinx Classic is reinstalled, all security settings that were previously configured for networks and devices are lost. You must redefine these security settings in the Networks and Devices tree, or in RSWho.
    If you did not select the
    Enable Security
     check box during the RSLinx Classic installation, but want to enable security now, you need to modify the existing RSLinx Classic installation in Control Panel. Follow the steps below:
    1. Select
      Add or Remove Programs
       or
      Programs and Features
       in the Windows
      Control Panel
      . In the list of installed programs, right click
      RSLinx Classic 3.73.00 CPR 9 SR 7.3, and then select Change
      . The RSLinx Classic Setup Wizard opens.
    2. While running the RSLinx Classic Setup Wizard, in the
      Program Maintenance
       page, select
      Modify
      .
    3. While running the RSLinx Classic Setup Wizard, in the
      RSLinx Classic Security Configuration Selection
       page, select
      Enable Security
      .
    4. Click
      Next
       to finish the RSLinx Classic installation changes.
  • Every time you are in RSLinx Classic, be sure to verify that the username shown in the
    Current Security User
    text box of the
    Set Security
    dialog box (
    Security > Set Security User
    ) is correct. If it is incorrect, enter the new username and password, and click
    OK
    .
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