Setting Target Access Control

For controller security, set access control by defining a password for the target AADvance controller. Password definitions are limited to eight characters and can consist of letters, digits, and symbols. Target access control prevents the connection of all IXL clients not having the password for the target controller. Users having the password can attach the target to controllers in different projects.
TIP: The password definitions for controller targets are saved on target systems.
Targets with passwords are protected from:
  • Stopping the application from the
    AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software®
  • Downloading an application
  • Updating an application
  • Locking a variable
  • Modifying the value of a variable
Existing passwords for targets can be edited. Existing passwords for target controllers can be removed. When setting, editing, and deleting the password for a controller target, the attached target must be running.
Task
Procedure
Set a password for a target
  1. In the
    Application View
    , right-click the controller instance, and then click
    Set Target Password
    .
  2. In the
    Set Target Password
     dialog box, enter the required information:
    1. In the
      New Password
       field, type the required password.
    2. In the
      Confirm Password
       field, re-type the required password.
  3. Click
    OK
    .
Edit a password for a target
  1. In the
    Application View
    , right-click the required controller, and then click
    Set Target Password
    .
  2. In the
    Set Password
     dialog box, enter the required information, then click
    OK
    .
    1. In the
      Old Password
       field, type the current password.
    2. In the
      New Password
       field, type the required password.
    3. In the
      Confirm Password
       field, re-type the required password.
Remove a password for a target
  1. In the
    Application View
    , right-click the required element, and then click
    Set Password
    .
  2. In the
    Change Password
     dialog box, enter the required information, then click OK.
    • In the
      Old Password
       field, type the current password.
    • The
      New Password
       and
      Confirm Password
       fields must remain blank.
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