Prepare the SignatureList control for Internet Explorer

For the SignatureList control to work in any client application that does not call
CoInitializeSecurity
 (this includes Internet Explorer, Visual Basic, and possibly HMI applications), the following steps must be completed on the client computer:
  1. If the
    FactoryTalk Batch
     Server runs under a local machine account (workgroup), create an account with the same user name and password on the client machine.
  2. Navigate to Administrative Tools and select Component Services. The Component Services window opens.
    ePro_Admin_component_services_dialog_box
  3. Expand
    Component Services
     and
    Computers
    , right-click
    My Computer
    , and then select
    Properties
    . The
    My Computer Properties
     dialog box opens.
    ePro_Admin_my_computer_properties_db
  4. Click the [
    Default] COM Security
     tab, and then click the
    Edit Default
     button in the Access Permissions area. The
    Access Permission
     dialog box opens.
    ePro_Admin_access_permissions_dialog_box
  5. Click the
    Add
     button. The
    Select Users, Computers, or Groups
     dialog box opens.
    ePro_Admin_select_users_dialog_box
  6. Select the correct location in the
    From this location
     box:
    • If the
      FactoryTalk Batch
       Server is running on a domain, select the Server domain name.
    • If the
      FactoryTalk Batch
       Server is running on a local user account (workgroup), select the Client computer name.
  7. In the
    Enter the object names to select
     box, add the account the
    FactoryTalk Batch
     Server runs as to the list and click
    Check Names
    . This verifies that the account exists.
    • If the
      FactoryTalk Batch
       Server is running on a domain, choose the Server’s domain account (for example,
      batchsvr
      ).
    • If the
      FactoryTalk Batch
       Server is running on a local user account (workgroup), select the name of the local account under which the Server runs.
      ePro_Admin_select_object
  8. Select the new user or group in the
    Group or user name
     area and, in the
    Permissions
    area, set
    Access Permission
     to
    Allow
     (
    Windows Server 2008
    ) or
    Local Access
     and
    Remote Access
    to
    Allow
     (
    Windows 7 or XP
    ).
    ePro_Admin_access_permissions_dialog_box_2013
  9. Click
    OK
     to close the
    Access Permission
     and
    My Computer Properties
     dialog boxes.
  10. Close the
    Component Services
     window.
  11. Log off and then log back on.
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