Configure the authentication mode

Change the default authentication mode to allow local users and domain users to log on at runtime.
Prerequisites
To allow Active Directory users to authenticate:
To allow LDAP users to authenticate, obtain:
  • LDAP server address
  • Base64 CA certificate file exported from the Active Directory server or from a computer in the domain
TIP: To use LDAP over SSL (LDAPS), add
ldaps://
 before the server address.
  1. To configure the authentication mode
  2. In
    Project view
    , select the root node.
  3. In
    Properties
    , expand
    Authentication
    , and then in
    Authentication mode
    , select an authentication type:
    • Model only
      . Users created in
      FactoryTalk Optix Studio
      .
    • Local only
      . Local machine users.
    • Domain only
      . Active Directory and LDAP users.
    • Domain and local
      . Active Directory, LDAP, and local machine users.
    • Domain, local, and model
      . Active Directory and LDAP users, local machine users, and users created in
      FactoryTalk Optix Studio
      .
    • OAuth 2.0
      . Users authorized with the OAuth 2.0 protocol.
  4. Configure properties for the selected authentication mode.
    For more information, see Authentication properties.
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