Use the Password dialog box

At runtime, the logged-in user can change
FactoryTalk Security
 passwords using the
Password
button. Policies determining password length, length of life, complexity, and alike, are set in the
Security Policy Properties
 dialog box of
FactoryTalk Security
.
TIP:
  • RSView 3.20 and earlier passwords are not case sensitive.
    FactoryTalk Security
     passwords are case sensitive. When 3.20 and earlier passwords are migrated, the resulting 4.00 passwords are lower case.
  • Changing the
    FactoryTalk Security
     password does not change the Windows-linked account domain password.
  • The passwords for Windows-linked users can only be changed in Windows.
  • The passwords for domain users can only be changed on domain servers.
To modify the current user password
  1. Press the
    Password
    button to open the
    Change Current User Password
     dialog box.
  2. Press
    Old Password
     to enter the current password.
  3. Press
    New Password
    to enter the new password.
  4. Press
    Confirm Password
    to enter the new password again.
  5. Press the
    Change Password
    button or
    Enter
    Enter symbol on the external keyboard or string pop-up keyboard to change the password. The password change status shows in the
    Result
    field.
To modify any user password
  1. Press the
    Password
    button to open the
    Change Any User Password
     dialog box.
  2. Press
    Select User
    to open the
    FactoryTalk User Selection
     dialog box.
  3. In the
    Select User
     field, press the
    Up
    or
    Down
    key to select a user account.
  4. Press the
    Select
    button, or
    Enter
    Enter symbol on the external keyboard or string pop-up keyboard to select the user account.
  5. Press
    New Password
    to enter the new password.
  6. Press
    Confirm Password
    to enter the new password again.
  7. Press the
    Change Password
    button, or
    Enter
    on the external keyboard or string pop-up keyboard to change the password. The operation status shows in the
    Result
    field.
For password policy settings, refer to "Setting up security policies" in FactoryTalk Help.
Use the buttons
  • Up
    Press this button to move up the selection.
  • Down
    Press this button to move down the selection.
  • Cancel
    Press this button to close the dialog box without any action.
Use other keys
  • Delete
    Press this key on an external keyboard to clear the box that the cursor is in.
  • Backspace
    Press Backspace symbol on an external keyboard or keypad to delete the character in front of the cursor. Hold the button down to delete multiple characters.
  • Left arrow
    Press this key on an external keyboard to move the cursor to the left.
  • Right arrow
    Press this key on an external keyboard to move the cursor to the right.
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