RSView Supervisory Edition Installation Guide

• • • • •RSVIEW SUPERVISORY EDITION USER’S GUIDESummary of steps for setting up securityThe basic tasks involved in setting up security for an RSView application fall into thesecategories:• Plan security for the application.• Set up basic elements of the security system.• Set up user and computer accounts.• Set up access to application resources secured at the FactoryTalk Directory.• Add users to the RSView user accounts list.• Set up access to HMI project components secured in RSView.This chapter introduces some of the concepts and tasks associated with these categories,to assist you with setting up security for RSView applications.For details about RSAssetSecurity, and for information about additional features thatmight be useful to the control system you are developing, see the RSAssetSecurity Help.To find additional information about RSAssetSecurity1. From the Windows Start menu, select Programs, Rockwell Software, FactoryTalkTools, and then click FactoryTalk Help.2. In the Contents tab, open the book Log on and configure security.Under Configure security, you will find detailed information and instructions aboutsetting up security for FactoryTalk-enabled applications. You can also gain access toRSAssetSecurity Help by clicking the Help button in dialog boxes used to set upsecurity.Planning security for an applicationAs part of designing a complete control system, consider which parts of the applicationyou want to secure, and to what extent. Before you begin setting up security, consider:• the roles that participating users, groups of users, software, computers, and networkdevices are to play in the application.• the types of user groups for which you want to set up accounts. For example, youmight create groups for the Operators, Supervisors, and Managers that need access tothe application.Setting up group accounts is recommended to simplify the management of multipleusers with the similar needs. You can create the required groups first, and set uppermissions for them, and then add users to the appropriate groups, as needed.15-4