RSView Supervisory Edition Installation Guide

15 • SETTING UP SECURITY• • • • •• the levels of access you want to allow different user groups to the FactoryTalkDirectory, the application, and areas within the application.• whether some user groups should have access to resources only from specificcomputers, or groups of computers.• which HMI project components you want to secure, including RSView commands,macros, graphic displays, OLE objects, and HMI tags.• which groups of users, or individual users, should be able to set up security for theapplication. For example, who is allowed to create or modify user accounts, or set upsystem-wide security policies.• which system-wide security policies are appropriate for the control system. Forexample, you might require users to change their passwords periodically, or log onevery time they start RSView Studio or an RSView SE client.15 • PlaceholderSetting up basic elements of the security systemTo set up security for an RSView application, you must log on as a user withadministrative privileges to the FactoryTalk Directory server.For initial access, use the accounts you set up in the FactoryTalk Directory ConfigurationWizard, when installing RSView Supervisory Edition. If you are setting up security for:• an RSView stand-alone application, you must log on using the administrative accountcreated for FactoryTalk Local Directory• an RSView distributed application, you must log on using the administrative accountcreated for FactoryTalk Network Directory.An administrative account has full access, and is allowed to create users and groups,assign permissions, and set up system policies for an application.Logging on to FactoryTalk DirectoryTo log on to the FactoryTalk Directory, use one of these methods:• Start an RSView software component, such as RSView Studio.For example, if RSView Studio is the first FactoryTalk-enabled component you runafter installing RSView Supervisory Edition, or after restarting the computer, you areprompted to log on before you can create or open an application.• Use the Log On to FactoryTalk utility.15-5