RSView Supervisory Edition Installation Guide

• • • • •RSVIEW SUPERVISORY EDITION USER’S GUIDE• convert an original FactoryTalk Directory account to a Windows-linked account.• add an original FactoryTalk Directory account to a Windows-linked user group.• add a Windows-linked user group to an original FactoryTalk Directory group.However, you can add individual Windows-linked users to such a group. This allowsyou to include Windows-linked users when setting permissions by group.Setting up accounts for groups of usersWhichever type of RSAssetSecurity account you decide to use, when setting up securityfor an RSView application, it is recommended that you create group accounts and set upaccess permissions for them first.Using group accounts makes it easier to assign and manage permissions for multiple userswith similar security needs. Rather than assigning permissions to each user in the system,you can create accounts for new users, and then add the users to the appropriate groups.Later, if you want to change an individual user’s permissions, you can move the user’saccount to a different group. You can also change permissions for several individual usersat once, by modifying the group to which the users belong.For more information about adding users to groups, or changing group accountpermissions, see RSAssetSecurity Help.Creating user accountsIn RSView Studio, create user accounts in the Users and Groups sub folder of the Systemfolder. The following illustration shows where to find this folder in the Explorer window:Right-click the UserGroups or Usersfolder, and then clickNew, to set up useraccounts.15-10