Application Notes
Security Function
Multiple users can password protects project, screens and objects

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“User Accounts”-Two ways to select “User Accounts”

General Information:
Enable “Use Security Function”.

Step1:CHECK “Use Security Function”

Enter User Names, Passwords, Security Group2

“Security Group”“User Names”

You can create a new Security Group,
such as Managers, Supervisors,
Maintenance, etc… or use theprovided security groups: Admin,Operator, or Reader

Enter the name of the user

Default Security Group:

Administrator:- Have a full access to the project:create, edit, upload/download, monitor, access to Web Server and open the project
Operator:- Limited to changing or monitoring the data on the Operator Interface.
- Upload data from the SD or USB flash drive- Web Server access
Reader:- Read out data only
- Upload data from the CF Card
- Web Server Access

Note: Administrator/Operator/Reader can only be used More than ONCE under Security
Group.

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How do you password protect a project and a base screen?
1. Select “User Account”
2. Enable Use Security Functions

3. User Account: Follow the steps…

Step 1:
Step 2:
Select line No. 1
Click on Edit44. Enter your User Name and Password
Password:
You may leave it blank & the project will
not be password protected. However if
you chose to add a Password, thenanytime you download/upload/open thisproject, you will be prompt to enter yourpassword.

5. Click on “Group Membership” tab.
Select Operator and Reader then press the Delete button to move it to Security Groupas shown.

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Click the OK button and this is what you should see:
Emily has full access to the project.

6. Next, you can add multiple users and groups to password protect screens. In thisexample, screen 2 is password protected.
Click the Add button to add a New User.

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Enter User No. 2, User Name and Password.

7. Next, click the Group Membership tab. You can either assign John to an existing group(Administrator, Operator, and Reader) or add a new group under Security Group byclick “Add”.

78. Click “Add” at the bottom left corner to add a new Group on Security Settings.

Enter a Group Number and Group Name. Also, double click on the Permission column to change
the Permission to either Permitted or Prohibited for the first 3 operations.
Click OK to close the dialog box.

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The Group No. 4, Manager Group is added to the Security Group. You can add up to 15 groups.

99. In the Security Group, select the Manager and press the “<< Copy” button. Now, Johnis under the “Manager group.” Click the OK button to continue.

10. Shown here is the summary on who is registered in the User Account.

Make sure the Default User
is “None”

Note: The security groups that you create can be used in multiple user accounts.
11. Click the “Options” tab. Check “Back to Default User: After” enter 1 minute (assign 1minute). This will allow the screen to reset the password after 1 min the correct
password is entered.
10Click the OK button to close Security dialog box.

12. On Base Screen #2 in this example will have password protection, double click
anywhere on the screen to configure the Screen Properties. Under Security tab,select the group or groups that will have access to Screen 2. In this example, only
Administrator and Manager Groups will have access to Screen 2.
At the Display Column, you can change either Permitted or Prohibited for the securitygroup.
Click OK.

1113) Next, Click Buttons  Goto Screen Button and place it on a Base Screen.

Double click Goto Screen Button to open the Properties of Goto Screen Button. Select “Switchto Base Screen” in Action Mode and Change the Screen Number to 2.
Click OK to close the dialog box.

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In this example, Screen #2 is password protected.
John is the only person who has access to Screen #2.
Screen #1

Screen#2
Password Protected

Prompted with Keypad

Please follow the step below to Add, Delete or Edit User Account on the touchscreen.
The User Account Setting Screen can be opened by using a Goto Screen Button, Multi-Button,Goto Screen Command, or Multi-Command.
14) Click Buttons again  GotoScreen Button. Double click Goto Screen Button to open theProperties of Goto Screen Button. Select “Open User Account Setting Screen” in Action
Mode and enter “Top Device Address” and Click OK and OK to close the dialog box.

This concludes the settings on the Security Function in NV4.

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