Handling of Device User Management

Overview

For general information on device user management, refer to the sections Users and Groups and Access Rights in this Programming Guide.

User rights management is activated by default in the controllers.

Controller - HMI Communication with User Rights Management Activated

With user rights management activated in the controllers, the connection between an HMI programmed with Vijeo-Designer and the controller will not be established.

The following solutions are available to solve this issue:

• In Vijeo-Designer, open the Network Equipment Settings dialog box of the I/O Manager and enter the Username and the Password to access the controller.

• Reset the device user rights of the controller

Managing Device User Rights

For further information, refer to the following sections in the EcoStruxure Machine Expert online help:

• Editing or Viewing the Users and Groups Management Before any Users and Groups Have Been Established

• Setting up a New User in the Users and Groups Management of the Controller

• Loading a Users and Groups Management From a *.dum File, Modifying it, and Later Downloading it to the Controller

• Modifying Access Rights to Controller Objects in the Users and Groups Management of the Controller

• Managing device user rights by using the Controller Assistant

• Managing device user rights using the Scripting API

Resetting Device User Rights

For further information, refer to the following sections in the EcoStruxure Machine Expert online help:

• Reset user rights management to default

• Reset origin device

• Reset via controller Web server: MAINTENANCE > USER MANAGEMENT > USER ACCOUNTS MANAGEMENT > RESET TO DEFAULT

• Reset via Controller Assistant

• Reset without credentials via Controller Assistant

Disabling/Deactivating Device User Rights

For further information, refer to the following sections in the EcoStruxure Machine Expert online help:

• Disable user rights management on device

• Deactivating via controller web server (see the Programming Guide specific to your controller for compatibility): MAINTENANCE > USER MANAGEMENT > USER ACCOUNTS MANAGEMENT > DEACTIVATE

• Deactivating user rights for the simulation device in EcoStruxure Machine Expert Logic Builder

Including Device User Rights While Cloning the SD Card

The Modicon M241 Logic Controller, Modicon M251 Logic Controller, and the Modicon M262 Logic/Motion Controller provide a clone function that allows you to write the image of the controller to an SD card. Consult the Programming Guide specific to your controller, such as the Cloning a Controller section for Modicon M262 Logic/Motion Controller or the SD Card section for Modicon M251 Logic Controller.

This function is also provided by the Controller Assistant (see Device User Rights Management via Controller Assistant).

Including Device User Rights While Cloning the USB Memory Key

The Modicon M258 Logic Controller, and the Modicon LMC058 Motion Controller provide a clone function that allows you to write the image of the controller to a USB memory key. Consult the Programming Guide specific to your controller.