Settings

This screen shows the settings for downloading the user data.

Settings 1:

Select a login procedure:

Settings for downloading the user data
Download at each login	The user management data, which is stored in the programming system, is downloaded to the PLC at every login. Already existing data will be overwritten.
No download when logging in	The user management data is never downloaded, even if it has changed.
Decide again with each download	A dialog-controlled download is enabled.

If the setting "Allow decision on every download" is selected, the following dialog is displayed before every download.

Settings 2:

Access rights for elements
Use group hierarchy	The groups are arranged hierarchically based on the Groups configuration. Accordingly, access rights can only be assigned hierarchically.
Logout behavior
Switch to Start visualization on logout	Tick the checkbox if the start visualization is to open automatically when a user logs out.
Login settings
Apply login restrictions	Tick the checkbox in order to use the settings "Maximum number of authentication attempts" and "User blocking" for the PLC visualization.
Maximum number of authentication attempts	Define the maximum possible number of authentication attempts. Possible values: [1 … 10] If the maximum number of authentication attempts is reached, the user is temporarily or permanently blocked, depending on the "User blocking" setting.
User blocking	Select one of the two blocking modes: "permanent" or "temporary": Permanent blocking: the user is permanently blocked. Users who have the permission to change user data cannot be permanently blocked. Temporary blocking, time: specified in minutes, possible values [1 … 2880]. Users who have the permission to change user data are always temporarily blocked for 10 minutes, even if a different value is entered here.