New Global Windows User

Scenario: You want to create a new user with global access rights and can use his Windows credentials for login.

 

Reference: For general information on user administration, see User and User Group Administration.

 

Workflow diagram:

 

 

Prerequisites:

  • You have created one or several user groups under the folder Project > System Settings > Security (see User Group Administration).
  • A supervisory user was created by copying the existing default admin and configuring adequate user rights.

 

Steps:

1 – Create a New Global Windows User
  • System Manager is in Engineering mode.
  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
    NOTE: In a distributed system, select the master system for global user.
  1. Select Project > System Settings > Users.
  1. Select the Users tab.
  1. Click New .
  1. In the New User dialog box:
    a. Select the User type option Windows.
    b. Select the Distribution option Global.
    c. Click Browse.
    d. In the Select User dialog box, click the Other Domains tab.
    e. In the Select Domain section, select your desired domain.
    f. In the Enter username or user account field, type the domain user name and click Check Name.
    g. Select the name and click OK.
    h. In the New User dialog box, click OK.
  1. In the New User dialog box:
    a. From the User type drop-down-list, select Desigo CC.
    b. Select the User type option Windows.
    c. Select the Distribution option Global.
    d. Click Browse.
    e. In the Select User dialog box, click the Other Domains tab.
    f. In the Select Domain section, select your desired domain.
    g. In the Enter username or user account field, type the domain user name and click Check Name.
    h. Select the name and click OK.
    i. In the New User dialog box, click OK.
  1. Click Save .
  • The user is created, but not configured.
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NOTE:
For security reasons, we recommend not using a local Windows user in a distributed management station topology. Instead, use a Windows domain user or a local Desigo CC user. Use local Windows user for a single management station topology only.

 

2 – Assign a User Group
  1. Select the Configured Groups expander, and select the appropriate user group from the User Group list.
  1. Drag any user group to the User Configuration list.
  • The user group is moved from Configured Groups list to the Group Membership list.
  1. Repeat steps 1 to 2 for additional user groups that you want to assign to the user.
  • The user groups are assigned to the user.
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NOTE:
Assigning user groups to users is the same as assigning users to user groups, so the assignment can be performed in either section.

 

3 – Define User Properties
  1. In the User Configuration expander, do the following:
    a. Select the Deny logoff check box if the user is not permitted to shut down.
    b. Select the Attempts allowed check box and define the maximum number of Desigo CC log on attempts. The user is locked from logging on to Desigo CC for 5 minutes when the number of attempts is exceeded.
  1. In the User Settings expander, do the following:
    a. Under Language, select the appropriate language.
    b. Under Client profile, select the corresponding user profile to layout Desigo CC.
    NOTE: The correct schema for your region is assigned to the project. The schema contains the mapping of categories, events and colors for the representation of the Alarm Summary bar.
  1. In the User Information expander, do the following:
    a. Enter an expanded user description in the Full name field. This text displays as the user name on the Summary bar.
    b. Enter an expanded description, for example, office number, in the Comment field.

 

4 – Enable User
  1. In the Users list, select a user or use multi-select by pressing the CTRL or SHIFT keys.
  1. Select the Enabled check box for the user.
    NOTE: When you use multi-select, the check box next to the last selected user takes on the master function. Checking it, checks the check boxes of all selected users.
  1. Click Save .
  • The user is enabled and can log on to Desigo CC.
  • A history log entry is created for each enabled user.
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NOTE:
You can disable a user at any time if you have the appropriate user rights. Clear the Enabled check box.

 

5 – Set Domain Name for Logon

The domain name needs to be set once when first logging onto Desigo CC.

  1. In System Browser, select Management View.
  1. Select Project > System Settings > Users.
  1. Click the Extended Operation tab.
  1. Select the Default Domain Name property.
    a. Enter the domain name, for example, DomainName\UserName.
    b. Click Apply.