Siemens SIMATIC HMI OP3 Equipment Manual page 41

Allocating
You can allocate up to 20 passwords. The password must contain a minimum
passwords and of three and a maximum of eight digits. Leading zeros and letters are not
password levels
allowed.
To allocate a password and a password level, proceed as follows:
1. Select the line for the password entry on the password list.
2. Enter a password and confirm it by pressing ENTER.
3. Move the cursor with the RIGHT arrow key to the field for the password
4. Enter a password level of 1 to 8 for the password and confirm it by
5. Exit from the standard screen by pressing ESCAPE.
Modifying To modify a password, call the password entry in the same way as you would
passwords and
to allocate a password and enter the new password by overwriting the old
password levels one.
If you just want to modify the password level and not the password, skip the
field containing the password entry by pressing ENTER. Then move the
cursor with the RIGHT arrow key to the field for the password level and
enter the new level.
Deleting To delete a password, call the password entry in the same way as you would
passwords
to allocate and modify a password but overwrite the first character of the
password with a zero. Then confirm the deletion by pressing ENTER.
Operator Panel OP3
Edition 11/99
The cursor is located on the first character of the field for password input.
level.
pressing ENTER.
Password Protection
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