Password Forgotten; Write Protection - Siemens SINAMICS S120 Commissioning Manual

Procedure
To change a password, proceed as follows:
1. Click "Change password".
The "Change Password" dialog opens.
2. In the "Old password" input field, enter the user's existing password.
3. Enter the new password in the "New password" input field. Pay attention to upper and lower
case.
4. Repeat the password in the "Confirm password" field.
For security reasons, the password entries displayed in the input fields are encrypted.
The entry is checked. "Password has been changed" is displayed if you entered the correct
password.
5. Save the project to accept the settings.
5.7.1.8

Password forgotten?

Overview
A forgotten password results in you no longer being able to access your previously accessible
SINAMICS data and functions via the Web server. The procedure is the same for both users.
Procedure
To assign a new password, proceed as follows:
1. Back up the actual configuration of the drive device to Startdrive.
Load the project data from the drive unit to your PC ("Load from device").
2. Reset the drive unit to the factory settings.
3. Load the backed-up configuration back to the drive unit ("Load to device").
4. Reconfigure the web server login for the user.
5.7.1.9

Write protection

Function description
Write protection prevents unauthorized or inadvertent changes to the settings in the drive.
Commissioning with Startdrive
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