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Configuring OS functions
10.9 User administration
accessed. If the appropriate authorizations are not in place, the User Administrator denies the
user access to the requested functionality.
User groups, users, and their passwords are managed in the "User Administrator" editor. The
user groups, users, and passwords must be created separately in every OS client. In order to
avoid having to duplicate creation work in the OS clients, you can work with referenced OS
clients. For referenced OS clients, however, the user administration configurations must be
exactly the same for every client.
Terminal bus
①
The user logs on to OS client 1.
⑤
The User Administrator of the OS client 1 checks the user name and password, and
determines the authorizations that are met by the user.
①
The user logs on to OS client 2.
⑤
The User Administrator of the OS client 2 checks the user name and password, and
determines the authorizations that are met by the user.
Configuring user administration
The example below shows how to configure the user administration system using WinCC
Logon:
1. Use the SIMATIC Manager to open the OS client project, then open the "User Administrator"
editor from there.
2. Select the "User > Create Group" menu command to create a new "Operators" user group
and assign the relevant authorizations.
3. Create a new user named "Operator1" within the "Operators" group and assign a password
to the user.
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SIMATIC PC Station 1
OS Client 1
User
Administrator
SIMATIC PC Station 2
1
OS Client 2
2
Administrator
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