Configure Security For The Display - Emerson Micro Motion 5700 Configuration And Use Manual

Configuration and Use Manual
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3.1.6 Configure security for the display

Display Menu > Configuration > Security > Display Security
ProLink III Device Tools > Configuration > Transmitter Display > Display Security
Field Communicator Configure > Manual Setup > Display > Display Menus
When using the display, you can require users to enter a password to do any of the following tasks:
• Enter the main menu
• Change a parameter
• Access alert data through the display
• Start, stop, or reset totalizers or inventories via the context menu
The display password can be the same or different from the totalizer/inventory context menu control
password. If different, the display password is used to reset, start, and stop totalizers or inventories using
Menu > Operations > Totalizers.
Procedure
1. Configure Password Required as desired.
Option Description
At Write When an user chooses an action that leads to a configuration change, they are
prompted to enter the display password.
Enter Menu When the menu is selected from the process variable screen, the display password
will be immediately required if Password Required is set.
Never (default) When a user chooses an action that leads to a configuration change, they are
prompted to activate ⇦⇧⇩⇨. This is designed to protect against accidental changes
to configuration. It is not a security measure.
2. If the At Write or Enter Menu option was selected, enable or disable alert security as desired.
Option Description
Enabled If an alert is active, the alert symbol ⓘ is shown in the upper right corner of the display but
the alert banner is not displayed. If the operator attempts to enter the alert menu, they are
prompted to enter the display password.
Disabled If an alert is active, the alert symbol ⓘ is shown in the upper right corner of the display and
the alert banner is displayed automatically. No password or confirmation is required to
enter the alert menu.
Restriction
You cannot set Password Required to Never and enable alert security.
• If you did not enable Password Required, alert security is disabled and cannot be enabled.
Alert security is disabled automatically if you set Password Required to Never after:
•
Password Required is initially set to either At Write or Enter Menu
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