7. System settings
7.14 Security – password protection
INTERFACE Protects against access to the Ethernet interface of this device.
Data exchange via the net is not affected.
Take into account the restricting effect of a protected
interface if you have to reset the easyE4 device.
DELETE
FUNCT.
When this function is not activated, the question “DELETE PROG?”
will appear if the password entry is entered incorrectly four times.
This question does not appear if you protect the this area. However,
it is no longer possible to make changes in protected areas if you
forget the password.
At least one of the following areas must be protected: Pro-
gram, Parameters, Clock, Operating Mode, or Memory Card.
If you do not select any of these areas, "Program" will be
selected automatically.
The PROGRAM area will be selected by default when using
the device's factory settings.
Assigning a password
Go to the main menu.
Go to SYSTEM OPTIONS\SECURITY.
Select the PASSWORD menu option.
PASSWORD
RANGE
Tab. 114:
Systemoptions\Security
You can use any numbers or letters for the six-character password. Special char-
acters and umlauts are not permitted.
PASSWORD: 0 X X X X X
A B CD E F GH I J K L M
N OP QR S T U V WX Y Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Fig. 299: Password
assignment
The first password character will flash.
Select the first letter or number for the password.
Confirm the entry with the OK pushbutton.
Repeat these steps for the remaining characters in the password.
You can cancel at any time with the ESC button.
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