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Chapter 4 Secure the Terminal
Add Users You can add up to 16 user accounts to access the application at runtime. Each
account has a user name and password. The account can be an individual user
or a group of users, such as maintenance or operators, who share a user name
and password.
Follow these steps to add user accounts to the application.
1. Select the Design Environment Secured checkbox.
User Account Screen Settings
Setting Description
Idle Time Out Length
Adjust or disable the idle timeout by selecting the value from the pull-down list. If disabled, the application will not transition
from a secured screen to the startup screen.
The default idle timeout is 15 minutes. If the terminal receives no user input within that 15 minute period, it goes into Idle
mode. User input includes key presses, touch screen presses, external mouse, or keyboard input.
If the terminal goes into idle mode, the application transitions from a secured screen to the startup screen. The screen does
not change if the current screen is unsecured. The current user is logged out and the user must log in again.
Mask Password Entry
Masks a password with a character when it is entered so that it is not visible. To disable this feature, set the option to False.
Disabling this feature is not recommended.
Disable Empty Password
Prevents the use of an empty string as a password. If you set the option to True and you have an application that is using an
empty password, when you are prompted for screen access, you are asked to change the password and the action cannot be
canceled.
If you allow empty passwords, you are asked for confirmation when you enter an empty password. If you don’t allow empty
passwords, a warning is displayed in the Validation result. You can choose to ignore and download the application to your
terminal, but you are asked to change the password and the action cannot be canceled.
This feature is only available in Connected Components Workbench software version 12 or later. It also requires firmware
revision 5.012 or later.
Password and User Name Type
By default, user names and passwords are entered using an alphanumeric keypad at runtime. To use a numeric keypad, set
the option to Numeric Keypad.
Using a numeric keypad requires numeric user names and passwords.
Design Environment Secured
Protects the application by helping prevent unauthorized access to edit/modify/update an application by users without the
proper rights. Create user accounts and assign rights for them to perform these actions. Design rights allow users to update
the application, and access rights allow users to view certain screens on the terminal at runtime.
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