Section 14 AuthorizationAbout this chapterThis chapter describes password procedures and levels of access in the system.14.1 OverviewTo safeguard the interests of our customers, both the IED and the tools that areaccessing the IED are protected, subject of authorization handling. The concept ofauthorization, as it is implemented in the IED and in PCM600 is based on thefollowing facts:There are two types of access points to the IED:• local, through the local HMI• remote, through the communication portsThere are different levels (or types) of users that can access or operate different areasof the IED and tools functionality. The pre-defined user types are given in table below.The IED users can be created, deleted and edited only with the User Management Tool(UMT) within PCM600. The user can only LogOn or LogOff on the local HMI on theIED, there are no users, groups or functions that can be defined on local HMI.Only characters A - Z, a - z and 0 - 9 should be used in user names andpasswords.At least one user must be included in the UserAdministrator group to beable to write users, created in PCM600, to IED.14.2 LogOn or logOffThe Authorization menu allows the user to logOn and, logOff. The HMI path is as follows:1MRK506276-UUS B Section 14Authorization103Operator's manual
