Rockwell Automation 1756-HIST2G Historian ME 2.1 - Manual (Page 168)

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Therefore, switching security modes will change the list of available users and user
groups.
N ATIVE S ECURITY M ODE
FactoryTalk Historian ME provides a Native security system so that the module can
be used as a standalone device. In this security mode you can set up users and groups
to give others access to the FactoryTalk Historian ME system.
F ACTORY T ALK S ECURITY M ODE
If you are using FactoryTalk Historian ME in a FactoryTalk environment, you must
set the security type to FTSecurity for the FactoryTalk Security server.
FactoryTalk Security authenticates user identities and authorizes user requests to
access a FactoryTalk-enabled system.These security services are fully integrated into
the FactoryTalk Directory and are included as part of the FactoryTalk Services
Platform, which includes the FactoryTalk Administration Console (shipped on your
FactoryTalk Historian ME Client Tools CD). The Administration Console is used to
set up users and groups.
FactoryTalk Security includes user authentication that determines who can open,
create, modify, and delete application components, and on which computers the
actions are allowed. It is also possible to use FactoryTalk Security to add user and
See “Managing Users” and “Managing Groups” for information on setting up users and
groups in Native security mode.
See “Understanding User Privileges” for more information about user access
permissions on the FactoryTalk Historian ME.
FactoryTalk
environments require
FTSecurity mode