Rockwell Automation Logix5000 Controllers Security Programming Manual - Manual (Page 10)

Chapter 1 Security
FactoryTalk Security integrates a common security model across all FactoryTalk
enabled products. FactoryTalk Services Platform (FTSP) includes the
FactoryTalk Administration Console that provides the interface for configuring
your system.
FactoryTalk Directories
The FactoryTalk Directory is an important aspect to implementing FactoryTalk
Security. In the FactoryTalk architecture, there are two separate Directory types,
Local and Network. A FactoryTalk Local directory is sometimes utilized when all
the Rockwell Automation Software products run on a single computer. Use the
Local FactoryTalk Directory for products such as FactoryTalk View Machine
Edition (ME) and FactoryTalk View Site Edition (SE) Station (Standalone). Use
the FactoryTalk Network Directory when multiple Rockwell Automation
Software products need to share information across multiple computer systems.
The FactoryTalk Network Directory allows these systems to share a common
FactoryTalk Directory for products, such as FactoryTalk View SE, FactoryTalk
Integrator, FactoryTalk Batch, and FactoryTalk AssetCenter.
Important: In version 20 or later of the application, the FactoryTalk Local Directory is not supported.
When securing controllers using version 20 or later of the application, only the
Network Directory is supported. If you are securing controllers using an earlier
version of the application, you can use either the FactoryTalk Local Directory or
the Network Directory. If you are trying to coordinate security across multiple
computers, you need a Network Directory implementation of FactoryTalk
Security. If all of your products reside on a single computer, you can use the Local
Directory. If you have a choice, you might want to use the Network Directory for
forward compatibility with version 20 and later. You can host the Network
Directory locally on each machine just like the Local Directory.
For more information about FactoryTalk Security, see the FactoryTalk Security
System Configuration Guide , publication FTSEC-QS001 .
FactoryTalk Security
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