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8  User Groups and Safety Concept

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Procedure:

1. Select Options > SMA Grid Guard

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in the menu bar.

☑ The dialog box SMA Grid Guard opens.

2. Enter the SMA Grid Guard code in the field Individual access code.
3. Select [Next].

☑ The SMA Grid Guard code is set.
☑ The devices that can be processed in SMA Grid Guard mode are identified with the

SMA Grid Guard symbol:

Exiting the SMA Grid Guard Mode

To exit SMA Grid Guard mode, you must close Sunny Explorer.

Procedure:

• In the menu bar, select File > Exit.

☑ This quits Sunny Explorer.

8.6 Strength of Passwords

Check the quality of your password, and change it if necessary. To increase the security of your
password, note the following when selecting a password:

• Use passwords with a minimum length of eight characters. The longer the password, the more

secure it is. A maximum of twelve characters is possible. Blank passwords are not permitted.

• Do not use names or common words (e.g. "dog", "cat", "house").
• Avoid using words that have any personal relevance to you (e.g. names of persons or pets,

personal or identification numbers, car registration plates, etc.).

• Do not repeat names or words (e.g. "househouse" or "catcat").
• Use a combination of upper and lower case letters, special characters and numbers.

The following special characters are permitted: ? _ ! - .

• Do not use number and letter combinations following the keyboard arrangement

(e.g., "12345", "qwert").