23.10.1.1 Password Settings

Sets the password and user ID for the 15 security levels.

The [Level Mode] or [User ID Mode] will display depending on the [Add User ID] settings.

<Level Mode>

<User ID Mode>

 

Enable Security Function

Select to use the security function.

Add User ID

Specifies whether the User ID is added to the level settings.

Select [Add User ID] for User ID Mode. Clear [Add User ID] for Level Mode.

23.11 Password/User ID Input Window

Level/Password

For Level Mode

Sets password for level 1 to 15.

Enter a password with up to eight single-byte alphanumeric characters. Passwords and User ID are case-sensitive.

Set passwords only for the security levels you want to use. It is not required to set passwords for all security levels.

  • When Level Mode is selected, you cannot set the same password for multiple security levels.

  • By setting a password in security level 15, you can go to offline mode on the display unit to change all security level passwords.

Level/Password/User ID

User ID Mode

Up to 100 passwords can be registered.

You can set the level between 1 to 15 optionally.

Enter up to eight single-byte characters for the Password and User ID. Passwords and User ID are case-sensitive.

  • For User ID Mode, you can set the same password for multiple security levels, but you cannot set the same User ID for multiple security levels.

  • When Level Mode is changed to User ID Mode, only rows that already have passwords can be registered with User ID Mode.

  • If you disable [Add User ID] when it has already been enabled, a message box appears warning that all registered content in the password settings will be deleted if you continue. Selecting "Yes" deletes all the registered content.

Show passwords

Select the [Show passwords] check box to display passwords.

Export

The message displays when the [Add User ID] is disabled.

Exports the password settings. A [security] folder is created in the specified output location and a file with the name "Security.csv" is saved in that location.

Adding/Deleting

Select [Add User ID] to enable the [New] and [Delete] options. Select [New] to add one row to the Password and User ID registration table. Select [Delete] to erase the selected row.

Fingerprint recognition setup

Displays if the [Add User ID] check box is selected. Click to display the [Fingerprint Recognition] dialog box.

Log On Screen

Choose the login screen from the following when you touch a part that asks a password.

  • Displays the ID and password

You can login by choosing to enter your user ID and password or login using fingerprint recognition. You can login using your user ID and password even when fingerprint recognition cannot be verified.

  • Displays only the ID (Fingerprint recognition unit is required)

You can login using only fingerprint recognition.

  • Does not display the ID (Fingerprint recognition unit is required)

You can login using only fingerprint recognition.

Utility

Displays if the [Add User ID] check box is selected.

Fingerprint recognition setup tool formatted security data can be imported.

Outputs the set user ID/password/level. A [security] folder is created in the specified output location and a file is output to that location.

Display unit CSV file format

User ID/password/Level is output to the file "security.csv".

By saving the output CSV file to external storage, you can use a special switch to reflect the CSV file contents on the display unit. Plus, you can use the Special Data Display part's [File Manager] and [Show CSV] to edit the CSV file on the display unit.

23.8 Editing Passwords Online

Fingerprint recognition setup tool format

User ID/password/level/fingerprint data is output to the file "SecFPDat.bin". The fingerprint data has to be set up by the fingerprint recognition setup tool or when the display unit is running. Cannot be set with GP-Pro EX.

23.9 Logging in with Fingerprint Recognition

Set Security Level For Each Feature

Sets whether or not to set functional security settings.

Functions that can be set are as follows.

Items

Feature

System Card

-

Offline Mode

Offline Feature

Logic Monitor

Logic Feature

Online Logic Editing

Logic Feature

Read GP-Viewer Data

GP-Viewer Function

Write GP-Viewer Data

GP-Viewer Function

Review files in an FTP folder

FTP Function

Save or delete files in a FTP folder

FTP Function

Read Camera-Viewer

Camera-Viewer EX

Level

Sets the level for the security settings function.

  • Security level 0 means no security is set.

Level 0 or Level 15

For [Offline Mode] and [System Card], set either Level 0 or Level 15.

To set up level 15, you need to set up a level 15 password.

Level 0 to Level 15

For Logic Function, GP-Viewer Function, and FTP Function, you can set the security level between 0 to 15. However, the following standards for the level settings apply depending on each function.

Only a constant level, or a high Online Logic Editing level, can be set.

You can only set the normal level or a level higher than that set up for Write GP-Viewer Data.

You can only set the normal level or a level higher than that set up for Save or delete files in FTP folder.

When checked, the operation of that function will be disabled regardless of the security level. [Write GP-Viewer EX Data] or [Save or delete files in FTP folder] can be set.

Extended

Displays the [Extended] dialog box.

Enable Notification Bit

Select this check box to send a notification when the ESC key is used to exit the password input window after a change screen operation initiated by the device/PLC.

This will not work when changing screens by touch.

Notification Bit Address

When you cancel a password input window displayed via the Device/PLC control with the [ESC] key, the designated Notification Bit Address turns ON.

From [Project] menu, point to [System Settings] and click [Display Unit] to open the dialog box and click [Display Settings] tab. If [Reflect in Device/PLC] is not selected, monitor the notification bit. If it turns ON, on the device/PLC reset the [Change-To Screen] to the same number as the [Current Screen]. When screen numbers match, the password input window closes.

  • To operate [Change-To Screen] via a Device/PLC, please configure the System Data Area.
    5.4.6 System Settings [Display Unit] - [System Area] Settings Guide

  • When using forced screen change (in the System Data Area's [Change-To Screen] bit 15 is ON), input from the password input window is canceled when [Clear After Time Has Elapsed]. Although the Notification Bit Address turns ON, the password input window continues to display.

Clear Security Level

This feature specifies whether to return the security level status to "0", assuming no display unit operations/screen changes are performed within the time specified in [Timer].

Timer

Specify the auto clear time from 1 to 60 minutes.

  • When using an internal device address bit operation, setting bit 0 of LS9300 OFF -> ON clears the security level and resets the security level value in LS9301 to zero. After the Security Level Clear occurs, return LS9300's 0 bit to OFF. (LS9301 is read-only)

Action on Screen Change

Once the security level becomes higher, the current level will not be lowered unless it is automatically cleared or cleared with the security control address (LS9300). Therefore, you can change the screen as required.

When changing to a screen with a security level lower than the current security level, the level is lowered to the security level of the screen change.
Therefore, next time you switch the screen with lower security level to the screen with higher security level, you will require password authentication.

For example,

Record Security Level

Current Level

(1) Level 1 Password Screen

0

(2) Screen B is displayed

1

(3) No password required

1

(4) Screen A is displayed

1

(5) No password required

1

(6) Screen B is displayed

1

(7) Level 2 Password Screen

1

(8) Screen C is displayed

2

(9) No password required

2

(10) Screen B is displayed

2

(11) No password required

2

(12) Screen C is displayed

2

Input Password When Level Increases

Current Level

(1) Level 1 Password Screen

0

(2) Screen B is displayed

1

(3) No password required

1

(4) Screen A is displayed

0

(5) Level 1 Password Screen

0

(6) Screen B is displayed

1

(7) Level 2 Password Screen

1

(8) Screen C is displayed

2

(9) No password required

2

(10) Screen B is displayed

1

(11) Level 2 Password Screen

1

(12) Screen C is displayed

2

  • This applies only when changing base screens (including sub display screens)

  • If [Input Password When Level Increases] is selected in User ID Mode, the system variable #H_LoginUserID will not be updated when the level is lowered on screen change.

  • When using GP-Viewer feature, even if [Input Password When Level Increases] is selected on GP-Viewer side, this will not function. This always operates with [Record Security Level].