SynOptics SYNBIOSIS aCOLyte3, User Manual

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Managing aCOLyte3 users
aCOLyte3 user groups
If the Authentication Method is set to Local User Groups or Network User Groups in the
Settings dialog box (see
System settings , page 92), in order to gain access to aCOLyte3, a user
must:
a. have a valid user name and password to log on to Windows on the aCOLyte3 PC – see
Windows password security
, on the previous page, for further details
b. be a member of the Acolyte Users local or network user group – see the next section,
Local and Domain/Security groups for details.
Local and Domain/Security groups
There is a single aCOLyte3 user group: Acolyte Users.
You can set up the Acolyte Users group using:
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Local groups on each aCOLyte3 PC.
Generally speaking, you would choose to use Local groups if you have one or more
independent aCOLyte3 installations. You will need to set up the Acolyte Users group
separately on each of the aCOLyte3 PCs – see the next section,
Local groups .
Or:
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Domain/Security groups defined across a Windows Server domain.
If the aCOLyte3 PCs are connected to a network arranged in a Windows Server domain,
you can use Windows Domain/Security groups to define the Acolyte Users group. In this
case the user group is set up centrally on a domain controller rather than on the
individual aCOLyte3 PCs – see
Domain/Security groups
, page 100.
When the aCOLyte3 PCs are arranged in a Windows Server domain network, it is also
usually convenient for them all to be connected to a central aCOLyte3 database server
rather than having separate independent databases on each PC – see
Database location ,
page 100, for how to link a aCOLyte3 installation to a central database.
The following sections show you how to set up and use Local groups and Domain/Security
groups , page 100.
Local groups
You need to set up Local groups separately on each aCOLyte3 PC – see
Domain/Security
groups , page 100, for how to set up Domain/Security groups for use across a network.
To set up Local user groups:
1. Open the Windows Control Panel.
2. Open the Administrative Tools.
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