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Manage User Accounts (VISCPRO II/CAV 4.2 GUI)
VISCPRO II and CAV 4.2 GUI user accounts are independent of each another. The VISCPRO II accounts
are associated with the entire software installation and are not instrument specific.
Both VISCPRO II and the CAV 4.2 GUI start with three default accounts. See Table 20.
Table 20 — Default User Accounts
Username
Privilege level
Privileges
CANNON Instrument
Company Inc
Service
Access to all instrument and security
parameters. Call CANNON for the current
login and password
Manager
Manager
Access to advanced configuration and
reporting options
Unknown
Technician
Access to operational features required for
testing samples and routine operations
VISCPRO II displays the username and privilege level of the active user in the title bar of the main
window. If no user is logged in, VISCPRO II displays the default account
(Unknown: Technician)
. The
CAV 4.2 GUI
does not display login status.
Log In
Log in as soon as possible to avoid problems. You can log in as another user even if you are already
logged in.
Note:
The initial password for the Manager account is blank.
1.
For
VISCPRO II
: click
Main > Log In…
The
Log In
window opens.
For
CAV 4.2 GUI:
click
Users
. The
Login Menu
window opens.
2.
Select the appropriate user. Type the corresponding password.
3.
Click
OK
.
Change Password
In order to change a password, you must be logged in as the user whose password you are changing.
However, in VISCPRO II a user with a higher privilege level may assign a new password by editing a user
account.
1.
For
VISCPRO II
: click
Main > Change Password …
The
Change Password
window opens.
For
CAV 4.2 GUI
: click
Users > Change Manager Password
. Because new accounts cannot be
created using the CAV 4.2 GUI, this is the only option.
2.
Type your new password into the appropriate fields.
3.
Click
OK
or the green checkmark.
