Important information
NOTICE
If you leave a computer that is connected to devices unattended, you must log out and
switch to the
Machine Operator
user group so that unauthorized persons cannot transfer
configurations to the devices.
User groups
Table 8: User groups
User group
Password
Authorization
Operator
No password required. Anyone can
log on as a machine operator.
•
May read configuration from the
device.
Maintenance per‐
sonnel
Deactivated ex-works, i.e. it is not ini‐
tially possible to log on as a main‐
tenance technician. The user group
can be activated by the user group
administrator and provided with a
password.
•
May read configuration from the
device.
•
May transmit verified configura‐
tion to the device.
•
Change own password allowed.
Authorized client
Deactivated ex-works, i.e. it is not
initially possible to log on as an
authorized customer. The user group
can be activated by the user group
administrator and provided with a
password.
•
May read configuration from the
device.
•
May transmit verified and unveri‐
fied configuration to the device.
•
May verify configuration.
•
Resetting the safety function and
communication settings to factory
defaults is allowed.
•
Change own password allowed.
•
Changing the password of the
Maintenance personnel
user group
is allowed.
Administrator
The password SICKSAFE is created at
the factory.
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Change this password to protect
the device against unauthorized
access.
•
May read configuration from the
device.
•
May transmit verified and unveri‐
fied configuration to the device.
•
May verify configuration.
•
Resetting whole device to factory
settings allowed.
•
Activating and deactivating the
Maintenance personnel
and
Autho‐
rized client
user groups is allowed.
•
Change own password allowed.
•
Changing the passwords of the
Maintenance personnel
and
Autho‐
rized client
user groups is allowed.
Complementary information
The configuration of the device is saved in the system plug. Therefore, the passwords
are retained when the device is replaced if the system plug is still used.
7.2
Offline, online and security configuration
Overview
All configuration parameters are assigned to a configuration group. The configuration
groups differ, for example, when transmitting and saving the configuration.
CONFIGURATION
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