Section 4-Common Module Functions
recommended that the password be changed after initial account set up. Any user can be set to a level 10 access, although this is not
recommended (see Level 5 below). Note: The administrator (or the last level 10 user) account may not be deleted.
Level 5
- this is the security setting recommended for an ordinary user account. An account with this access will be password protected
and will be able to select specific user preferences. Also, all data generated will be automatically archived in to the user’s account in
c:\nanodrop data
(and the user specified location if that preference is selected).
Default
(level 0 security) - this access level is reserved for the Default account only. This account enables any user without an account
to access all the active software measurement modules. Although it is not password protected, user preferences can be set for this
account. All data generated will be automatically archived into the Default folder within the
c:\Nanodrop Data
folder. Note: For
laboratories requiring that every user have a unique user-account, the administrator may disable the default user account.
Account Log-in/Log-out and Time Out
The user’s account will remain active until 1) a user logs out of his/her account by using the pull down menu to select either Default or
another user name or 2) the user closes the software.
A user account may also be logged out automatically if the software “System Idle Timeout” is exceeded. After 4 hours of inactivity the
software account will automatically revert back to the Default user. A screen will appear indicating that the time is about to expire, with a
30-second countdown. If the user elects ‘CANCEL’, the clock with reset and the user account and application module will remain active
for another 4 hours. If the time expires, the open application module will close, returning to the Main Menu and the Default user.
Account Lockout
User-specific accounts can become locked out in several ways as noted below:
•
Failure to change password within the allotted time
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Incorrectly entering the password 99 consecutive times
•
The administrator locks a specific account
Only the administrator (level 10) can unlock a locked account. This is done by using the ‘Modify User’ entry in the Account
Management module. Note: All accounts (even the administrator) can be locked if the incorrect password entry occurs as described
above.
Change Password
This module enables each user having an authorized account ID to change their respective password.
Note: The administrator, using the ‘Options’ or the ‘Modify User’ entries in the ‘Account Management’ module, establishes whether
individual user passwords will expire and, if so, after how many days.
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