Section 3-General Operation
for this account. All data generated will be automatically archived to
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
•
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 previously described.
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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