Properties (Security Settings)

[Enable]

Enable to prevent an unauthorized user from accessing secured screens and objects.

[Auto Popup Dialog]
Select this check box to display the login screen when you touch an objects that have a security level higher than the logged-in user.

Data Binding Support:

To use as a Binding Source, refer to the following.
'(target name).SecuritySettings.AutoPopupDialog'

For more information of Data Binding concept, refer to the following.
Data Binding

[Show Security Icon]
Select this check box to display an icon on the objects that have a higher security level than the logged-in user.

Data Binding Support:

To use as a Binding Source, refer to the following.
'(target name).SecuritySettings.ShowSecurityIcon'

For more information of Data Binding concept, refer to the following.
Data Binding

[Auto Logout]
Select this check box to automatically log out the logged-in user when the time set in [Auto Logout Time (Min)] has elapsed since the last operation on the touch panel. After logging out, the screen switches to the screen set in [Screen ID after Auto Logout].
[Auto Logout Time (Min)]
Set a period of time, in minute, until auto logout is executed. If the screen is touched again before the set time has elapsed, the time measurement will be reset. Setting Value Range: 1 - 60 This property setting is valid when the [Auto Logout] is enabled.
[Screen ID after Auto Logout]
Set the ID of screen that displays after the auto logout time elapses. Setting Value Range: 1 - 19999 This property setting is valid when the [Auto Logout] is enabled.
[Password Expiration]
Select this check box to specify password expiration. The password validity period is specified in [Password Expiration Period (Day)]. To increase security, we recommend you select this check box.

If you use GP-4100 Series without the RTC Battery Set (option), this property does not work.

When your password is expired, you cannot login. The [New Password] dialog box opens where you can set the new password.

[Password Expiration Period (Day)]
Set the period, in days, until the password is expired after last password update. Setting Value Range: 1 - 365 You can use this property if the [Password Expiration] is selected.

Note:

  • You can check the number of days remaining valid for the password of the logged-in user in the target source property (SecuritySettings.CurrentUserAvailableDay).
  • When the project file is transferred to the display unit without keeping User Management data, the expiration date for all users is extended because the last update date of the password is updated to the project file transferring date.
  • When you import the user information file, the expiration date for updated users is extended because the last update date of the password is updated to the file import execution date.
[Lockout]
Select this check box to prohibit login when the number of consecutive failed attempts to login with an invalid user name or password reaches the number set in the [Number of Attempts] property. Once login is prohibited, locked out users cannot log in even if they use a valid username and password. All users with a security level less than the security level set in [Security Level for Unlock] are locked out.
Use one of the following methods to release the lock:
  • Wait for the time set in [Lockout Time (Min)] to elapse
  • Reboot the display unit
  • Login with a user that has a security level higher than the security level set in the [Security Level for Unlock] property
  • Transfer the project file

To increase security, we recommend you select this check box.

Note:

  • While users are locked out, the value of the source property (SecuritySettings.LockStatus) is ON.
  • If a user attempts to login while locked out, the login failure message "User account is locked" will display.
[Number of Attempts]
Set the number of allowed login attempts. When the number of consecutive login attempts with an invalid user name or password reaches the number set here, users are locked out. Setting Value Range: 1 - 10 This property is configurable when the [Lockout] is enabled.
[Security Level for Unlock]
Set the security level for users who can release a lockout. The lockout is released when a user logs in with a security level that satisfies the security level set in this property. Setting Value Range: 1 - 65535 This property is configurable when the [Lockout] is enabled.
[Lockout Time (Min)]

Set the amount of time, in minutes, that has to elapse before a lockout is released.

Setting Value Range: 1 - 60 This property is configurable when the [Lockout] is enabled.
[Complex Password]

Select [Enable] to prevent the use of passwords such as "1111" or the date of birth. -[Enable]: Passwords must be from 8 to 100 characters long with a minimum 1 lower case character (a-z), 1 upper case character (A-Z), 1 number (0-9), and 1 special character. ! " # $ % & '(apostrophe) ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ `(Grave accent) { | } ~ -[Disable]: Passwords must be at from 3 to 100 characters long. To increase security, we recommend you select [Enable].

Note: 

  • Changing from [Disable] to [Enable] resets the passwords of the existing users. The passwords for existing users must be set up again.
  • Passwords cannot be recovered once they have been reset.