Operation via the CB Gate user interface
8.2 Menu items
SIMATIC Ident CB Gate
Operating Instructions, 08/2022, C79000-G8976-C671-01
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You can perform the following actions in this menu item:
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Edit user profiles
To change existing user profiles, simply click in the desired field.
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Create user profiles
To create user profiles, you need to click the row below the existing rows.
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User: Enter the name for the user profile in this input box.
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Password: Enter the password for the user profile in these input boxes.
NOTICE
Security recommendation: Passwords
You should also read the information under the "Passwords" heading of the "Security
recommendations (Page 7)" section.
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Group: From the drop-down list, select the permissions group which the user should
have. Note that only users with administrator rights have write permissions. All other
permissions groups only have read permissions.
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Logoff time: In this input box, enter the time in minutes after which the affected user is
logged off automatically. This time period expires due to inactivity and is automatically
reset to the value you have set.
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Delete user profiles
To delete existing user profiles, you need to click in the corresponding "User" row and
delete the name of the affected user profile.
NOTICE
Security recommendation: Authentication
To ensure that no unauthorized persons can access the CB Gate settings, we recommend
that you leave authentication enabled and create new user profiles. Note that
authentication can only be enabled/disabled by an administrator.
