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ADD A NEW USER
You can create new users from scratch or you can base new users on an existing user. To create a new user based on an existing user, make a
copy of the existing user and then edit the copy. Refer to Pop-Up Menus in the Appendix for information on using Copy and Paste or Paste Many
to make copies of objects.
To create a new user from scratch:
1. Navigate the Object Browser to [project name] > Users. Double-click <Add New User> in the right pane, or right-click Users in the left pane
and select Add New from the pop-up menu. The Add New User dialog box opens.
Figure 189. Add New User Dialog Box
2. User name: Type a unique user name for the user you want to add. The user name is the name the user types in when logging in to the
client. User names are at most 50 characters long and can include any letter, digit or special character, with the exception of single and
double quotation marks. User names are not case sensitive.
3. Password: A password is optional but recommended. Passwords can include any letter, digit or special character, with the exception of
single and double quotation marks. A password does not have to be unique. Passwords are case sensitive. For example, Operator1 and
OPERATOR1 are not equivalent to operator1.
4. Confirm password: Retype the password. If the passwords entered in the Password and Confirm Password boxes differ in any way, you
will not be allowed to add the new user.
5. E-mail Address: If you want the user to receive e-mail notification of alarms and events, type the user’s e-mail address.
In order to be notified via e-mail, the user must belong to a recipient group for an alarm/event category that uses e-mail notification. In
addition, the e-mail server must be configured. Refer to Project Properties - E-mail Tab for instructions on configuring the e-mail server.
Refer to Recipient Groups for information on defining recipient groups. Refer to Alarm/Event Categories for information on configuring
alarm/event categories to use e-mail notification.
6. Full name: Type the user’s proper name. The full name appears beside the user name in the right pane of the Object Browser.
7. Description: Type any pertinent comments about the user or the account.
8. Member of group(s): The Member of Group(s) area lists all configured groups. Select each user group you want the user to belong to. The
user will be granted the permissions associated with each group you select. For more information, refer to User Groups - Group
Permissions.
9. Priority: Enter the priority with which the user’s activities are to be treated by VMX300(-E). VMX300(-E) uses priorities to resolve situations
in which two or more objects attempt to control a particular device at the same time. The object with the higher priority number is given
control of the device. The highest priority you can assign to an object is 99. The lowest is 1. System events have priority 100. Users,
schedules, and alarms and events all have a priority. The scripts associated with these objects inherit the object’s priority.