Siemens ST PCS 7 manual Administration, Simatic Logon Upgrade, Simatic Logon Admin Tool

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System-neutral components

Administration

■Overview ■Function

Central user management, access control and electronic signature

SIMATIC Logon is a central user administration function with ac- cess control based on Windows 2000/XP and Windows Server

2003 for:

•System components of SIMATIC PCS 7

•Non-system components linked via an interface

It can be used to fulfill the validation requirements of 21 CFR Part

11.An electronic signature function can also be used in conjunc- tion with SIMATIC Logon.

SIMATIC Logon Upgrade

All previous versions can be upgraded to the current version.

■Design

SIMATIC Logon Admin Tool

Using the SIMATIC Logon Admin Tool it is possible to assign the roles defined in the SIMATIC PCS 7 applications (e.g. Automa- tion License Manager and SIMATIC BATCH) to the Windows users/user groups. Administrators with the necessary Windows administrator privileges can also use the SIMATIC Logon Admin Tool to edit Windows users and user groups.

SIMATIC Logon Service

The login dialog of the SIMATIC Logon Service is activated when an application is started which is managed by SIMATIC Logon. The user receives his specific privileges after making the login, password and domain entries. The SIMATIC Logon Service dia- log for logoff, user change or password edit can be called in the applications.

SIMATIC Electronic Signature

The optional chipcard reader can be used for access control in addition to the keyboard. SIMATIC Logon additionally supports logon devices which can be operated with a Microsoft device driver for the respective operating system (e.g. logon devices on a USB interface). It is also possible to connect logon devices via a separately created device-specific drive.

The number of SIMATIC Logon licenses required depends on the number of clients/single stations that access applications for which SIMATIC Logon is used for access protection.

SIMATIC Logon was developed for the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system but can also be used together with other SIMATIC products in the context of Totally Integrated Automation (TIA), e.g. with SIMATIC WinCC. A requirement for working together is that user groups have already been created in the partner appli- cations, or can be defined.

SIMATIC Logon is already integrated in the system software of the SIMATIC PCS 7 V7.0 process control system. Separate licenses are not required in this context.

The SIMATIC Electronic Signature means that operations cannot be performed until enabled by previously assigned Windows users/user groups. Users/user groups are assigned to the oper- ations in the respective application.

At the moment this function is implemented as a system function only on SIMATIC BATCH. However, the Electronic Signature can be used on any products in the specific applications.

The software products listed here under "Selection and ordering data" are only relevant to use in the TIA environment.

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Siemens ST PCS 7 · November 2007