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Security Administrator System Technical Bulletin
Product
Building Automation Systems > Building Automation Systems > Metasys System
Document type
Technical Bulletin
Document number
LIT-1201528
Version
10.1
Revision date
2020-01-21

The Security Administrator system authenticates and authorizes users of Metasys® servers, including the Application and Data Server (ADS), Extended Application and Data Server (ADX), Open Data Server (ODS), and Open Application Server (OAS), and Metasys network engines, including Network Automation Engines (NAE35, NAE45 and NAE55), Network Control Engines (NCE25), SNC and SNE devices.

The Security Administrator feature of the extended architecture browser-based interface manages user accounts. This document describes how to create local user accounts and add Microsoft® Active Directory® service users to the Metasys system. It describes how to define user roles and assign access permissions. This document also focuses on new security features and enhancements.

Note: The Metasys system for the ADS/ADX/ODS/OAS has three types of users: local users, Active Directory service users, and Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) users. The Metasys system for the network engines has two types of users: local users and RADIUS users. A local user is defined in the Security Administrator system and is authenticated against the Metasys Security database. An Active Directory service user is created and stored in an Active Directory service domain and is added as a Metasys system user with the Metasys Security Administrator tool. This user is authenticated against an Active Directory service domain. A RADIUS user is created and stored in the RADIUS server and is also added as a Metasys system user with the Metasys Security Administrator tool. This user is authenticated against the RADIUS server.

In this document, general use of the term user refers to any of the three types of users, unless differentiated.