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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
12.0
Revision date
2022-08-05

The following menus are available in the Security Administrator.

Table 1. Security Menu Options

Menu

Selection

Description

File

Exit

Closes the Security Administrator.

Save

Saves the modified permissions in the security grid.

Edit

Delete

Deletes a user-defined role or a user-defined user. Prompts for confirmation before deleting.

Properties

Opens the Role Properties or User Properties window.

System Access Permissions

Opens the System Privileges dialog box.

Account Disabled

Marks the selected user account as disabled. The next time the user attempts to log in to the system, an account disabled message appears. An administrator must enable the user account through the User Properties.
Note: This option is not available to Active Directory service users.

Insert

New User

Adds a new user to the Roles and Users tree. The User Properties dialog box appears.

New Role

Adds a new role to the Roles and Users tree. The Role Properties dialog box appears.

Copy of User

Inserts a copy of the selected user into the Roles and Users tree. The User Properties dialog box appears. You can edit the copied user’s properties.

Copy of Role

Inserts a copy of the selected role into the Roles and Users tree. The Role Properties dialog box appears. You can edit the copied roles.

Insert Active Directory User

Adds a new Active Directory service user to the Roles and Users tree. The User Properties dialog box appears.

Note: This option is only available if the Active Directory Service is enabled.

View

Tool Bar

Displays the Security Administrator toolbar.

User Preferences File Names

The MetasysSysAgent administrator can view the name of the user preferences file for each account. You view file names to manage user and system preferences files on the device. Refer to the ADS/ADX Commissioning Guide (LIT-1201645) , the NAE Commissioning Guide (LIT-1201519) , or the Open Application Server (OAS) Commissioning Guide (LIT-12013243) for details.

Server Configuration

Active Directory

Configures Active Directory service for use by Metasys system users. The Configure Active Directory dialog box appears.

Help

Help Topics

Opens the Metasys Site Management Portal Help (LIT-1201793) .

There is no Help system for the Security Administrator system. Information about the Security Administrator system is located only in this document.

Note: A File Download dialog box may appear. To open the Help system, click Open.

About Metasys

Opens the About Metasys pop-up box that displays the system name, installed version, version number, graphics version, and copyright stamp. Click Terms & Conditions for terms and conditions of use information.