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4. In the shortcut menu, select "Drive unit know-how protection > Activate".
The "Activate Know-how Protection for Drive Object" dialog box opens.
Figure 14-15
5. The "Without copy protection" option is active by default. When an appropriate memory card
is inserted in the Control Unit, you can choose from two copy-protection options:
– With basic copy protection (permanently linked to the memory card)
– With extended copy protection (permanently linked to the memory card and Control Unit)
Select the required copy protection option.
6. Click "Specify".
The "Know-how Protection for Drive Unit - Specify Password" dialog box opens.
Figure 14-16
7. Enter your password. Length of the password: 1 ... 30 characters.
Recommendations for assigning a password:
– Only use characters from the ASCII character set.
– For an adequately secure password, the password must have a minimum length of 8
Drive functions
Function Manual, 06/2019, 6SL3097-5AB00-0BP2
Activating
Setting the password
If you use arbitrary characters for the password, changing the windows language
settings after activating know-how protection can result in problems when subsequently
checking a password.
characters, and must include uppercase and lowercase letters as well as a combination
of letters, numbers, and special characters.
Basic information about the drive system
14.8 Know-how protection
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