Configuring Login Settings; Changing User Passwords; Dealing With Forgotten Passwords - GE Sievers 500 RL Operation And Maintenance Manual

Chapter 5: Password Protection and DataGuard

Configuring Login Settings

To further ensure Analyzer security, DataGuard allows you to configure login settings as follows:
1. Select the DataGuard tab.
2. Press the Setup button.
• Press the Password Expires button to set the number of days for which a Password is valid. The
default value is 90 days.
• Press the Min Length button to set the minimum character length for a Password. The default value
is 3 characters.
• Press the Login Timeout button to set the number of minutes of allowable keypad inactivity before
users are required to re-enter their login information. The default value is 5 minutes.
• Press the Password Config button select the Password Protection menu for the Analyzer. Select
either Cal Lockout or Menu Lockout. When the Analyzer is set to Cal Lockout, only operations that
can affect measurements are password protected. When the Analyzer is set to Menu Lockout, all
menus are password protected.

Changing User Passwords

All users can change their own Passwords by following these steps:
1. Log in with a valid User ID and Password.
2. Select the DataGuard tab.
3. Press the Change Password button.
4. Enter the old Password and press Enter.
5. Specify a new Password and press Enter.
6. Verify the new Password and press Enter.
Administrators can change the Password associated with any User ID by pressing the Password button on the
Edit User screen ("Editing User Information" on page 107).

Dealing with Forgotten Passwords

If users forget their Passwords, the administrator must assign new Passwords by following these steps:
1. Log in to the Analyzer with an administrator-level User ID and Password.
2. Select the DataGuard tab.
3. Press the Edit User button.
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