# Set up ME Runtime 4.00 and later user and group accounts

Like RSView 3.20 user accounts, FactoryTalk View 4.00 user accounts work with security codes to determine who has access to the system at run time. Add user accounts through the Runtime Security editor, and then assign security access to the individual users.

The first account ID in the ME Runtime 4.00 and later spreadsheet is DEFAULT, with security codes A through P checked. The DEFAULT account is used when no user is logged on. Unless you change the security code settings for the DEFAULT account, everyone has access to all parts of the run-time system without logging on. You can change which security codes are checked for the DEFAULT account, but you cannot change the name of this user account or assign it a password.

To restrict access to individual graphic displays, assign the displays a security code from A through P. Then change the DEFAULT user account to turn off access to the security codes you have assigned, and assign security codes to users and user groups. To have access to a display that has a security codes assigned to it, the user must have an account set up with that security code turned on, that is, its check box is checked in the security code grid.

Tip: | In ME Runtime 3.20 and earlier, the asterisk symbol applied to a display made the display accessible to all users. In 4.00 and later, the asterisk gives access to any user who has at least one security code assigned.

## To set up ME Runtime 4.00 and later user accounts

1. In the System folder in the Explorer window, double-click the Runtime Security icon to open the editor.
2. Click the ME Runtime 4.00 and later tab.
3. The Default account appears in the form. Click the Add button or the Add icon in the toolbar to enter a new account.

   or

   In the Setup menu, select Add Users/Groups.

4. The Select User or Group dialog box opens. In the Filter Users frame at the bottom, select Show groups only, Show users only, or Show all.
5. In the list of users and groups, select a user account or group account and click OK. The selected user or group appears in the Account spreadsheet.
6. Assign security codes to the selected account by clearing the check boxes in the Security Codes grid and clicking Accept. By default, all the codes are checked for each new account.
7. The Login and Logout macros are optional. Type the macro name in the box or click the Browse button (…) to select from a list of macros in the application.
8. Click Next to clear the form.
9. When you have finished adding user accounts, click Close to close the editor and save changes.

   Tip: | Be sure to assign at least one security code to new users. New users with no security codes or actions assigned are not saved in the Runtime Security editor.

## To remove an ME Runtime 4.00 and later user account from the application

1. In the spreadsheet, click on a user name to select it.
2. Click Remove.

   Tip: | Changes made to security in the Runtime Security editor take effect as soon as they are saved. You can select users and groups from either a network Windows domain or a local Windows computer. These accounts will not authenticate if the application is transferred to a terminal or computer in a different Windows domain. Do not attempt to copy and paste accounts from the ME Runtime 3.20 and earlier tab to the ME Runtime 4.00 and later tab, or vice versa. It may produce undesirable results. Deleting users from FactoryTalk Security does not remove them from the application. They must be removed manually, just as they were added manually. Similarly, removing users from the application does not delete them from FactoryTalk Security.

## See also

ME Runtime 4.00 and later tab

Set up ME Runtime 3.20 and earlier user accounts

Causes of run-time errors for ME Runtime 3.20 and earlier user accounts