Users

Users are the very bases for access in Web Port. In its simplest form, only users are needed to provide access to Web Port features.

The following adjustable parameters are available for a user:

Parameter:	Description:
*User name	Name used at login
Name	Full name of the user
**E-mail	User email address
Language	Language displayed to the user when they log in to Web Port
Home Page	Page the user is referred to after successful login
Logo	Logo to be displayed (see chapter "General settings")
Global permissions	Global permissions for the user
Alarm recipient	Activate if the user is to be an alarm recipient (See chapter "Alarms->Send alarm via email")
Valid until	The account is automatically removed at the selected time
Automatic logout	The account is logged out after x minutes. If -1, default setting is used (10 minutes)
*Password	User password
Pin	User PIN (can only be used from approved connections). Username and password is not necessary when using PIN.  NOTE! PIN does not work on ADMIN or SYSTEM level and you cannot use the same PIN on multiple users!
Groups	Selection of which groups the user belongs to (see chapter "Groups")
*=Mandatory parameter
**=Mandatory for SSO and activation email

Handling of passwords and activation emails

It is no longer necessary to manually set a password when creating a user.
Instead, you can choose to send an activation email, allowing the user to set their own password via a link.

• If an email address is provided, the option to send an activation email is shown. The user can then set their own password using the link in the email. The link is valid for 24 hours, unless otherwise specified.

• An administrator can choose to resend an activation email if needed, or reset a user’s password by clicking the Reset Password button. When a password reset is initiated, the user is locked and an email with a password reset link is sent.

• If Kiona Identity is enabled, the option to send an activation email is not shown. In this case, leave the password field empty when creating the user. An invitation will be sent automatically from Kiona Identity to the user's email, allowing the user to set their password themselves. If the user already has a Kiona Identity account, no invitation email will be sent.

NOTE!

If the system is running on a local installation, SMTP settings must first be configured under Server → Email Settings for Web Port to be able to send the activation email.

Information:

Global permissions are used to easily create users where the access level applies globally to all pages. If the global permissions are different between a user and its group, the user will get the higher of the permission levels.

The following global access levels exist:

Level:	Description:
NOACCESS	No global permissions
VIEW	Global viewing permissions
BASIC	Global authorization to change parameters of level 2
ADVANCED	Global authorization to change parameters of level 3
SYSTEM	Change/Create Pages, Manage IO-devices, and Tag lists
ADMIN	Global Administrative Permissions
PARENT	(used by the system)

Information:

Users can change their password, PIN code and language by clicking PROFILE in the menu. These settings apply to the then logged in user.

Tip!

To quickly switch to another user, CHANGE USERS can be selected in the menu. Enter the login details in the dialog that opens, and then click LOGIN.

Creating users

To create a new user, navigate to SYSTEM SETTINGS/ACCESS/USERS. Click the NEW USER tool button. In the dialog that opens, fill in the details of the user and then select SAVE.

Edit users

To edit a user, navigate to SYSTEM SETTINGS/ACCESS/USERS. Click the desired user in the list and edit the settings in the dialog that opens. Then click SAVE to update.

Delete users

To delete a user, navigate to SYSTEM SETTINGS/ACCESS/USERS. Click on the desired user in the list and then click DELETE in the dialog that opens.

Mandatory Change of Default Admin Password

To improve security, Web Port enforces a check of the default admin password.

If the admin user still has the default password admin, logging in will require setting a new password.

• The new password must be entered twice.

• The password must comply with Web Port’s default password policy, regardless of the password complexity setting.

• The policy requires at least 12 characters and must include uppercase, lowercase, digits, and special characters (according to the NIS2 standard).
  
  

  Info

  If you are using a development license, the mandatory change of the default admin password does not apply. You can continue to log in with the default password without being prompted to set a new one.

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