Activate Account Management allows you to set a password that will be required to open any session of WebLink. An Administrator can create, update, and delete users from an Administrator user interface. While management is active, every user must log in with a username and password established by the Administrator to use WebLink. There are three different user types, each with a different privilege level that determines their access:
Click the gear icon at the upper right of the WebLink user interface to open the Application Settings menu.
Then click Activate Account Management to open the dialog shown below.
Enter and verify a new username and password and then click Activate Account Management to password-protect the WebLink configuration.
The Activate Account Management button brings up a dialog allowing you to create an Administrator account and to Activate Account Management. This is the same account information that you will use to log in to the application later, so be sure to remember it. After entering valid credentials, click the blue Activate Account Management button. Clicking this button will create the Administrator account and will restart the application.
Note: When Account Management is active, Activate Account Management will not appear in the Application Settings menu.
After you've clicked Activate Account Management, the WebLink application will be refreshed and you will see the login screen shown below. Since you haven't created other users yet, you must enter your own newly-created Administrator credentials.
After successfully logging in, you will see an Admin tab to the right of the Start, Setup, and Run tabs. Click the Admin tab to view the Account Management interface. This interface is only visible to the Administrator.
There are four primary buttons in the Admin view:
Add User: Create a new user by establishing a username, password, and account type.
Change My Password: Change Administrator password.
Disable Account Management: Turn off Account Management with the option to reactivate it with existing users, or to turn off account management and delete all current users (including Administrator).
Sign Out: Sign out of this account and return to the login screen.
When multiple user accounts have been created, all users are shown in the list above the four primary buttons. Initially only the Administrator will be shows, but the list will grow as you create more users. Each user tab can be expanded by clicking on the chevron icon on the far right. Before expanding, notice the basic layout of the user panel. It contains user information on account type, username, and an icon that represents the account type.
When you select Add User, you will see the Create New User dialog, which allows you to set the username, password, and account type (Controller or Monitor).
You can create users of either account type.
Each time you add a user, that user's information is added to the Admin view, as shown below.
Clicking on the down arrow to the right of each user opens a view similar to the one shown below. This view allows you to update the User Role and Account Status.
You can also delete a user from this view.
In the example shown here, the Administrator has changed the user's account from Unlocked to Locked.
When a user's account is locked, a lock icon will appear to the right of the user's name.
Two buttons appear in the lower right of each user profile when it is expanded. These buttons allow the Administrator to make changes to user accounts.
The blue button allows the Administrator to modify user information, such as password, account type, or account status.
The red button allows the Administrator to delete the user.
There are four types of User Account Status: Unlocked, Locked, Wait, and Continue. Each status is described below.
Clicking Change My Password causes the following dialog to appear, allowing you to enter and verify a new password of your choice.
If you are the Administrator, you can either Disable Account Management and retain your account information and that of the other users, or you can Disable and Delete Users, which will erase your account information and that of the other users.