Windows User Rights Editor

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Introduction

The User Rights Editor allows you to define the User Rights of anyone that uses Fernhill SCADA on Windows.

User Rights Editor

You can grant rights to individual users, or user groups.

Starting the User Rights Editor

To start the User Rights Editor from the Fernhill SCADA Notification Icon:

  1. Right-click the Fernhill SCADA Notification Icon Notification icon running.
  2. Click User Rights Editor.

Fernhill SCADA places a shortcut to the User Rights Editor on the Windows Start Menu. Use this table to find the shortcut based on the Version of Windows you are using:

Windows VersionShortcut Location
Windows 11
  1. Open the Start menu.
  2. Click All apps
  3. Scroll down and expand Fernhill SCADA Server.
Windows 10
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
  1. Open the Start menu.
  2. Scroll down and expand Fernhill SCADA Server.
Windows 8
Windows Server 2012
  1. Open the Start screen.
  2. Click the down arrow.
  3. Scroll right until you see the section Fernhill SCADA Server
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008
  1. Click the Start button.
  2. Select All Programs.
  3. Expand the folder Fernhill SCADA Server.

To provide more convenient access to the User Rights Editor, use one or more of these methods:

Adding a New User or Group

To add a new user or group, click the Add new user button. The Select Users or Groups dialog will appear:

Select Users or Groups

To browse for user or group names click Advanced. You can add any number of user or group names to the User Rights Editor.

Changing the Rights of a User or Group

To change the rights of a user or group:

  1. In the User or group names list, select the name of the user or group you want to change.
  2. To grant a right, select the corresponding check box. To deny a right, clear the corresponding check box.

Removing a User or Group

To remove a user or group, first select the name of the user or group in the User or group names list.
Then click the Delete User Button button.

Further Information

Editing User Rights on Linux

To learn how to edit user rights on Linux computers.

User Rights

To learn about the different User Rights in Fernhill SCADA.

Fernhill SCADA Server

To learn more about the Fernhill SCADA Server.

Fernhill SCADA

To learn about the tools in Fernhill SCADA.

Glossary

For the meaning of terms used in Fernhill SCADA.