Network users

In a large system, managing users can be time consuming, especially if you must make the same change to user records in each (separate) station. A class of users called network users permit centralized management of users in a multi-station system.

Two properties in a user component under the UserService identify a user as a network user.

Figure 1. User properties related to network user

Network User is a Boolean toggle for identifying the user as a network user.
Prototype Name identifies the prototype used by the network’s synchronization strategy to implement user changes across a network.

Note: Network users, which the standard UserService in each station supports, are different from LDAP users, which a centralized LDAP or Active Directory server manages. For information about LDAP users, refer to the Niagara LDAP Guide.