Region Passwords - Revision history

Thomas Peterson: /* Permissions */

2025-03-10T13:42:38Z

Permissions

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	==Permissions==		==Permissions==

			There are three types of users on the site:

			*Administrators
			*Normal company users (everyone else who works for the company but isn't an administrator)
			*Guests (e.g. location customers)

			Optionally, the editing of passwords and displaying of the engineering password can be restricted to the admin users. If this is done then normal company users can only view the setup password. Separately, the guests can never see either password.

Thomas Peterson at 13:38, 10 March 2025

2025-03-10T13:38:28Z

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	==Overview==		==Overview==

	Typically passwords on a DCT are specific to each device. Alternately, ~~a password~~ can now be specified on Connect for an entire region and all the DCTs in that Region's areas will use ~~that~~ password. Not all regions in a company need to use a regional password, a mixed approach can be used.		Typically passwords on a DCT are specific to each device. Alternately, passwords can now be specified on Connect for an entire region and all the DCTs in that Region's areas will use the setup and engineering password specified. Not all regions in a company need to use a regional password, a mixed approach can be used.

	Steps involved:		Steps involved:

	#Regions are set up on the Areas tab of Connect		#Regions are set up on the Areas tab of Connect
	#DCTs need to be updated to v1.67.~~235~~ or newer		#DCTs need to be updated to v1.69.87 or newer
	##Note that a region can still have DCTs that have older software, but those DCTs won't get the password change update. The current password on all devices can still be viewed, see "Viewing passwords" below		##Note that a region can still have DCTs that have older software, but those DCTs won't get the password change update. The current password on all devices can still be viewed, see "Viewing passwords" below
	#The regional password is set		#The regional password is set
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	[[File:AreasPage.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing link to Regions page\|Go to Regions tab]]		[[File:AreasPage.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing link to Regions page\|Go to Regions tab]]

	Select Region and edit ~~password~~		Select Region and edit passwords

	[[File:RegionsEdit-highlighted.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing where to edit the region password on the regions page\|Edit region password]]		[[File:RegionsEdit-highlighted.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing where to edit the region password on the regions page\|Edit region password]]

	Upon setting a region ~~password~~, a message is sent to the units in the region to update their passwords.		Upon setting region passwords, a message is sent to the units in the region to update their passwords.

	==Viewing Passwords==		==Viewing Passwords==
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	[[File:UnitsPage-PasswordHighlight.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing Passwords tab link]]		[[File:UnitsPage-PasswordHighlight.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing Passwords tab link]]

	The passwords page shows all the passwords for all the units in a single table. Each unit shows its '''actual''' last-reported ~~password~~ along with the '''desired''' ~~regions password~~. The region password can differ from the current password because the software version is too old to support region passwords, or the unit has not managed to update to the latest region password yet. Units with old software versions will have to be updated to use remote passwords.		The passwords page shows all the passwords for all the units in a single table. Each unit shows its '''actual''' last-reported passwords along with the '''desired''' region passwords. The region password can differ from the current password because the software version is too old to support region passwords, or the unit has not managed to update to the latest region password yet. Units with old software versions will have to be updated to use remote passwords.

	[[File:PasswordsPage.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing the passwords page]]		[[File:PasswordsPage.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing the passwords page]]
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	==How it works==		==How it works==
	When the region password is updated, a message is sent to device to update the password. If the unit successfully updates it will acknowledge that the password has been changed and the server will update the "Current Password" to match the new password.		When the region password is updated, a message is sent to device to update the password. If the unit successfully updates it will acknowledge that the password has been changed and the server will update the "Current Password" to match the new password.

			==Permissions==

Thomas Peterson: /* Viewing Passwords */

2024-10-01T13:25:14Z

Viewing Passwords

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	[[File:UnitsPage-PasswordHighlight.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing Passwords tab link]]		[[File:UnitsPage-PasswordHighlight.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing Passwords tab link]]

	The passwords page shows all the passwords for all the units in a single table. Each unit shows its ~~current~~ password along with the ~~relevant~~ regions password. The region password can differ from the current password because the software version is too old to support region passwords, or the unit has not managed to update to the latest region password yet. Units with old software versions will have to be updated to use remote passwords.		The passwords page shows all the passwords for all the units in a single table. Each unit shows its '''actual''' last-reported password along with the '''desired''' regions password. The region password can differ from the current password because the software version is too old to support region passwords, or the unit has not managed to update to the latest region password yet. Units with old software versions will have to be updated to use remote passwords.

	[[File:PasswordsPage.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing the passwords page]]		[[File:PasswordsPage.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing the passwords page]]

Thomas Peterson: /* Overview */

2024-10-01T13:22:56Z

Overview

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	#The regional password is set		#The regional password is set
	#The password will propagate to the region's DCTs		#The password will propagate to the region's DCTs


	==Creating Password==		==Creating Password==

Thomas Peterson at 13:22, 1 October 2024

2024-10-01T13:22:44Z

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	==Overview==		==Overview==

	~~Region Passwords~~ are ~~available~~ to ~~remotely set passwords on DCTs~~. ~~Simply set the~~ password for an entire region and ~~a message~~ will ~~automatically be sent to~~ all ~~the units~~ in the region to update ~~their~~ password~~. A~~ passwords ~~page~~ is ~~available~~ to ~~easily search and find~~ the ~~actual password for each unit.~~		Typically passwords on a DCT are specific to each device. Alternately, a password can now be specified on Connect for an entire region and all the DCTs in that Region's areas will use that password. Not all regions in a company need to use a regional password, a mixed approach can be used.

			Steps involved:

			#Regions are set up on the Areas tab of Connect
			#DCTs need to be updated to v1.67.235 or newer
			##Note that a region can still have DCTs that have older software, but those DCTs won't get the password change update. The current password on all devices can still be viewed, see "Viewing passwords" below
			#The regional password is set
			#The password will propagate to the region's DCTs


	==Creating Password==		==Creating Password==

Cvalentine: /* How it works */

2024-09-27T19:27:47Z

How it works

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	[[File:UnitsPage-PasswordHighlight.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing Passwords tab link]]		[[File:UnitsPage-PasswordHighlight.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing Passwords tab link]]

	The passwords page shows all the passwords for all the units in a single table. Each unit shows its current password ~~and~~ the regions password. The region password can differ from the current password because the software version is too old, or the unit has not managed to update to the latest region password yet. Units with old software versions will have to be updated to use remote passwords.		The passwords page shows all the passwords for all the units in a single table. Each unit shows its current password along with the relevant regions password. The region password can differ from the current password because the software version is too old to support region passwords, or the unit has not managed to update to the latest region password yet. Units with old software versions will have to be updated to use remote passwords.

	[[File:PasswordsPage.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing the passwords page]]		[[File:PasswordsPage.png\|border\|700px\|alt=Image showing the passwords page]]

	==How it works==		==How it works==
	When the region password is updated, a message is sent to device to update password. If the unit successfully updates it will acknowledge that the password has been changed and the server will update the "Current Password" to match the new password.		When the region password is updated, a message is sent to device to update the password. If the unit successfully updates it will acknowledge that the password has been changed and the server will update the "Current Password" to match the new password.

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==Overview==

Region Passwords are available to remotely set passwords on DCTs. Simply set the password for an entire region and a message will automatically be sent to all the units in the region to update their password. A passwords page is available to easily search and find the actual password for each unit.

==Creating Password==

Go to the Areas Page

[[File:UnitsPage.png|border|700px|alt=Image highlighting the link to the areas page|Go to areas page]]

Go to the Regions tab

[[File:AreasPage.png|border|700px|alt=Image showing link to Regions page|Go to Regions tab]]

Select Region and edit password

[[File:RegionsEdit-highlighted.png|border|700px|alt=Image showing where to edit the region password on the regions page|Edit region password]]

Upon setting a region password, a message is sent to the units in the region to update their passwords.

==Viewing Passwords==

Go to the Passwords tab

[[File:UnitsPage-PasswordHighlight.png|border|700px|alt=Image showing Passwords tab link]]

The passwords page shows all the passwords for all the units in a single table. Each unit shows its current password and the regions password. The region password can differ from the current password because the software version is too old, or the unit has not managed to update to the latest region password yet. Units with old software versions will have to be updated to use remote passwords.

[[File:PasswordsPage.png|border|700px|alt=Image showing the passwords page]]

==How it works==
When the region password is updated, a message is sent to device to update password. If the unit successfully updates it will acknowledge that the password has been changed and the server will update the "Current Password" to match the new password.