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4.1.6.5 Security
This tab is accessed through File | Preferences and then selecting the Security sub-tab.
Controls the various security settings of Branch Gateway Manager. To control the security settings of the system, see
Security Mode .
All settings, except Secure Communications, can only be changed when a configuration has been opened using a user
name and password with Administrator rights or security administration rights.
· Request Login on Save: Default = On
By default a valid user name and password is required to receive a configuration from a system and also to send that
same configuration back to the system. Deselecting this setting allows Branch Gateway Manager to send the
configuration back without having to renter user name and password details. This does not apply to a configuration
that has been saved on PC and then reopened. This setting can only be changed when a configuration has been opened
using a user name and password with Administrator rights or security administration rights.
· Close Configuration/Security Settings After Send: Default = On.
When selected, the open configuration file or security settings are closed after being sent back to the system. This is
the normal default.
· Before disabling this setting, you should recall that the configuration held by a running system can be changed by
actions other than Branch Gateway Manager, for example changes made by users through their phone. Keeping a
configuration open in Branch Gateway Manager for longer than necessary increases the chances that that copy of
the configuration differs from the current configuration of the running system and will overwrite those changes
when sent back to the system.
· Save Configuration File After Load: Default = On.
When selected, a copy of the configuration is saved to Branch Gateway Manager's working directory . The file is
named using the system name and the suffix .cfg. This setting can only be changed when a configuration has been
opened using a user name and password with Administrator rights or security administration rights.
· Backup Files on Send: Default = On.
If selected, whenever a copy of a configuration is sent to a system, a backup copy is saved in Branch Gateway
Manager's working directory . The file is saved using the system name, date and a version number followed by the
Backup File Extension as set below. This setting can only be changed when a configuration has been opened using a
user name and password with Administrator rights or security administration rights.
· Backup File Extension: Default = .BAK
Sets the file extension to use for backup copies of system configurations generated by the Backup Files on Send
option above.
· Number of Backup Files to keep: Default = Unlimited.
This option allows the number of backup files kept for each system to be limited. If set to a value other then
Unlimited, when that limit would be exceeded, the file with the oldest backup file is deleted.
· Enable Application Idle Timer (5 minutes): Default = Off.
When enabled, no keyboard or mouse activity for 5 minutes will cause the Branch Gateway Manager to grey out the
application and re-request the current service user password. This setting can only be changed when a configuration
has been opened using a user name and password with Administrator rights or security administration rights.
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