User guide

System management
Mastercycler pro
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8 System management
8.1 Administrator functions
The software of the Mastercycler pro differentiates between standard users and the administrator.
The access rights are distinguished as follows:
ThePIN setting can be used to define whether all users have to log in with their user names and PINs before
using Mastercycler pro or whether all users should receive administrator rights (without entering their user
names and PINs).
8.2 Managing user accounts
8.2.1 Creating user accounts
You can set up a separate user account for each user:
1. In the navigation tree, mark the Eppendorf node at the very top.
2. Press the NewUser function key.
TheNew User window is displayed.
Procedure Standard user Administrator
Copying programs From every user node in user's
own nodes
From every user node in all user
nodes
Creating, deleting, editing and
starting programs
Only programs below user's own
node
All programs
Managing user accounts and
setting PINs
Only change own user name and
PIN
Create, change, delete user
accounts. Change PIN of each
user.
Making system settings None All
Performing self test, validation
and calibration
Only self test and validation Self test, validation and
calibration
Performing backups, restores and
software updates
Only backups All
• You can only assign a user name once.
• The administrator uses the fixed user name_admin.