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A user is anyone authorized to access the blue'Log web interface. You can add or edit users under Settings > Users.

We highly recommend activating the Support access toggle so that our Support team can assist you quickly in case of troubleshooting. If you do not activate the toggle, our Support team cannot view your device remotely.


Users overview
Users overview


Item

Name

Details

1

Support access

Allow Support to access your blue‘Log remotely

2

Plus icon

Add a new user

3

User name

List of users with access to this blue'Log

4

User group

There are two user groups:

  • User: Read-only

  • Service: Can configure devices, modify settings, and change the password, PIN, and email for themselves and other users.

5

Password

Password must have at least 10 characters

6

Pin

Required to create a new user or log into the display on the blue’Log device, e.g. to change Ethernet settings.

The PIN must have 4 characters

7

Email address

An email address is required for password reset

8

Actions

Edit or delete a user

9

Use LDAP server

Activate toggle to use an LDAP server instead of email authentication. See License and Activate an LDAP server.

Set up a user

You must set up a user account when logging on for the first time. You can edit user data and add additional users under Settings > Users.

Steps

  1. Go to Settings > Users > User management

  2. Select the Plus icon and enter your desired username, email address, password, and PIN.

  3. Select Create user account.

  4. The user will appear in the User management list.

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Warning

Your password must have at least 10 characters. Follow your company’s password guidelines. See Password guideline for general information about passwords.

Activate an LDAP server

You can use your company's IT infrastructure to control data encryption and user management on your blue'Log. Using an LDAP server allows users to log in via a user name instead of an email address or other attributes. 

  • When LDAP is activated, internal user management on the blue'Log is deactivated.

  • If the LDAP server becomes unavailable, users will be unable to log in to the blue'Log.

  • meteocontrol Support cannot access the blue'Log when LDAP is activated

Prerequisites
Steps

  1. Navigate to Settings > Users and activate the Use LDAP server toggle.

  2. Fill in the following fields:

    • LDAP URL: URL of the LDAP server that starts with ldap:// or ldaps:// 

    • LDAP suffix: Suffix directory of the LDAP server 

    • Distinguished name: Username for authentication on the LDAP server 

    • Password: Required for authentication on the LDAP server 

    • Authorized groups: Groups on the LDAP server with permission to access the blue'Log.

      • The group used (objectClass) must have the value "groupOfNames".

      • "posixGroup" is not supported.

  3. Select Save.

  4. A new dialog appears where you must enter an authorized user and password for a test login. The purpose of this process is to test whether the data are valid and prevent you from locking yourself out of the system. 

    • If the test login is successful, the settings are saved.

    • If the test login fails, the settings are not saved.

Test configuration
Test configuration


Forgot password

If you forget your password, select Password forgotten? on the login page. Enter your email and select Send email. You will receive further information via email. This function is not available if you are using LDAP login.

If Support access is enabled, Support can reset the password as well.