"Monitor Only" Mode

Two users cannot control the same Timebase simultaneously. A user who connects to the local server from a control panel can control the instruments connected to a timebase (control mode). However, a second user who accesses the same timebase will automatically be assigned the monitor only status. This status means that the second user is allowed to view all current values and states on the control panel, but cannot make any changes (e.g., change the flow rate). A user who accesses a timebase from the  Network is assigned the monitor only status, also.

Changing from Monitor Mode to Control Mode

To change between the two modes, select or clear Monitor Only on the Control menu. If user A takes over control of the timebase from user B, user B is automatically assigned the monitor only status.

Organizing Access Options

If User Mode is enabled, the assigned privileges determine whether a user can control a timebase or simply monitor the timebase, and whether the user is allowed to change between monitor mode and control mode.

If access control is disabled, each user has all privileges at all times. Objects that are members of an Access Group will not be visible.

Independently of this, access can usually be limited directly from the server or the timebase. Specified users can monitor and/or control the server or timebase from the network only if remote monitoring and/or control of a server or a timebase is explicitly allowed in the Server Configuration program (on the Access Control tab page of the Properties dialog box). This does not apply to users who access their local servers.