PLCnext roles and rights list

User roles and their assigned access permissions in the various applications

The following overview shows the user roles implemented in the firmware. Some user roles have been introduced only with recent firmware updates.

Note: Additional roles may be necessary, e.g. for use with the Device and Update Management.

Applications and services

Application or
service

Access permission for:

User role

SD card,
parameterization memory

SFTP access to the file system with an SFTP client
Note: noteAuthentication with a user name and password is always required for SFTP access, even if user authentication is disabled.

✓

Shell

SSH access to the shell
Note: noteAuthentication with a user name and password is always required for SSH access, even if user authentication is disabled.

✓

PLCnext Engineer

View values in the cockpit (e.g., utilization)

✓

Transfer a project to the controller

✓

Start (cold/warm restart) or stop the controller

✓

Restart the controller (reboot)

✓

Reset the controller to default setting type 1

✓

View online variable values

✓

Overwrite variables

✓

Set and delete breakpoints

✓

Download safety-related programs to the controller

✓

✓
Note: noteAs of firmware 2023.0 LTS, safety permissions for the Engineer user role are always enabled.

✓
Note: noteDo not use this user role alone. This role is designed for use as an add-on to other user roles, e.g. Engineer. See detailed description.

Start or stop safety-related programs

✓

✓
Note: noteAs of firmware 2023.0 LTS, safety permissions for the Engineer user role are always enabled.

✓
Note: noteDo not use this user role alone. This role is designed for use as an add-on to other user roles, e.g. Engineer. See detailed description.

Debug safety-related programs

✓

✓
Note: noteAs of firmware 2023.0 LTS, safety permissions for the Engineer user role are always enabled.

✓
Note: noteDo not use this user role alone. This role is designed for use as an add-on to other user roles, e.g. Engineer. See detailed description.

By means of dedicated tools

Update safety-related firmware on the controller

✓

PLCnext Engineer
HMI application

View online variable values

✓

Overwrite variables

✓

OPC UA® access by means of a client application

View online variable values

✓

Overwrite variables

✓

Read files

✓

✓
Note: noteOPC UA file transfer must be enabled via PLCnext Engineer.

Write files

✓

✓
Note: noteOPC UA file transfer must be enabled via PLCnext Engineer.

Update firmware on the controller

✓

Device and Update Management (DaUM)

Update firmware, software and projects

✓

Web-based Management (WBM)

Note: Visibility of WBM pages depends on the device and firmware release in use. In addition, some WBM pages could have been deactivated by settings in the System Services.