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Closed Mode is a special setting that you can apply to a Desigo CC station. In Closed mode, the station is dedicated to running the Desigo CC client application, and the user cannot shut down Desigo CC or access the operating system functions.
For a configuration workflow, see Setting Up a Closed Mode Station.
Station Behavior in Closed Mode
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- In Closed mode, when the client station boots up, the GMSDefaultUser is automatically logged on into Windows.
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- Operators cannot shut down the station or log off from the current Closed mode session. An authorized user can, however, take over the station using the Operator Switchover menu command, to logon and gain access to more system functions. At that point, a logoff command will automatically re-enable the GMSDefaultUser session.
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- Setting a station to Closed mode prevents operators from restarting the Desigo CC client application and applying system configuration changes that require a restart.
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- When in Closed mode, the Desigo CC client application runs with the GMSDefaultUser logged on, and operators can only access Desigo CC according to the Default Users group permissions. The Windows Task Manager, Windows Taskbar, and desktop icons are unavailable. Some shortcut keys are also disabled (see Disabled Windows Shortcut Keys).
Closed mode can be applied to Installed Client or FEP stations. It is not recommended to enable Closed mode on the Desigo CC Server station.
GMSDefaultUser
The GMSDefaultUser password is entered during the SMC project creation. A user account is automatically created in both Windows and Desigo CC with that password. In case of password changes in the Windows user, make sure to always have the same password configured in SMC.
You should verify that the Closed mode password in SMC matches the password of the Windows GMSDefaultUser account. If it does not match, it will not be able to auto-logon when running in Closed mode.
When the Closed mode user password displays in red, in SMC, this indicates that the Windows Closed Mode password and the SMC Closed mode password do not match. If this is the case, you must change the password in SMC so that it matches the Windows password for the GMSDefaultUser account.
Interaction Between Auto Logoff, Deny Logoff, and Closed Mode
Inactivity timeout and Deny logoff are separate settings that you can configure for a user, under Project > System Settings > Users.
Inactivity timeout activates automatic log off when the operator has been inactive for a certain amount of time. See Configuring User Inactivity Timeout.
Deny logoff prevents that user from manually logging off from a Desigo CC management station. See Defining User Properties.
When auto logoff is enabled, users with the deny logoff setting will still be logged off automatically when the timeout expires. However they will not be able to log off manually at other times.
In the case of a Closed mode station, when auto logoff happens the operator is logged off and the GMSDefaultUser is automatically logged on.
The following table describes how the system behaves depending on the specific configuration settings.
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