Workstation Lock Settings

A workstation lock can be for each user in Security.

To set it:

  1. From Management Tools - Control Panel - Security, right click on the user required and select Workstation Lock Setting.

    Note - If you are changing the time delay for the workstation lock, re-start Vision 3 to implement the new settings.

    Workstation Lock Settings

  2. Complete as follows:

    • Lock after idle for - This is the period of inactivity before the workstation lock activates. The default interval is 20 minutes in England,Wales, Northern Ireland and 10 minutes in Scotland.
    • Warning - Allows you to set a time for a workstation lock warning to display, this defaults to 60 seconds.
    • Active - If you remove the tick from Active, the workstation lock is disabled and when you try to exit, a warning displays:

      Warning - Workstation Lock disabled

  3. Select OK to save.

Once the above settings are set, if the screen is left inactive for longer than the specified time, the System Lock in [nn] seconds warning displays:

At any time during the countdown period, any keystroke or mouse movement clears the workstation lock and you can continue where you left off.

If you do not interact with your system during this time, the Workstation Lock blanks the screen, you can manually invoked this by using Ctrl-Alt-F12.

Once the system is locked, a keystroke or mouse movement displays the Vision Unlock screen:

Either:

  • Enter your password and select OK. The Vision 3 screen displays where you left off, or
  • Select End Session to close Vision 3. Vision 3 closes without displaying any further screens, any open data entry forms are cancelled.
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