User accounts and security

Windows user account

Connect requires local Windows Administrator rights when installing the software and activating the software license. This is to allow read/write access to protected Windows folders and registry entries.

Once installed Connect requires only standard Windows user credentials to run.

The following links contain the details as to when and where Windows Administrator rights are required:

Permissions for PlanetPress Connect Designer

PlanetPress Connect Designer does not require any special permissions to run besides that of a regular program.

It does not require administrative rights and only needs permission to read/write in any folder where templates or data mapping configurations are located .

If generating Print output, PlanetPress Connect Designer requires permission on the printer or printer queue to send files.

Permissions for PlanetPress Connect Server

The PlanetPress Connect Server module, used by the Automation module, requires some special permissions to run. These permissions are set during installation, in the Engine Configuration portion of the Installation Wizard, but it can also be configured later by modifying permissions for the service. To do this:

  • In Windows, open the Control Panel, Administrative Tools, then Services (this may depend on your operating system).
  • Locate the service called Serverengine_UUID , where UUID is a series of characters that depend on the machine where the software is installed.
  • Right-click on the service and select Properties.
  • In the Connection tab, define the account name and password that the service should use. This can be a local account on the computer or an account on a Windows Domain. The account must have administrative access on the machine. It should also correspond to the user account set up in PlanetPress Worfklow.

OL Connect Server user accounts

By default, authentication is enabled on the Connect Server. During a new installation the OL Connect Server's default authentication must be configured by specifying a user name and password. The default username for new installations is olc-user.
More user accounts can be configured in the Server Configuration Tool (see Security and Users Settings).
In any Connect Designer that uses a secured Connect Server, an authenticated user account must be specified via the Designer's Preferences (see the Connect Servers preferences sub-section of the Designer Preferences dialog).

Note that prior to PlanetPress Connect version 2020.2, only one user account could be configured on a Connect Server. The default username was ol-admin and the default password was secret. When updating to version 2020.2 this user account is not changed. It is however highly recommended to modify the default password at least.