Security Settings

You can select the automatic logoff setting and change the timeout parameter your workstation uses to log you off automatically, or you can turn off the feature to manually logoff.

In Administrator mode, you can manage the logoff time and restrict users from changing the following:

  • Workstation
  • Workstation Group
  • User
  • Role
  • Enterprise

Note:

Synapse maintains workstation groups, workstations, roles, and users during an upgrade from 4.x. However, Synapse does not retain settings. Synapse defaults settings to factory settings during the upgrade.

Path

User Settings > Security

Steps

  1. Modify the following settings as needed.

Setting

Description

Override inherited value

Override inherited value

(Factory)
  • This setting is only available in Administrator mode.
  • Overrides the inherited configuration and creates the value at the selected level.
    • Synapse displays a message asking if you want to override the factory value. Click Yes to confirm.
    • The icon changes to the icon of the level you are configuring, and the fields are enabled for modification.

 

Override inherited value

(Other)
  • This setting is only available in Administrator mode.
  • Reverts to the inherited configuration of the selected level.
  • Indicates Synapse should inherit the settings value configured at the higher level. 
    • Synapse displays a message asking if you want to remove the value from the current level and inherit the value from the next higher level. Click Yes to confirm.
    • The icon changes to Factory Override inherited value and the fields are grayed out.
  • The following icons represent the available modes.

Inherit value Inherit value from enterprise

Inherit value from role

Inherit value from workstation group

Inherit value from user

Inherit value from workstation

 

Enable automatic logoff

  • Synapse automatically logs you off after 10 minutes of inactivity, using the default timeout value.
  • Optional: Next to Logoff timeout in Hours and Minutes, enter a different timeout value. The value must be between 0 hours 2 minutes and 24 hours 0 minutes.
  • This setting is selected by default.
  • In Administrator mode, click Override inherited value to modify the logoff settings.
  • Note: When Synapse performs an automatic logoff, any window with a browser prompt displayed cannot close automatically until you dismiss the prompt by clicking Leave or Cancel.

Lock to prevent user changes to security settings

  • This setting is only available in Administrator mode.
  • This setting is not available in Factory Override inherited value mode.
  • If unlocked Unlocked, click the text or the lock to lock the security settings. This is the default setting.
  • If locked Locked, click the text or the lock to unlock the security settings.
  1. When you finish configuring all settings, click Save.

Results

Synapse saves any updated options and displays the following message in the bottom-left corner of the window: Successfully saved.

Synapse displays the following message that you must take the following action to apply the settings: Refresh the Worklist or browser window to apply settings.

Related Topics

Logging Into and Out of Synapse