How to Eliminate Unauthorized
Equipment Access
Juan Martinez
Western Region Sales Manager @jnmn98
Factory Floor Authentication
• Challenges:
– Operator Identification
– Operator Authorization
– Unauthorized
Equipment Access
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Factory Floor Authentication
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• How do we get there – Set Authorizations Layers
– Reporting
• Who is on a machine
• What did they change
• Were they allowed to make changes
– Up to Date on Training
– Safety or Security Measures
– Operator ID Associate: SKUs, Processes,
Operations Management
MARKETS AND INDUSTRIES • Applications
– FactoryTalk ME/SE
– Programmable Controllers
– ACP Thinmanager
– Industrial Ethernet IP
– Industrial Dispensing Machines
– Printers
– Vending Machines
– Mobile Devices
– …and many more***
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• Solution Partners
• Electrical Distributors
• Rockwell
• Stanley
• Toolcrib
• …and many more***
The pcProx Plus Reader
• Combines proximity and contactless
capable of reading both 125 kHz
proximity cards and 13.56 MHz
• Eliminates the need for manual entry
and provides error-free identification
and security
• Emulates a keyboard to keystroke the
card’s data
• Can be a stand-alone unit, or
integrated with other software
applications.
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Desktop
Panel Mount
IP67
The pcProx Plus Reader
• Easily integrated with Rockwell products
• Out of the box configured to work with the
login prompt of the PanelView Plus
Terminal
• USB Device or Ethernet PoE
• Versatile Mounting Options – Standard or Wall Mount
• IP 67 Panel Mount
• Compatible with Windows CE / 2000 / XP /
VISTA / 7 / 8 / Macintosh / Linux
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Desktop
Panel Mount
IP67
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• Keyboard Wedge Interface
• No ActiveX or Integration
• Reader stores Function
Commands as Script
• 1-Factor Authentication:
Username and Password
• 2-Factor Authentication:
Username from badge; User
Enters the Password
Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
Credential Enrollment
• The card ID and password are keystroked in WordPad after being
presented to the pcProx reader
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Active Directory Integration
• Add User to appropriate group
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• Active directory to authenticate
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• Lock, Logoff
• USB Plug-n-Play
• Walk-Up and Walk-
Away Functions
• Script Capable
Lock and Secure Workstations
pcProx Sonar
pcProx Mat
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• No ActiveX or Integration
• Reader stores Function
commands as script
• PoE Interface
• Create instances
• EDS File and Sample
Code Available
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
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• Today’s Engagement
– FactoryTalk View ME
– FactoryTalk View SE
– Allen-Bradley PLC’s
Solutions
• Tomorrow’s Engagements
– Production Center
– PharmaSuite
– Autosuite
– CPG Suite
Opportunity Identification
• Facilities with Employee Badges for Physical
Access Control Systems (PACS)
• Required to Sign In Multiple Times
• Required to Sign In in Multiple Locations
• Government and Industry Regulations
• Alternative Technology to magnetic stripe,
barcode, biometric and contact smart card
readers
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• Identify and Authorize
Employees
• Keep Track of Tools,
Supplies
• Add On to Existing Units
Industrial Tool Management
Case Studies • HMI Integration
• Replaced Magstripe
• SSO
• 12,000 readers
• Training Integration
• PLC Integration
• Capture Batch
Processing data
• SAP Integration
• Accounting Integration
• Operations Costing
• HMI Integration
• SSO
• Clean room integration
• Training Integration
• Worldwide Deployment
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• PLC Integration
• Avg. 12 bad batches a
week costing $2.5M yearly
• After upgrade bad batches
decreased to less then
one a week
Paint
Manufacturer
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• Celebrating 20 years, found in 1995 –
Rolling Meadows, IL
• World Leading Manufacturer of Proximity
and Contactless Card Readers.
• Patented technology powers our readers,
allowing configurability to nearly any
proximity or contactless card technology in
use worldwide
• An ISO 9001:2008 Certified company
• Ranked on Inc. Magazine top 500|5000 list
of the nation's fastest-growing private
companies 4 years in a row
History
Over 90% of Fortune 100 Companies
use RF IDeas Products
Customers
And
More….
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• All RF IDeas products are easy to install, easy to operate,
configurable, and part of the Rockwell Encompass program
Key Takeaways
• Features
– Automatic Identification and
authentication
– Variety of Models (USB,
EtherNet/IP)
– Reads over 48 different
proximity/contactless cards
• Benefits
– Faster employee logon/logoff
– Versatile product line offers
flexibility
– Supports 125 kHz & 13.56
MHz
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Supporting Recourses
Application Briefs
Dedicated support page for
Rockwell Automation
customers.
www.rfideas.com/industry/roc
kwell
Website
Visit the RF IDeas booth
for a live demo of our HMI and
Programmable Controllers solutions
www.RFIDeas.com
Juan Martinez Western Region Sales Manager
Phone: 847-870-1723 x 427
Cell: 909-961-7373