The SpeedLine Desktop replaces the Windows desktop on your SpeedLine stations. This keeps your employees from accessing files on your computer, playing games, or using the Internet. Your employees can only run the applications that are available from the SpeedLine Desktop (or from the Terminal Manager screen, if you have added program shortcuts there).
When your system was installed or upgraded, the SpeedLine Desktop was set up with the SpeedUser account and one or more shortcut buttons. Review the programs on all your stations to ensure that there are buttons on the SpeedLine Desktop for the applications you want your employees to be able to run—and only those applications. See Managing the Desktop for how to add or remove buttons.
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Important If employees have access to programs other than SpeedLine, they may be able to gain access to files on the computer. |
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Note There is no button on the SpeedLine Desktop for Menu Designer. Always run Menu Designer using the SLAdmin account. An employee logged in as SpeedUser cannot save any menu changes. |
Every SpeedLine system has a SpeedUser account created for the sole purpose of protecting the system from damage and misuse. The chart below lists what the SpeedUser can and cannot do.
SpeedUser Account Can Do the Following:
Yes |
Run applications using buttons on the SpeedLine desktop. |
Yes |
Save files to the hard drive, based on SpeedLine security privileges set by employee or department. |
Yes |
Change the system time in Terminal only (not Windows), based on SpeedLine user or department security privileges. |
Yes |
Connect to a network printer or set a default printer (using the Settings button). |
Yes |
Shut down or restart the computer. |
Yes |
Access Windows Task Manager. |
SpeedUser Account Cannot Do the Following:
No |
Access the Windows desktop. |
No |
Change the screensaver. |
No |
Access SpeedLine data files or other computers on the network. |
No |
Add network shares or configure any network devices. |
No |
View error or security logs. |
No |
Change passwords. |
No |
Edit documents created by other users. |
No |
Add users or groups of users. |
No |
Add and remove software. |
No |
Delete system files or SpeedLine data files. |
No |
Take ownership of files. |
No |
Change system configurations. |
No |
Stop and start services. |
No |
Change Power Management settings. |
See also:
•To adjust security settings and read descriptions of the security privileges, see Security Privileges
•To establish the proper security levels for a new or existing department, see Manage Departments
•To enable the department hierarchy feature, see Enable Department Hierarchy
•To check security logs or ticket activity, see Loss Prevention Strategies
•To manage what shortcuts (icons) are available on the SpeedLine Desktop, see Managing the Desktop
•To add a network printer or change the default printer on the SpeedLine Desktop, see Manage Printers from the SpeedUser Desktop
