PM Settings

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Overview

• Administrative users can open this screen by selecting the Settings button on the Payment Module Main Menu.
• Non-administrative users are not able to view the Settings button or the Security and Database Settings screen

Description of the screen

Application Settings

• the right side of the screen is where an administrator can view or change some of the program's current password settings
• it is not possible to change the length of the password or its required characters
• the settings can only be changed to be more stringent than the PCI Payment Card Industry minimums, they cannot be more lenient
• the program defaults are the PCI minimum requirements

Session Timeout

• controls the period of user inactivity, which when exceeded, causes the session to be ended
• the user must login once again to continue their work  
• this field can be set to any value between or including 5 and 15 (minutes)

Max Login Attempts

• controls the number of login attempts with incorrect credentials that are tolerated before a User ID is suspended
• once suspended, the user cannot login until the period of time specified in Lockout Duration has passed
• enter a value between or including 3 and 6

Lockout Duration

• controls the number of minutes a user must wait before attempting to login with a suspended User ID
• an Administrator can reset the user's password to allow them to login immediately
• enter a value between or including 30 and 120

Password Duration

• controls the "life expectancy" of a password, or the period of time for which a password is valid
• enter a value between or including 30 and 90

Password Reuse

• controls the number of previous passwords which are recorded and compared to the New Password value when the user elects or is forced to change their password

Database Connection

• opens the Payment Module Database Setup screen where an administrator can view the settings for the current Payment Module database or create an new database

  

Show DB Name On-Screen

• select this box to always show the name of the current payment database name on the User Login screen as well as on the Main Menu
• by default, the name of the payment database is only displayed after the first unsuccessful login attempt

Save

• click to retain the changes to the password settings
• the program restarts to put the change into effect and you must login once again

Close

• exits the screen

Additional Information

MCPM Main Menu

MCPM Database Setup

Created: 10/15/12

Revised: 2/1/13

Published: 04/13/2016