Log On

By default, Meridian Enterprise uses your Windows user account to automatically log you on. If enabled for a vault, the Meridian Enterprise FDA Module can provide an added level of security by prompting you to manually log on. This feature is configurable by a system administrator and affects all Meridian Enterprise client applications.

To log on:

1. Open a shortcut provided to you by a system administrator or enter the URL of the your Meridian server in your browser’s address bar like:

   <ServerName>/Meridian/Start

   The vault selection page appears.

2. Click a vault name in the Available Vaults list.

To log on:

Double-click the PowerUser icon on your desktop or the Windows Start menu:

For information on starting PowerUser with optional command-line arguments, see Command-Line Arguments.

If the Meridian Enterprise FDA Module authentication is enabled, instead of opening immediately, the Open Vault dialog box appears.

• Type your user name and password in User name and Password, respectively and click OK.

  Different results will occur depending on the outcome of the authentication:

  • If the user name and password you typed are correct, and they match those of the user account currently logged on to the computer, the client application will open.
  • If the user name or password is incorrect or if one of them does not match that of the user account currently logged on to the computer, an error message will display and the vault will not open. You will be specified another chance to log on. After an administrator-configured number of invalid logon attempts, Meridian will lock the computer until the correct credentials are typed.

All logon attempts (successful and unsuccessful) are logged to the Meridian audit log.