By default, the “sync strategy” for network users (in the Users device extension of a NiagaraStation) is configured for the “Prototype Required” method. This can be useful to reduce the number of distributed network users, whenever a source User is configured to have a non-default “Prototype Name”. Only user-receiving stations that have a matching-named User Prototype will replicate that user, using the 3 “local override” properties of that local prototype. In addition, this method allows greater variations for defining different schemes for permissions, navigation, and Web profile types among groups of users.

However, you can simplify things by configuring sync strategy for “Use Default Prototype”. This will result in more replicated network users created, as a user-receiving station will simply use its Default Prototype for a received User (if it does not have a matching-named User Prototype).

See the section Sync process description for details on how the user synchronization feature works. For related details on the “UserService side” of network users, refer to the section “About User prototypes” in the User Guide.