To work with a vault, you must log into the Autodesk Vault Server. If a vault has not been set up, contact your vault administrator.
To ensure a secure working environment, it is important to have unique user accounts.
Use the Log into Vault command to open and switch between vaults, users, and servers.
| Access | Click Log In on the Vault Ribbon. |
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User name |
Enter the user name assigned to you by your system administrator. |
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Password |
Enter the password assigned to you by your system administrator. |
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Server |
Enter the name of the computer where the vault server is installed, for example, SERVERNAME. If you do not know the name of the vault server, contact your system administrator. |
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Vault |
Specifies the name of the vault database you want to log into. If you do not know the name of the vault database, contact your system administrator. |
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Automatically log in next session |
Sets the option to automatically log in to the specified vault without being prompted to enter User name, Password, Server and Database. |
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Windows Authentication |
Sets the option to log into the data management server using Microsoft Windows user account credentials. For more information on Microsoft Windows authentication, see the server console help. |
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OK |
Completes the log in to the vault operations you specified and closes the dialog box. |
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Cancel |
Cancels the log in to the vault operation and closes the dialog box. |
Use the Log into Vault command to open and switch between vaults, users, and servers.
Log into Vault
- In the Vault ribbon, click Log In.
- Enter the user name assigned to you by your vault administrator.
- Enter the password assigned to you by your vault administrator.
- Enter the name of the computer where the server is installed, for example, SERVERNAME. If you do not know the name of the Vault server, contact your system administrator.
- Enter the name of the Vault database you want to log into.
- Select the Automatically login next session check box to sign in automatically next time.
- If you have a Microsoft Windows Active Directory account, you can log into the Autodesk Vault Server using your Microsoft Windows user account credentials. Turn on the Windows Authentication check box. Note: This option is available only in Autodesk Vault Professional.
- Windows Authentication is available only for Active Directory domains.
- If you are not using Windows Authentication, then you must have a valid Autodesk Vault Server account.
Note: If Windows Authentication is turned on, the User Name field displays the domain name combined with the Windows user name. Neither the user name nor the password can be changed. - Click OK.
If you do not know the name of the database to log on to, your user name, or your password, contact your vault system administrator.