Use the following information to configure the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) security permissions for the TSAutoMgr.exe server on the computer that creates the synchronization object.

Complete the following steps to configure the DCOM security permissions.

  1. Log in as a user with administrator privileges.
  2. Navigate to the standard Windows Control Panel facility for administrative tools and select Component Services or run dcomcnfg from the command line to launch the Component Services window.
  3. On the left pane of the Component Services window, select Component Services»Computers»My Computer.
  4. Right-click My Computer and select Properties to launch the My Computer Properties dialog box.
  5. On the Default Properties tab of the My Computer Properties dialog box, enable the Enable Distributed COM on this computer option.
    Note   You must restart the computer for changes to the value of the Enable Distributed COM on this computer option to take effect.
  6. Click the COM Security tab of the My Computer Properties dialog box and complete the following steps to set permissions.
    1. Click the Edit Limits button in the Access Permissions section to launch the Access Permission dialog box.
    2. Click Add to add the users you want to give remote access to. If the computer is not on a domain or the user is not a domain account, add the ANONYMOUS LOGON user.
    3. (Windows 10/8.1/7) Click OK to close the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
    4. Select the user you added and enable Remote Access in the Permissions section.
    5. Click OK to close the Access Permission dialog box.
    6. (Windows 10/8.1/7) Click the Edit Limits button in the Launch and Activation Permissions section to launch the Launch and Activation Permission dialog box.
    7. Click Add to add the users you want to give remote access to. If the computer is not on a domain or the user is not a domain account, add the ANONYMOUS LOGON user.
    8. (Windows 10/8.1/7) Click OK to close the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
    9. Select the user you added and enable Remote Launch and Remote Activation in the Permissions section.
    10. (Windows 10/8.1/7) Click OK to close the Launch and Activation Permission dialog box.
  7. Click OK to close the My Computer Properties dialog box.
  8. On the left pane of the Component Services window, select My Computer»DCOM Config to display a list of applications on the right pane.
  9. Right-click NI TestStand AutoMgr and select Properties from the context menu to launch the NI TestStand AutoMgr Properties dialog box.
  10. On the General tab of the NI TestStand AutoMgr Properties dialog box, change the Authentication Level to None.
  11. Click the Security tab of the of the NI TestStand AutoMgr Properties dialog box and complete the following steps to set permissions.
    1. (Windows 10/8.1/7) Select the Customize option and click the Edit button in the Launch and Activation Permission section to launch the Launch and Activation Permission dialog box.
    2. Click Add to add the users you want to give remote access to. If the computer is not on a domain or the user is not a domain account, add the ANONYMOUS LOGON user.
    3. (Windows 10/8.1/7) Click OK to close the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
    4. Select the user you added and enable Remote Launch and Remote Activation in the Permissions section.
    5. (Windows 10/8.1/7) Click OK to close the Launch and Activation Permission dialog box.
    6. Select the Customize option and click the Edit button in the Access Permissions section to launch the Access Permission dialog box.
    7. Click Add to add the users you want to give remote access to. If the computer is not on a domain or the user is not a domain account, add the ANONYMOUS LOGON user.
    8. (Windows 10/8.1/7) Click OK to close the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
    9. Select the user you added and enable Remote Access in the Permissions section.
    10. Click OK to close the Access Permission dialog box.
  12. On the Identity tab of the NI TestStand AutoMgr Properties dialog box, select the This user option and enter a user name and password or select the The interactive user option. Click OK to close the dialog box. If you select the The interactive user option, a user must be logged in at the physical computer console during remote sequence execution. You can automatically log on a user each time a computer reboots by setting registry keys. Refer to Microsoft support article 315231 for more information about activating automatic logon.
    Note   Regardless of whether you select the This user option or The interactive user option, the user account used on the remote computer must be an administrator account.