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title: "Options"
slug: "parcsecurity-dataparc-ua-security-console-options"
updated: 2024-01-29T16:44:56Z
published: 2024-01-29T16:44:56Z
canonical: "kb.dataparc.com/parcsecurity-dataparc-ua-security-console-options"
---

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# Options

The Options panel contains general connection settings.

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**Server Connection**

**Sign In / Out:** Open Sign In window.

**Identity @ Server URI:** Address of connected UA Server.

**Session State:** Connection status.

**Server Information**

**Application Name:** Name of UA Server.

**Application URI:** Application URI of UA Server.

**Product URI:** Product URI of UA Server.

**Security Database**

**MS SQL Server Name:** Not used in version 7.2.0.0.

**MS SQL Database Name:** Not used in version 7.2.0.0.

**General**

**Active Security Profile:** Security profile in use. See [Security Profiles](/v1/docs/security-profiles) for more information.

**Authentication**

**Anonymous (OPC-Standard):** Whether Anonymous authentication is enabled.

**Identity Provider:** Use an identity from this provider.

**Identity:** Select the identity.

**Username + Password (OPC-Standard):** Whether OPC User authentication is enabled. If not enabled, PARCsecurity authentication will not work.

**Identity Provider:** This must be set to Built-in.

**Username + Password:** Whether PARCsecurity authentication is enabled.

**Set Identity Provider as Default:** If checked, use the selected identity provider as the default. If unchecked, the first provider in the list is selected by default.

**Identity Provider:** This should be set to whichever identity provider should be selected by default in the sign in window when the Username + Password option is selected.

**Windows Integrated:** Whether Windows Integrated authentication is enabled.

**Default Client Authentication Type:** This sets the default authentication type when signing in to dataPARC applications for all clients, and also sets the default for stored credentials. This does not affect stored server credentials.

**Authentication Type:** Set the default authentication type. This can be overridden in Site Connection Configuration.

**Auto Sign-in:** Whether clients will to attempt to automatically sign-in with the default authentication type, likely Anonymous or Windows Integrated.