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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Technical Bulletin
FX5U GXW3 Using File Password/Permanent PLC Lock Function
It is possible to password protect Read/Write access to files or parameters inside the CPU module.
This will secure unauthorized access to either read your code, or download to the PLC.
There is also a feature that will permanently lock Read/Write access (no password) for the same
files/parameters.
The Permanent Lock feature is NOT supported in the iQ‐R CPU series.
NOTE: File Password/Permanent PLC Lock cannot both be enabled on the PLC at the same time
Once one of them has been set, the PLC CPU must be initialized in order to set the other
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
File Types that can be Password protected:
Operations that require Password authentication by setting a file password:
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
File Password Setting
Step 1: Initialize PLC and download your program to it
Step 2: Under Project/Security/File Password Setting… select your file(s)
Select the target file (multi‐select using CTRL button and mouse click) and hit the Register button.
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Step 3: Select protection required and enter password(s)
Pull down allows Read/Write, or both. Check allows same password to be used for Read and Write.
Enter the password (the “view” option lets you see what you type and eliminates re‐entry).
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Press the “completed” button and you are shown the File Password Setting screen again with your
protection detailed.
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Step 4: Stop PLC and Set Password protection
Put the PLC in Stop mode with the switch (or through software)
If the PLC is NOT in stop mode you will get the error screen (on left) if stopped, you will get the
completion screen (on the right)
The selected files/parameters are now locked from Read and Write using the password “FESG_2017”
Press “Ok”
Step 5: Read/Write (or Verify function) from a new PC:
Press “Authentication”, enter the password on the next screen, then “Ok”
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
You will now see (press “Setting” to continue and Read/Write):
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Permanent PLC Lock
Step 1: Initialize PLC and download your program to it
Step 2: Under Project/Security/File Password Setting… select your file(s)
Select the target file (multi‐select using CTRL button and mouse click) and hit the Register button
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Step 3: Select protection required (Read/Write)
Pull down allows Read/Write, or both. Then check “Permanent PLC Lock”
Then this window will pop up (Click Ok)
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Which will leave this screen, the click “Completed” to get:
Click “Yes”and you will see this screen, then “Setting” and “Ok’ to complete
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Step 4: When attempting to Read/Write From/To the PLC CPU
When “Authentication” is pressed:
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Change existing Password/Modify Protection
Step 1: Under Project/Security/File Password Setting… select your file(s)
Step 2: Press Change, then select the Read/Write options for your file,
enter new password (use the view option to see what you type)
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
500 Corporate Woods Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 • phone: 847.478.2100
An ISO9001 Certified Company
Step 3: Press Completed to return to File Password Setting screen:
Step 4: Press “Setting” to apply changes made:
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