### Net2 Operator
To Connect Paxton Net2 to XProtect Access using the ORBNET Access Control Model first we need a new `Net2 operator`.
Connect to Paxton Net2 with the `Net2 Access Control` client application.
Right click `Users` and `Add new user`
For this user we have used `ORBNET`, no other configuration is required for the user account. Just click `Add user` in the bottom right then close the window.
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Find `Net2 operators` this should be at the bottom of the left side navigation window.
Right click and `Add new opperator`
A new window will show allowing you to select a user, operator rights and set a password.
- Select the user in this case `ORBNET`
- Operator rights `Supervisor` or `System Engineer` work for this
- Password set and confirm password
- Password length limit
- Password characters limit for URL encoding (See [[#Password limitations]])
>[!note]
>Password limit is 19 characters
>[!warning]
When you copy and paste a password into the password field and is longer than 19 characters only the first 19 characters will be entered.
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Confirm after setting the password that you are able to access the `Paxton Net2 Access Control` Client or `Net2 Configuration Utility` *(Only possible if set to System Engineer user)*
#### Password limitations
In a URL, only a limited set of characters are allowed unencoded. Everything else must be **percent-encoded** (e.g. space → `%20`).
**Always safe (unreserved characters)**
|Category|Characters|
|---|---|
|Letters|`A–Z` `a–z`|
|Digits|`0–9`|
|Symbols|`-` `_` `.` `~`|
**Reserved characters** (Not allowed in password as have special meaning in URL)
|Character|Purpose|
|---|---|
|`:`|Scheme/port separator|
|`/`|Path separator|
|`?`|Query string start|
|`#`|Fragment start|
|`[` `]`|IPv6 addresses|
|`@`|Userinfo separator|
|`!` `
`&` `'` `(` `)` `*` `+` `,` `;` `=`|Sub-delimiters|