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PowerLogic ION8600 User Guide Chapter 5 - Security
Configuring Advanced Meter Security
Advanced meter security is available on ION8600 meters. This level of security allows configuration of up to 16 users, each with unique access rights to the meter.
Access rights consist of the following:
Read: view any parameter except the security configuration.
Peak Demand Reset: perform a reset of peak demand values (for example, sliding window demand for kW, kVAR, kVA etc.).
Timesync: set the time on the meter.
Full Meter Configuration: configure any programmable register on the meter except for registers related to the security setup, registers that result in a demand reset, or actions that place the meter in test mode.
TEST Mode: put the meter into test mode.
Advanced Security Configuration: configure advanced security for the meter, full meter configuration must also be set to YES.
When configuring users, in most cases you must set Read access to YES. However, you can set up a user without read access; for example, you may want to create a user who can only timesync the meter. In some cases (such as advanced security configuration access) you must set multiple access options to YES. When you are configuring advanced security, the software rejects unacceptable or unsecure user configurations.
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Use only ION Enterprise or ION Setup (version 1.1 and later) to configure advanced security. ION Setup has a Setup Assistant that guides you through advanced security setup.
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Entering an advanced security user name and password
When you attempt to view data or make a change to a meter that has advanced security enabled, you are prompted for a user name and password.
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Enter the valid advanced security user name.
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User names are fixed as USER1 through to USER16.
2.
Enter the appropriate password and click OK.
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Configuring advanced security using ION Setup
If you are using ION Setup software follow the instructions below.
1.
Launch ION Setup with Supervisor authority.
2.
Connect to your meter, using Basic Mode
3.
In the Setup Assistant, navigate to Security.
4.
Select Security Mode from the Security tab and click Edit.
5.
In the Open File dialog, select the Advanced.scf file and click Open to edit.
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On the configuration screen, select the check boxes of the security options you want enabled. Some options may be disabled (greyed out) because of existing security settings.
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To change the password, enter a new meter password and then confirm it by entering it again.
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Changing communications port settings with the Allow Front Panel Programming setting cleared
(unchecked) may cause loss of communications with your meter, and render it inoperable. In this case a factory reconfiguration of your meter is required, which resets your meter to its factory defaults and destroys all logged data.
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On the second configuration screen, select the check boxes of the users you want to configure (1 through 16). Select the appropriate access for each user.
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8.
Select a user, then click Password to set a password for that user. Click OK.
When you have assigned passwords to all the users, click Finish.
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When prompted, you can choose to save your security settings in a file.
Click Yes to enter a name for your security file then click Save. If you want to overwrite your default advanced security file, select Advanced.scf and click Save.
Click No if you do not want to save the changes.
Configuring advanced security using ION Enterprise
If you are using Designer software follow the instructions below.
1.
Launch Designer software with Supervisor access. Select File > Open and select the meter you want to configure with advanced security.
2.
If the toolbox is not displayed, select Options > Show Toolbox.
3.
If you do not want to allow front panel programming using the standard security meter password then double‐click on the Display Options module and change the Front Panel Programming register to disallow.
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Changing communications port settings with the Allow Front Panel Programming setting cleared
(unchecked) may cause loss of communications with your meter, and render it inoperable. In this case a factory reconfiguration of your meter is required, which resets your meter to its factory defaults and destroys all logged data.
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If you allow front panel programming when you set up advanced security, the meter password (used in standard security) is still active through the front panel. You may need to allow front panel programming if someone installs the meter in the field and needs to make setup modifications. Once the meter is installed, you can disallow front panel programming so that advanced security user names and passwords must be used to view or change meter information.
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Double‐click on the Meter Security Setup folder.
For each user you want to configure, drag out a Security User module from the
Toolbox, and modify the appropriate access level setup registers.
5.
Click Change Password at the bottom left of the module setup screen to configure a password. The default password is zero (0).
Click OK when you have configured the users.
6.
Right‐click on the Security Options module.
7.
Double‐click on any setup register and use the drop‐down menu to change the register setting or label.
You must set the Enable Advanced Security register to Enabled. Refer to the
Security Options module description in the ION Reference for more details.
8.
Click File > Send & Save. Advanced security is now enabled on the meter.
Device Security Access for ION Services
Many ION Services need constant access to your network’s ION devices. These services include the ION Log Server, the VIP and Site Server that perform the following type of functions:
Service
ION Log Server
VIP
Site Server
Function
Reads the ION meter Data Recorder or waveform modules and can automatically rearm recorders that are configured as Stop-When-Full
Can be configured to read from a meter or perform control action using Distributed Control.
Broadcasts time signals to the meter.
When Advanced meter security is enabled, these services may not have sufficient access rights to perform their operations. You must specify a user with sufficient access rights for these services.
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You may want to configure a separate user for accessing services. If you encounter difficulties with ION
Setup or ION Enterprise software accessing the meter, it is likely that these services either do not have access rights or the original user name and password have changed.
Allowing ION Services access to advanced security enabled meters (ION Enterprise)
1.
Launch the Management Console and click Devices on the Management
Console’s System Setup Pane.
2.
Highlight the ION device (or select multiple devices) with Advanced security enabled, right‐click and select Security... The following window displays.
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Select the user name you want from the drop down menu. Once you select a user the Change Password button is active. Click the check box if you want to allow this user to send time synchronization signals to the meter. Click OK.
4.
Enter the valid password, re‐type the password to confirm and click OK.
Allowing ION Services access to Standard security enabled meters (ION Enterprise)
ION Services automatically access standard security meters when the device
(meter) is added to the Management Console component of ION Enterprise.
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