Loading A Security Configuration File Using Ion Setup - Siemens 9810 Series User Manual

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Loading a security configuration file using ION Setup

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2. Select the appropriate values to configure the user's access.
Some access levels require that multiple access options be selected. For
example, if you enable Security Config Access, Full Meter Config Access is
also enabled.
3. Select the user and click Password.
The password entry screen appears.
4. Enter the desired password and click OK.
5. Continue configuring user access and passwords for each unique user of the
meter.
NOTE: Select Show password when a is user selected to display the
password associated with that user. This feature is intended to help
ensure that the correct password is entered for each user.
6. Click Finish to save your security configuration to the meter. You are
prompted to save your security configuration to a file which can be loaded
onto other meters.
If you chose to save your security file, enter a descriptive name and click
Save. It is recommended that you do not overwrite the default security files.
Advanced security access levels
Access Description
Time sync The user can set the meter's time and time synchronization parameters.
Read The user can view all parameters except the security configuration.
Peak demand The user can reset peak demand values.
reset
Comm config The user can configure the communication settings.
Test mode The user can put the meter into test mode (not applicable to all devices).
Full meter The user can configure all aspects of the meter except demand resets, test
config
mode or security.
Security config The user can configure security.
You can load an existing security configuration file (*.scf) onto your meter using
ION Setup.
The *.scf file can be a configuration for either standard or advanced security and
must be from the same model of meter.
In order to change security settings, you must be logged into ION Setup with an
appropriate ION Setup user level. You must also have the appropriate meter-level
security access to configure meter security.
1. Start ION Setup.
2. Open the Setup Assistant for your meter.
3. Navigate to Security. Select Security Mode and click Send. The Open
dialog box appears.
4. Navigate to the location of the *.scf file you want to load onto your meter.
Select the *.scf file and click Open. The *.scf file is loaded onto your meter.
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