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Summary of Contents for ABB AWT420
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This Communication Supplement provides Further publications for the AWT420 transmitter procedures specifically related to the Ethernet® are available for free download from: option for the AWT420 transmitter. Refer to the www.abb.com/measurement AWT420 Operating instructions (OI/AWT420-EN) for or by scanning this code: general information on installation, operation and maintenance.
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CAUTION The signal word ‘CAUTION’ indicates an imminent danger. Potential safety hazards Failure to observe this information may result in minor or moderate injury. AWT420 transmitter – electrical NOTICE WARNING The signal word ‘NOTICE’ indicates potential material Bodily injury damage.
Product symbols Product recycling and disposal (Europe only) Symbols that may appear on this product are shown below: ABB is committed to ensuring that the risk of any environmental damage or pollution caused by any of Protective earth (ground) terminal.
• FTP, both unsecured and secured over SSL/TLS or information. connections The AWT420 can handle a data rate up to 300 packets per • Username and password configuration for remote access second, which far exceeds what the application needs. It is the...
AWT420 transmitter to provide Use cable entry D. local network access. The AWT420 is not intended to be an internet facing device so installations requiring remote access should take precautions to ensure their network is secure.
Performs the first provisioning of the device. To be used when the device is expected to be Inter-net facing. This option performs the following operations: • Provisioning of the AWT420 internal HSM • Creation of the Device Identifier • Creation of the first self-signed digital certificate to be used during the secure connection establishment After this operation is completed, the device is ready to be connected to the Internet.
To establish a secure connection over SSL/TLS, it is necessary must be configured as follows: for a server to prove its identity. The AWT420 achieves this by • Secure Connection must be set to Disabled using asymmetric cryptography, also known as public key •...
Because the certificate created with this procedure is self- signed, the web browser raises a warning to indicate it is unable to verify the identity of the AWT420, as the certificate issuer is unknown. The browser offers the option to view the digital certificate and to add a security exception, so that it is subsequently accepted for the next web sessions.
AWT420 configuration menu: To access the certificate renewal option, navigate to Certificate Enter Configuration > Advanced > Communication > Renew in the AWT420 configuration menu: Ethernet > Security Certificate > First Provisioning Enter Configuration > Advanced > Communication >...
The second link enables the digital certificate it received from the device to be viewed. Click on the second link to view. Because the AWT420 uses a self-signed certificate to prove its identity, it is necessary to add a security exception to the The following window is displayed: device.
Note that the AWT420 only allows one connection with FTP. It is not possible to connect via FTP from two or more different locations to the same device.
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However, it is still necessary to follow the upgrade instructions for both transmitter and sensor modules. Refer to ABB Library Figure 28 FileZilla FTP transfer successful and the upgrade instructions for details. Please note this...
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