Motorola MOSCAD 68P02958C00-B User Manual page 124

Network Configuration
Note: If the Server ID or authentication keys are not defined for any link in the table, the
authentication information will not be downloaded to the network.
It is possible to authenticate a link from the main Network Configuration screen by clicking
the right mouse button and selecting Authenticate Link when the cursor is in a Link ID cell.
The next time you open the Links Authentication Information window, the box to the right of
that Link ID will be already checked. You will still have to define the server for the link, if
one exists.
Authentication Keys
The Authentication Keys are defined for a given link within a given network. This enables the
user to determine which subnetworks within the system will understand each other. When
either the Has Keys or Has Aliases button is selected, the screen below is displayed.
Three keys of eight bytes each should be defined. Each byte can be entered as either a
numeric value or as a string. To switch from numeric to string format, click the appropriate
field. If the chosen number cannot be displayed in ASCII format, an asterisk will be displayed
instead.
To use the same authentication keys for all links in the network, click the Force All Links
button. In this situation, all data transmitted around the network will be understood by all
authenticated RTUs.
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