Network protocol control using ION Setup
When configuring communications parameters, ensure you maintain at least one communication path that allows full access to your device; otherwise, you may permanently lose the ability to change your device’s configuration and access to additional data.
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Loss of access
Ensure you maintain sufficient access to communicate with
and configure your device.
Failure to
follow these instructions can result in loss of access to the device.
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- Open the Setup Assistant for your meter.
See the ION Setup Help for instructions.
- Select Communications > Advanced Ethernet and click the Protocols tab.
Enter your login credentials as required.
- Select a protocol from the list and click Edit.
- Select the Enabled check box to
enable the port. Clear the check box to disable the port.NOTE: The IEC61850 port is enabled when a valid CID file is uploaded to the meter. The port is disabled by removing the CID file.NOTE: For EtherGate functionality, the EtherGate protocol must be enabled and the applicable serial port set to EtherGate.
- Select a port number from the Port Number drop-down list or by clicking in the Port Number field and entering a port number.
- Click OK.
If multiple ports are set to the same number, ION Setup responds with a message indicating that the port is already in use by another protocol.