9300 Series User’s Guide Configuring Communications
Chapter 4 - Using ACCESS Software Page 99
Sites, Groups, and Meters
You can create a network of items within ION Setup so that the next time you want
to upgrade a meter’s firmware or make any configuration changes, the meter is
easy to find and your communication setup is ready.
Sites refers to a communication method. For example, you need separate sites for
Ethernet, Serial or Modem types of communication. A site can have many
connected devices. You can also have one meter that is connected to two or more
sites provided that the meter has the capability.
A group is an optional feature that lets you define a logical grouping of meters. For
example, you can have a group of meters for power quality monitoring, or you can
have a group of meters defined by location. Groups are always attached to the
System icon. Devices within each group are attached to both the group and a
communications site (sites are connected to the workstation).
You can add a meter to a communication site or a group. When you add a meter
to a group, it is automatically attached to the appropriate communication site.
However, when you delete a meter from a group, the meter remains attached to
the communication site.
Adding a Site, Group or Meter
1. Close any open windows to return to the Network Viewer screen. Do one of
the following:
From the toolbar, click the Insert An Item button, or
From the Insert menu, choose Item, or
Right-click anywhere on the screen to display the shortcut menu, and then
click Insert Item.
The New Network Item dialog box appears (see illustration in step 2).
2. Cli ck t he it em ( Gro up, S ite or M eter ) th at yo u wan t to add . In t he Attach To: box,
select where you want to attach the item.