Emerson DeltaV™ Smart Switches Smart Switch Commissioning

Smart Switch Commissioning

Commissioning is done from a DeltaV workstation after the

switch is placed in service. Commissioning the switches after

they are installed creates the interface between DeltaV and

the switch that gains the full benefit of using the Smart Switch.

Commissioning allows the advanced switch setup parameters in

the switch to be preconfigured so they only have to be entered

once for the system. These parameters only have to be changed

if the default settings need to be modified.

Once the commissioning process assigns a network address

to the switch it will automatically begin reporting PlantWeb

alerts to the workstations. It also allows the Network Device

Command Center access to network diagnostics and the one

click lockdown security application. Integration into the DeltaV

system eliminates the pre-installation configuration and gets your

system back to full strength as quickly as possible.

Switch and Network Status Alerts

Using standard DeltaV device status reporting the DeltaV

Smart Switches will automatically repor t the status of both

the switch health and network communications problems.

Reporting items such as switch communications failure, switch

temperature, and power supply status. In addition the status

of network communications such as excessive packet collisions

or excessive dropped packets indicative of network problems

the DeltaV system provides all the network status information

without the use of third party SNMP applications.

Security Event Reporting DeltaV Smart Switches will report

security related events such as high network traffic that indicate

a denial of service attack is present and a port locking violation

that indicates an unauthorized device has been connected to

a “locked” switch port. Users are notified immediately that a

security event has occurred and can take actions to mitigate the attack.

Network Diagnostic Information The Network Device

Command Center provides detailed network statistics to

help in diagnosing network problems. Information is available

on a port-by-port basis so problem communications can

be easily isolated. The parameters most commonly used in

troubleshooting network issues such as dropped packets are

consolidated on a single display and the information needed

is right at your fingertips so troubleshooting the DeltaV network is easy.