Cyber security and access level
The Foundation Fieldbus protocols are not secure, as such the
intended application should be assessed to ensure that these
protocols are suitable before implementation. This product is
designed to be connected to and to communicate information
and data via a digital communication interface. It is your sole
responsibility to provide and continuously ensure a secure
connection between the product and your network or any other
network (as the case may be). You shall establish and maintain
any appropriate measures (such as but not limited to the
application of authentication measures etc.) to protect the
product, the network, its system and the interface against any
kind of security breaches, unauthorized access, interference,
intrusion, leakage and/or theft of data or information.
ABB Ltd and its affiliates are not liable for damages and / or
losses related to such security breaches, any unauthorized
access, interference, intrusion, leakage and / or theft of data or
information.
Passwords are entered at the Enter Password screen accessed
via the Access Level.
Setting passwords
Passwords can be set to enable secure access at 2 levels:
Standard and Advanced. The Service level is password
protected at the factory, and reserved for factory use only.
Passwords can contain up to 6 characters and are set, changed
or restored to their default settings at the Device Setup /
Security Setup parameter.
IMPORTANT (NOTE)
When the transmitter is powered-up for the first time, the
Standard and Advanced levels can be accessed without
password protection. It is strongly recommended to set
passwords for these access levels.
Access Level
The Access Level is entered via the Operator menu / Enter
Configuration menu option.
Level Access
Logout Displayed only after Standard or Advanced levels are
accessed. Logs the user out of the current level. If
passwords are set, a password must be entered to
access these levels again after selecting Logout.
Read Only View all parameters in read-only mode.
Standard Enables access and adjustment of Standard level only
(calibration menus are sensor-specific).
Advanced Enables configuration access to all parameters.
Service level Reserved for authorized service technicians only.
Write protect switch
When the Write Protect switch is in the ON position, the
instrument is write-protected. This means that only the Read
Only access level is available to the operator.
The product has an ABB service account that can be disabled
with the write protection switch.
IMPORTANT (NOTE)
This is the required method to disable access to the Service
level. When this switch is in the OFF position, all access levels
are Available (Read Only, Standard, Advanced and Service).
Password recovery
Advanced level password recovery
To recover the Advanced level password, move the Write
Protect switch to the OFF position. Select the Service Access
level and enter the Service level password to gain access. From
the Service level, the Device Setup menu can be accessed to
reset the Advanced level password.
Service level password recovery
If the Service level password is lost, the only way to recover it is
by following the procedure to reset all parameters to the
factory default values as described in Appendix B. This will
reset all configuration parameters, including all passwords.