iv • SMP Gateway User Manual
11.3.1 The Commissioning Tab ....................................................................... 72
11.3.2 Forcing an Input Point ........................................................................... 73
11.3.3 Un-Forcing an Input Point ..................................................................... 73
11.3.4 Performing a Control Operation ............................................................ 74
11.3.5 Closing the Commissioning Session ..................................................... 75
11.4 Deactivating the Commissioning Feature ............................................................ 75
12 Interconnecting SMP Gateways 77
12.1 Configuring the Slave SMP Gateway .................................................................. 78
12.2 Configuring the Master SMP Gateway ................................................................ 81
12.2.1 Updating the Interconnections Master’s Data Point List ....................... 83
12.3 Verifying the Interconnection Between the SMP Gateways ............................... 84
13 Security 85
13.1 Meeting NERC CIP Requirements ...................................................................... 85
13.2 Substation Network Security Considerations ...................................................... 86
13.2.1 Setting Up a Secure Substation LAN .................................................... 86
13.2.2 Using SMP Tools through a Substation LAN Firewall ......................... 87
13.3 Extending the SMP Gateway Security Model ..................................................... 89
13.4 Managing the Security Database of One or More SMP Gateways ...................... 89
13.4.1 Getting Started ...................................................................................... 89
13.4.2 Accessing the Login Information Dialog Box ....................................... 90
13.4.3 Displaying an Appropriate Use Banner at Login .................................. 90
13.4.4 Defining your Authentication Policy .................................................... 91
13.4.5 Groups and Privileges ........................................................................... 94
13.4.6 Editing User Groups and Privileges ...................................................... 94
13.4.7 Managing User Groups and Privileges .................................................. 96
13.4.8 Validating and Saving the Security Database ....................................... 97
13.4.9 Sending the Security Database to One or More SMP Gateways ........... 98
13.4.10 Retrieving the Security Database of an SMP Gateway ......................... 99
13.4.11 Removing the Security Database from One or More
SMP Gateways .................................................................................... 100
13.4.12 Unlocking a User Account .................................................................. 100
13.4.13 Viewing the Security Log ................................................................... 101
13.5 File certification and integrity checking ............................................................ 102
13.5.1 Detecting an integrity check failure .................................................... 102
13.5.2 Recovering from an integrity failure ................................................... 102
13.6 Using VPN Connections .................................................................................... 102
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