6 GE INFORMATION D400 SUBSTATION GATEWAY INSTRUCTION MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Task 5: Create a supervisor password......................................................................94
Task 6: Set up secure web access..............................................................................94
Installing the certificate and key ............................................................................................................95
Task 7: Access the D400 HMI ......................................................................................96
Task 8: Test the network connection ........................................................................96
SETTING UP THE
D400 FOR
REDUNDANCY
Prerequisites .................................................................................................................97
Configure Warm-Standby redundancy ....................................................................97
Task 1: Warm standby - Configure the D400s for operation ....................................................98
Task 2: Warm standby - Connect the D400s ....................................................................................98
Task 3: Warm standby - Create user accounts ...............................................................................98
Task 4: Warm standby - Configure the primary D400 for redundancy................................98
Task 5: Warm standby - Configure the secondary D400 for redundancy..........................99
Task 6: Warm standby - Verify configuration................................................................................100
Task 7: Warm standby - Verify redundant D400 operation....................................................100
Configure Hot-Standby redundancy...................................................................... 100
Task 1: Hot standby - Configure the D400s for operation.......................................................100
Task 2: Hot standby - Connect the D400s.......................................................................................101
Task 3: Hot standby - Create user accounts..................................................................................101
Task 4: Hot standby - Configure the primary D400 for redundancy ..................................101
Task 5: Hot standby - Configure the secondary D400 for redundancy.............................102
Task 6: Hot standby - Verify configuration .....................................................................................103
Task 7: Hot standby - Verify redundant D400 operation .........................................................103
USING THE D400 Front panel LEDs........................................................................................................ 105
System status LEDs....................................................................................................................................106
Serial port status LEDs..............................................................................................................................106
Substation HMI........................................................................................................... 107
D400 HMI ........................................................................................................................................................107
Local HMI ........................................................................................................................................................108
System utilities........................................................................................................... 109
From the front maintenance port .......................................................................................................109
From the local substation computer .................................................................................................109
Over a network connection....................................................................................................................109
File transfer ................................................................................................................ 110
USB portable memory device ...............................................................................................................110
System status points ................................................................................................ 111
Shutting down the D400........................................................................................... 112
ABOUT THE D400
APPLICATIONS
How the D400 works ................................................................................................. 113
Types of applications................................................................................................ 114
Client application ........................................................................................................................................114
Server application.......................................................................................................................................115
Automation application ...........................................................................................................................115
System point database ............................................................................................................................115
D400 applications...................................................................................................... 116
Applications available with D400 redundant operation...........................................................116
About the DNP3 software ........................................................................................ 117