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4. Press up or down button and select None to disable the port.
5. Press the select button when you are finished. Press the select button again at the
prompt to accept the changes.
Disabling the COM port using ION Setup
You have the option of disabling the serial communications (COM) port through ION
Setup when the port is not being used.
Disabling unused ports is considered a cybersecurity best practice to help minimize
unauthorized access to your meter.
1. Open the Setup Assistant for your meter. See the ION Setup Help for instructions.
2. Select Communications > Serial Settings.
3. Click the COM tab for the port you want to disable.
4. Select Protocol and click Edit.
5. Select None from the dropdown list and click OK.
Disable the COM port using the meter webpages
You have the option of disabling the COM port through your meter’s webpages when
the port is not being used.
Disabling unused ports is considered a cybersecurity best practice to help minimize
unauthorized access to your meter.
1. Open a web browser and enter your meter’s IP address in the address box. The
webpage login prompt is displayed.
2. Enter your login credentials.
3. Navigate to Setup > Serial Port and expand the Basic Settings section.
4. Select None from the COM Protcol dropdown list and click Apply.
ION
ION is the native protocol and architecture of your meter.
The basic building blocks of ION architecture are the ION modules, each of which is
specialized to perform a specific task and contains data and instructions on how to
manage that data. ION modules are combined (linked) together to create the meter’s
functions and features. ION modules that are linked together to perform a specialized
task are called a framework, such as the Power Quality framework. These different
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